Driver for Cavium, Inc. QLogic FastLinQ QL45000 Series Gigabit Ethernet Controller SR-IOV VF - downloading and installing it

QLogic FastLinQ QL45000 Series Gigabit Ethernet Controller SR-IOV VF is a Chipset device. The Windows version of this driver was developed by Cavium, Inc.. In order to make sure you are downloading the exact right driver the hardware id is pci/ven_1077&dev_1637.

1. How to manually install Cavium, Inc. QLogic FastLinQ QL45000 Series Gigabit Ethernet Controller SR-IOV VF driver

1. Download the setup file for Cavium, Inc. QLogic FastLinQ QL45000 Series Gigabit Ethernet Controller SR-IOV VF driver from the link below. This download link is for the driver version 8.31.1.0 released on 2018-01-07.
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3. Start the driver setup file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your UAC (User Access Control) is running then you will have to confirm the installation of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Follow the driver installation wizard, which should be pretty easy to follow. The driver installation wizard will analyze your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Shutdown and restart your computer and enjoy the updated driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed by the manufacturer.
Driver file size: 973764 bytes (950.94 KB)
Driver rating 5 stars out of 33083 votes.
This driver will work for the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows Vista 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 7 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8.1 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 10 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 11 64 bits

2. How to install Cavium, Inc. QLogic FastLinQ QL45000 Series Gigabit Ethernet Controller SR-IOV VF driver using DriverMax

The advantage of using DriverMax is that it will setup the driver for you in the easiest possible way and it will keep each driver up to date. How can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's see!

1. Open DriverMax and click on the yellow button that says ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to scan and analyze each driver on your PC.
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3. Take a look at the list of available driver updates. Search the list until you find the Cavium, Inc. QLogic FastLinQ QL45000 Series Gigabit Ethernet Controller SR-IOV VF driver. Click on Update.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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