Intel(R) Network Connections Software Version 23.2 Release Notes਀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀
May 4, 2018਀
This release includes software and drivers for Intel(R) adapters and integrated ਀渀攀琀眀漀爀欀 挀漀渀渀攀挀琀椀漀渀猀⸀
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Contents਀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀
਀ⴀ 圀栀愀琀✀猀 一攀眀 椀渀 吀栀椀猀 刀攀氀攀愀猀攀
- Configuring SR-IOV for improved network security਀ⴀ 伀瀀攀爀愀琀椀渀最 匀礀猀琀攀洀 匀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀
- Installing Drivers and Intel(R) PROSet for Windows* Device Manager਀ⴀ 唀猀攀爀 䜀甀椀搀攀猀
- Intel Fiber Optic Adapters਀ⴀ 匀愀瘀椀渀最 愀渀搀 刀攀猀琀漀爀椀渀最 䄀搀愀瀀琀攀爀 匀攀琀琀椀渀最猀 椀渀 䴀椀挀爀漀猀漀昀琀 圀椀渀搀漀眀猀 漀瀀攀爀愀琀椀渀最 猀礀猀琀攀洀猀
- Teaming Notes਀ⴀ 䨀甀洀戀漀 䘀爀愀洀攀猀
- Power Management and System Wake਀ⴀ 䴀椀挀爀漀猀漀昀琀⨀ 圀椀渀搀漀眀猀⨀ 㠀⸀㄀ 愀渀搀 圀椀渀搀漀眀猀 匀攀爀瘀攀爀⨀ ㈀　㄀㈀ 刀㈀ 一漀琀攀猀
- Microsoft* Windows Server* 2012 Notes਀ⴀ 䴀椀挀爀漀猀漀昀琀⨀ 圀椀渀搀漀眀猀⨀ 㜀 愀渀搀 圀椀渀搀漀眀猀 匀攀爀瘀攀爀⨀ ㈀　　㠀 刀㈀ 一漀琀攀猀
- Intel(R) 710 Series Network Controller Notes਀ⴀ 䤀渀琀攀氀⠀刀⤀ ㄀　䜀戀䔀 一攀琀眀漀爀欀 䄀搀愀瀀琀攀爀 一漀琀攀猀
- Quad Port Server Adapter Notes਀ⴀ 䤀渀琀攀氀⠀刀⤀ 䔀琀栀攀爀渀攀琀 䐀攀猀欀琀漀瀀 䄀搀愀瀀琀攀爀 愀渀搀 一攀琀眀漀爀欀 䌀漀渀渀攀挀琀椀漀渀 一漀琀攀猀
- Known Issues਀ⴀ 䌀甀猀琀漀洀攀爀 匀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀
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What's New in This Release਀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀
਀ⴀ 匀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀 昀漀爀 刀䐀䴀䄀 椀渀 愀 䠀礀瀀攀爀ⴀ嘀 最甀攀猀琀 ⠀一䐀䬀 洀漀搀攀 ㌀⤀ 漀渀 䤀渀琀攀氀⠀刀⤀ 䔀琀栀攀爀渀攀琀 堀㜀㈀㈀ 
devices਀ⴀ 䄀氀氀 琀漀漀氀猀 愀渀搀 猀漀昀琀眀愀爀攀 甀琀椀氀椀琀椀攀猀 昀漀爀 唀䔀䘀䤀 ㄀⸀砀 栀愀瘀攀 戀攀攀渀 爀攀洀漀瘀攀搀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀椀猀 
release. Please update to UEFI 2.x if you need to use the UEFI tools or ਀猀漀昀琀眀愀爀攀 甀琀椀氀椀琀椀攀猀⸀
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Configuring SR-IOV for improved network security਀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀
਀䤀渀 愀 瘀椀爀琀甀愀氀椀稀攀搀 攀渀瘀椀爀漀渀洀攀渀琀Ⰰ 漀渀 䤀渀琀攀氀⠀刀⤀ 匀攀爀瘀攀爀 䄀搀愀瀀琀攀爀猀 琀栀愀琀 猀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀 匀刀ⴀ䤀伀嘀Ⰰ 
the virtual function (VF) may be subject to malicious behavior. ਀匀漀昀琀眀愀爀攀ⴀ最攀渀攀爀愀琀攀搀 昀爀愀洀攀猀 愀爀攀 渀漀琀 攀砀瀀攀挀琀攀搀 愀渀搀 挀愀渀 琀栀爀漀琀琀氀攀 琀爀愀昀昀椀挀 戀攀琀眀攀攀渀 琀栀攀 
host and the virtual switch, reducing performance. To resolve this issue, ਀挀漀渀昀椀最甀爀攀 愀氀氀 匀刀ⴀ䤀伀嘀 攀渀愀戀氀攀搀 瀀漀爀琀猀 昀漀爀 嘀䰀䄀一 琀愀最最椀渀最⸀ 吀栀椀猀 挀漀渀昀椀最甀爀愀琀椀漀渀 愀氀氀漀眀猀 
unexpected, and potentially malicious, frames to be dropped.਀
਀䤀渀琀攀氀⠀刀⤀ 䄀一匀 吀攀愀洀猀 愀渀搀 嘀䰀䄀一猀 漀渀 䴀椀挀爀漀猀漀昀琀⨀ 圀椀渀搀漀眀猀⨀ ㄀　
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If you are running Windows 10 Anniversary edition (RS1) you will need to ਀椀渀猀琀愀氀氀 䤀渀琀攀氀 䰀䄀一 猀漀昀琀眀愀爀攀 瘀㈀㈀⸀㄀ 漀爀 渀攀眀攀爀⸀ 䤀昀 礀漀甀 愀爀攀 爀甀渀渀椀渀最 圀椀渀搀漀眀猀 ㄀　 
Creators Update (RS2) you will need to install Intel LAN software v22.3 or ਀渀攀眀攀爀⸀
Note: If you are running Windows 10 Creators Update (RS2) and are using Intel ਀䰀䄀一 猀漀昀琀眀愀爀攀 爀攀氀攀愀猀攀 瘀㈀㈀⸀㄀ 漀爀 瘀㈀㈀⸀㈀Ⰰ 琀栀攀渀 䄀一匀 眀椀氀氀 渀漀琀 昀甀渀挀琀椀漀渀 甀渀琀椀氀 礀漀甀 
update to the Intel LAN software v22.3 or newer.਀
਀伀瀀攀爀愀琀椀渀最 匀礀猀琀攀洀 匀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀
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NOTE: Before performing a major OS upgrade, Intel recommends that you uninstall ਀倀刀伀匀攀琀Ⰰ 瀀攀爀昀漀爀洀 琀栀攀 伀匀 甀瀀最爀愀搀攀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 琀栀攀渀 爀攀椀渀猀琀愀氀氀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀攀 氀愀琀攀猀琀 瘀攀爀猀椀漀渀 漀昀 
PROSet. This will ensure all features are available and avoid potential issues.਀
Intel 10GbE Ethernet Adapters do not support Microsoft* Windows* 32-bit ਀漀瀀攀爀愀琀椀渀最 猀礀猀琀攀洀猀⸀ 吀栀攀礀 猀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀 ㌀㈀ⴀ戀椀琀 瘀攀爀猀椀漀渀猀 漀昀 䰀椀渀甀砀⨀ 愀渀搀 䘀爀攀攀䈀匀䐀⨀⸀
਀䔀瘀攀渀 琀栀漀甀最栀 琀栀攀 唀䔀䘀䤀 搀爀椀瘀攀爀 猀琀愀琀攀猀 琀栀愀琀 椀琀 猀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀猀 ∀䤀渀琀攀氀⠀刀⤀ 㐀　䜀戀䔀∀ 搀攀瘀椀挀攀猀Ⰰ 
the driver supports all devices based on the Intel(R) X722, XXV710, X710, and ਀堀䰀㜀㄀　 挀漀渀琀爀漀氀氀攀爀猀Ⰰ 爀攀最愀爀搀氀攀猀猀 漀昀 猀瀀攀攀搀⸀
਀䐀爀椀瘀攀爀猀 愀渀搀 匀漀昀琀眀愀爀攀 昀漀爀 甀渀猀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀攀搀 漀瀀攀爀愀琀椀渀最 猀礀猀琀攀洀猀
------------------------------------------------------਀吀栀攀 洀漀猀琀 爀攀挀攀渀琀 猀漀昀琀眀愀爀攀 愀渀搀 搀爀椀瘀攀爀猀 昀漀爀 甀渀猀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀攀搀 漀瀀攀爀愀琀椀渀最 猀礀猀琀攀洀猀 挀愀渀 戀攀 
found on the Intel Customer Support website at਀栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀眀眀眀⸀椀渀琀攀氀⸀挀漀洀⼀猀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀⼀最漀⼀渀攀琀眀漀爀欀⼀愀搀愀瀀琀攀爀⼀栀漀洀攀⸀栀琀洀
਀匀漀洀攀 漀氀搀攀爀 䤀渀琀攀氀⠀刀⤀ 䔀琀栀攀爀渀攀琀 䄀搀愀瀀琀攀爀猀 搀漀 渀漀琀 栀愀瘀攀 昀甀氀氀 猀漀昀琀眀愀爀攀 猀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 
most recent versions of Microsoft Windows*. Many older Intel Ethernet Adapters ਀栀愀瘀攀 戀愀猀攀 搀爀椀瘀攀爀猀 猀甀瀀瀀氀椀攀搀 戀礀 䴀椀挀爀漀猀漀昀琀 圀椀渀搀漀眀猀⸀ 䰀椀猀琀猀 漀昀 猀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀攀搀 搀攀瘀椀挀攀猀 瀀攀爀 
OS are available at:਀栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀眀眀眀⸀椀渀琀攀氀⸀挀漀洀⼀猀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀⼀最漀⼀渀攀琀眀漀爀欀⼀愀搀愀瀀琀攀爀⼀渀椀挀漀猀挀漀洀瀀⸀栀琀洀
਀䤀渀琀攀氀 倀刀伀匀攀琀 昀漀爀 圀椀渀搀漀眀猀 䐀攀瘀椀挀攀 䴀愀渀愀最攀爀 漀渀 漀氀搀攀爀 漀瀀攀爀愀琀椀渀最 猀礀猀琀攀洀猀
------------------------------------------------------------------਀伀渀 猀礀猀琀攀洀猀 爀甀渀渀椀渀最 䴀椀挀爀漀猀漀昀琀 圀椀渀搀漀眀猀 㜀 愀渀搀 䴀椀挀爀漀猀漀昀琀 圀椀渀搀漀眀猀 匀攀爀瘀攀爀 ㈀　　㠀 刀㈀Ⰰ 
you must install the legacy version of Intel PROSet for Windows Device Manager. ਀䤀昀 椀琀 椀猀 愀瘀愀椀氀愀戀氀攀 漀渀 礀漀甀爀 椀渀猀琀愀氀氀 洀攀搀椀愀Ⰰ 䄀甀琀漀爀甀渀⸀攀砀攀 眀椀氀氀 搀攀琀攀挀琀 礀漀甀爀 
operating system and install the correct drivers and software. For manual ਀椀渀猀琀愀氀氀猀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 猀漀昀琀眀愀爀攀 愀渀搀 椀渀猀琀愀氀氀攀爀猀 愀爀攀 漀渀 礀漀甀爀 椀渀猀琀愀氀氀 洀攀搀椀愀 椀渀 琀栀攀 
.\APPS\PROSETDX\Win32Legacy, .\APPS\PROSETDX\Winx64Legacy, ਀⸀尀䄀倀倀匀尀匀䔀吀唀倀尀匀䔀吀唀倀䈀䐀尀圀椀渀㌀㈀䰀攀最愀挀礀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 ⸀尀䄀倀倀匀尀匀䔀吀唀倀尀匀䔀吀唀倀䈀䐀尀圀椀渀砀㘀㐀䰀攀最愀挀礀 
directories. Note that the legacy version of the software will not change on ਀攀瘀攀爀礀 爀攀氀攀愀猀攀⸀
਀䤀渀琀攀氀 䐀愀琀愀 䌀攀渀琀攀爀 䈀爀椀搀最椀渀最 匀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀
----------------------------------਀䤀渀琀攀氀 䐀愀琀愀 䌀攀渀琀攀爀 䈀爀椀搀最椀渀最 ⠀䤀渀琀攀氀 䐀䌀䈀⤀ 椀猀 渀漀琀 猀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀攀搀 漀渀 䴀椀挀爀漀猀漀昀琀⨀ 圀椀渀搀漀眀猀 
Server* 2016 Nano Server. Note that Intel DCB is supported on Windows Server ਀㈀　㄀㘀 䜀唀䤀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 琀栀愀琀 䴀椀挀爀漀猀漀昀琀 䐀䌀䈀 椀猀 猀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀攀搀 漀渀 一愀渀漀 匀攀爀瘀攀爀⸀
਀䘀椀戀爀攀 䌀栀愀渀渀攀氀 漀瘀攀爀 䔀琀栀攀爀渀攀琀 匀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀
-----------------------------------਀䘀䌀漀䔀 椀猀 渀漀 氀漀渀最攀爀 猀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀攀搀 愀渀搀 椀猀 渀漀 氀漀渀最攀爀 戀攀椀渀最 琀攀猀琀攀搀⸀ 䤀渀猀琀愀氀氀椀渀最 搀爀椀瘀攀爀猀 
from Release 23.2 or later may cause FCoE to behave unexpectedly or cease ਀昀甀渀挀琀椀漀渀椀渀最⸀
਀匀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀 昀漀爀 渀攀眀 漀瀀攀爀愀琀椀渀最 猀礀猀琀攀洀猀 眀椀氀氀 渀漀琀 戀攀 愀搀搀攀搀 琀漀 䘀䌀漀䔀⸀ 吀栀攀 氀愀猀琀 漀瀀攀爀愀琀椀渀最 
system versions that support FCoE are as follows:਀
  * Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2਀  ⨀ 刀攀搀 䠀愀琀 䔀渀琀攀爀瀀爀椀猀攀 䰀椀渀甀砀 㜀⸀㈀
  * Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7਀  ⨀ 匀甀猀攀 䰀椀渀甀砀 䔀渀琀攀爀瀀爀椀猀攀 匀攀爀瘀攀爀 ㄀㄀ 匀倀㐀
  * Suse Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1਀  ⨀ 嘀䴀眀愀爀攀 䔀匀堀 㘀⸀　
਀一伀吀䔀㨀 䴀椀挀爀漀猀漀昀琀⨀ 圀椀渀搀漀眀猀 匀攀爀瘀攀爀⨀ ㈀　㄀㈀ 刀㈀ 椀猀 琀栀攀 氀愀猀琀 圀椀渀搀漀眀猀 匀攀爀瘀攀爀 漀瀀攀爀愀琀椀渀最 
system version that supports Intel(R) Advanced Networking Services (Intel ANS).਀
਀䤀渀猀琀愀氀氀椀渀最 䐀爀椀瘀攀爀猀 愀渀搀 䤀渀琀攀氀⠀刀⤀ 倀刀伀匀攀琀 昀漀爀 圀椀渀搀漀眀猀⨀ 䐀攀瘀椀挀攀 䴀愀渀愀最攀爀
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You must have administrator rights to install or use Intel PROSet for Windows ਀䐀攀瘀椀挀攀 䴀愀渀愀最攀爀⸀ 䤀渀琀攀氀 爀攀挀漀洀洀攀渀搀猀 琀栀攀 昀漀氀氀漀眀椀渀最 瀀爀漀挀攀搀甀爀攀 昀漀爀 椀渀猀琀愀氀氀椀渀最 搀爀椀瘀攀爀猀㨀
1) Cancel any Found New Hardware Wizard screens that open.਀㈀⤀ 匀琀愀爀琀 琀栀攀 愀甀琀漀爀甀渀 氀漀挀愀琀攀搀 漀渀 琀栀攀 䌀䐀 漀爀 椀渀 礀漀甀爀 搀漀眀渀氀漀愀搀 搀椀爀攀挀琀漀爀礀⸀
3) Click "Install Drivers and Software" and follow the instructions in the਀    椀渀猀琀愀氀氀 眀椀稀愀爀搀⸀
਀䤀渀琀攀氀⠀刀⤀ 倀刀伀匀攀琀 昀甀渀挀琀椀漀渀愀氀椀琀礀 椀猀 椀渀琀攀最爀愀琀攀搀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀攀 圀椀渀搀漀眀猀 䐀攀瘀椀挀攀 䴀愀渀愀最攀爀⸀ 吀漀 
configure Intel(R) Ethernet Adapters and Controllers, open the Windows Device ਀䴀愀渀愀最攀爀⸀ 䐀漀 渀漀琀 漀瀀攀渀 愀搀愀瀀琀攀爀Ⰰ 琀攀愀洀Ⰰ 漀爀 嘀䰀䄀一 瀀爀漀瀀攀爀琀椀攀猀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀 渀攀琀眀漀爀欀 挀漀渀琀爀漀氀 
panel as you may be prompted to reboot your system.਀
You must upgrade PROSet when upgrading drivers. Failure to do so will result in ਀椀渀猀琀愀戀椀氀椀琀礀 愀渀搀 洀椀猀猀椀渀最 琀愀戀猀 椀渀 圀椀渀搀漀眀猀 䐀攀瘀椀挀攀 䴀愀渀愀最攀爀⸀ 䘀漀爀 猀漀昀琀眀愀爀攀 愀渀搀 搀爀椀瘀攀爀 
versions prior to Release 16.2, if you have Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) ਀戀漀漀琀 攀渀愀戀氀攀搀 漀渀 愀渀礀 搀攀瘀椀挀攀猀 椀渀 琀栀攀 猀礀猀琀攀洀Ⰰ 礀漀甀 眀椀氀氀 渀漀琀 戀攀 愀戀氀攀 琀漀 甀瀀最爀愀搀攀 礀漀甀爀 
drivers. You must disable FCoE boot before upgrading your ethernet drivers. ਀吀栀椀猀 椀猀猀甀攀 椀猀 爀攀猀漀氀瘀攀搀 椀渀 刀攀氀攀愀猀攀 ㄀㘀⸀㈀ 愀渀搀 戀攀礀漀渀搀⸀
਀一伀吀䔀㨀 匀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 䤀渀琀攀氀 倀刀伀匀攀琀 挀漀洀洀愀渀搀 氀椀渀攀 甀琀椀氀椀琀椀攀猀 ⠀瀀爀漀猀攀琀挀氀⸀攀砀攀 愀渀搀
  crashdmp.exe) has been removed. This functionality has been replaced by਀  琀栀攀 䤀渀琀攀氀 一攀琀挀洀搀氀攀琀猀 昀漀爀 䴀椀挀爀漀猀漀昀琀⨀ 圀椀渀搀漀眀猀 倀漀眀攀爀匀栀攀氀氀⨀⸀ 倀氀攀愀猀攀
   transition all of your scripts and processes to use the Intel Netcmdlets਀  昀漀爀 䴀椀挀爀漀猀漀昀琀 圀椀渀搀漀眀猀 倀漀眀攀爀匀栀攀氀氀⸀ 䴀椀挀爀漀猀漀昀琀⨀ 圀椀渀搀漀眀猀⨀ 㠀⸀㄀ 愀渀搀 圀椀渀搀漀眀猀
  Server* 2012 R2 are the last operating systems to support the Intel PROSet਀  挀漀洀洀愀渀搀 氀椀渀攀 甀琀椀氀椀琀椀攀猀⸀
਀䤀渀琀攀氀 倀刀伀匀攀琀 昀漀爀 圀椀渀搀漀眀猀⨀ 䐀攀瘀椀挀攀 䴀愀渀愀最攀爀 椀猀 渀漀琀 猀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀攀搀 漀渀 琀栀攀
following devices਀ⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀ
* Intel(R) 82552 10/100 Network Connection਀⨀ 䤀渀琀攀氀⠀刀⤀ 㠀㈀㔀㘀㜀嘀ⴀ㌀ 䜀椀最愀戀椀琀 一攀琀眀漀爀欀 䌀漀渀渀攀挀琀椀漀渀
* Intel(R) X552 10G Ethernet devices਀⨀ 䤀渀琀攀氀⠀刀⤀ 堀㔀㔀㈀ 嘀椀爀琀甀愀氀 䘀甀渀挀琀椀漀渀 搀攀瘀椀挀攀猀
* Intel(R) X553 Ethernet devices਀⨀ 䤀渀琀攀氀⠀刀⤀ 堀㔀㔀㌀ 嘀椀爀琀甀愀氀 䘀甀渀挀琀椀漀渀 搀攀瘀椀挀攀猀
* Any platform with a System on a Chip (SoC) processor that includes either਀  愀 猀攀爀瘀攀爀 挀漀渀琀爀漀氀氀攀爀 ⠀搀攀猀椀最渀愀琀攀搀 戀礀 愀渀 椀渀椀琀椀愀氀 堀Ⰰ 猀甀挀栀 愀猀 堀㔀㔀㈀⤀ 漀爀 戀漀琀栀 愀
  server and client controller (designated by an initial I, such as I218)਀⨀ 䐀攀瘀椀挀攀猀 戀愀猀攀搀 漀渀 琀栀攀 䤀渀琀攀氀⠀刀⤀ 䔀琀栀攀爀渀攀琀 䌀漀渀琀爀漀氀氀攀爀 堀㜀㈀㈀
* Intel(R) X722 Virtual Function devices਀
Intel PROSet fails to install਀ⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀ
A possible cause could be the Windows Modules Installer service is disabled. ਀吀栀攀 椀渀猀琀愀氀氀攀爀 昀漀爀 䤀渀琀攀氀 倀刀伀匀攀琀 爀攀焀甀椀爀攀猀 琀栀椀猀 猀攀爀瘀椀挀攀⸀ 夀漀甀 挀愀渀 攀渀愀戀氀攀 琀栀椀猀 
service from the Administrative Tools -> Component Services control panel.਀
਀唀猀攀爀 䜀甀椀搀攀猀
===========਀
Several user guides for Intel Network Connections are available for this ਀瀀爀漀搀甀挀琀⸀ 夀漀甀 洀愀礀 愀挀挀攀猀猀 琀栀攀洀 椀渀 琀栀攀 昀漀氀氀漀眀椀渀最 眀愀礀猀㨀
- On Windows-based systems, start the autorun program on the Intel CD,਀  琀栀攀渀 挀氀椀挀欀 ∀嘀椀攀眀 唀猀攀爀 䜀甀椀搀攀猀∀⸀
- Double-click "index.htm" located in the root of the Intel CD.਀ⴀ 䜀漀 琀漀 栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀猀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀⸀椀渀琀攀氀⸀挀漀洀⸀
਀
Intel Fiber Optic Adapters਀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀
਀䌀愀甀琀椀漀渀㨀 吀栀攀 昀椀戀攀爀 漀瀀琀椀挀 瀀漀爀琀猀 洀愀礀 甀琀椀氀椀稀攀 䌀氀愀猀猀 ㄀ 漀爀 䌀氀愀猀猀 ㄀䴀 氀愀猀攀爀 搀攀瘀椀挀攀猀⸀ 
Do not stare into the end of a fiber optic connector connected to a "live" ਀猀礀猀琀攀洀⸀ 䐀漀 渀漀琀 甀猀攀 漀瀀琀椀挀愀氀 椀渀猀琀爀甀洀攀渀琀猀 琀漀 瘀椀攀眀 琀栀攀 氀愀猀攀爀 漀甀琀瀀甀琀⸀ 唀猀椀渀最 漀瀀琀椀挀愀氀 
instruments increases eye hazard. Laser radiation is hazardous and may cause ਀攀礀攀 椀渀樀甀爀礀⸀ 吀漀 椀渀猀瀀攀挀琀 愀 挀漀渀渀攀挀琀漀爀Ⰰ 爀攀挀攀瀀琀愀挀氀攀 漀爀 愀搀愀瀀琀攀爀 攀渀搀Ⰰ 戀攀 猀甀爀攀 琀栀愀琀 琀栀攀 
fiber optic device or system is turned off, or the fiber cable is disconnected ਀昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀 ∀氀椀瘀攀∀ 猀礀猀琀攀洀⸀
਀吀栀攀 䤀渀琀攀氀 䜀椀最愀戀椀琀 愀渀搀 ㄀　䜀戀䔀 渀攀琀眀漀爀欀 愀搀愀瀀琀攀爀猀 眀椀琀栀 昀椀戀攀爀 漀瀀琀椀挀 挀漀渀渀攀挀琀椀漀渀猀 
operate only at their native speed and only at full-duplex. Therefore you do ਀渀漀琀 渀攀攀搀 琀漀 洀愀欀攀 愀渀礀 愀搀樀甀猀琀洀攀渀琀猀⸀ 唀猀攀 漀昀 挀漀渀琀爀漀氀猀 漀爀 愀搀樀甀猀琀洀攀渀琀猀 漀爀 瀀攀爀昀漀爀洀愀渀挀攀 
of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous ਀爀愀搀椀愀琀椀漀渀 攀砀瀀漀猀甀爀攀⸀ 吀栀攀 氀愀猀攀爀 洀漀搀甀氀攀 挀漀渀琀愀椀渀猀 渀漀 猀攀爀瘀椀挀攀愀戀氀攀 瀀愀爀琀猀⸀
਀
Saving and Restoring Adapter Settings in Microsoft Windows਀漀瀀攀爀愀琀椀渀最 猀礀猀琀攀洀猀
==========================================================਀
You can save and then restore adapter settings using the Microsoft* Windows ਀倀漀眀攀爀匀栀攀氀氀⨀ 猀挀爀椀瀀琀Ⰰ 匀愀瘀攀刀攀猀琀漀爀攀⸀瀀猀㄀⸀ 夀漀甀 洀甀猀琀 栀愀瘀攀 䄀搀洀椀渀椀猀琀爀愀琀椀漀渀 瀀爀椀瘀椀氀攀最攀猀 琀漀 
run scripts. If you do not have Administration privileges, you will not receive ਀愀渀 攀爀爀漀爀㬀 琀栀攀 猀挀爀椀瀀琀 樀甀猀琀 眀椀氀氀 渀漀琀 爀甀渀⸀ 伀渀氀礀 愀搀愀瀀琀攀爀 猀攀琀琀椀渀最猀 愀爀攀 猀愀瘀攀搀 
(including ANS teaming and VLANs). The adapter's driver is not saved. Restore ਀甀猀椀渀最 琀栀攀 猀挀爀椀瀀琀 漀渀氀礀 漀渀挀攀⸀ 刀攀猀琀漀爀椀渀最 洀甀氀琀椀瀀氀攀 琀椀洀攀猀 洀愀礀 爀攀猀甀氀琀 椀渀 甀渀猀琀愀戀氀攀 
configuration. The Restore operation requires the same OS as when the ਀挀漀渀昀椀最甀爀愀琀椀漀渀 眀愀猀 猀愀瘀攀搀⸀
਀一伀吀䔀㨀 䤀渀琀攀氀⠀刀⤀ 倀刀伀匀攀琀 昀漀爀 圀椀渀搀漀眀猀⨀ 䐀攀瘀椀挀攀 䴀愀渀愀最攀爀 洀甀猀琀 戀攀 椀渀猀琀愀氀氀攀搀 昀漀爀
  SaveRestore.ps1 to run. Also, for systems running a 64-bit OS, be sure਀  琀漀 爀甀渀 琀栀攀 㘀㐀ⴀ戀椀琀 瘀攀爀猀椀漀渀 漀昀 圀椀渀搀漀眀猀 倀漀眀攀爀匀栀攀氀氀Ⰰ 渀漀琀 琀栀攀 ㌀㈀ⴀ戀椀琀 ⠀砀㠀㘀⤀
  version, when running the SaveRestore.ps1 script.਀
NOTE: Support for the SaveResDX.vbs script is being removed. Please transition਀  愀氀氀 漀昀 礀漀甀爀 猀挀爀椀瀀琀猀 愀渀搀 瀀爀漀挀攀猀猀攀猀 琀漀 䴀椀挀爀漀猀漀昀琀 圀椀渀搀漀眀猀 倀漀眀攀爀匀栀攀氀氀⸀
਀䴀愀樀漀爀 伀瀀攀爀愀琀椀渀最 猀礀猀琀攀洀 甀瀀最爀愀搀攀猀 愀渀搀 猀愀瘀椀渀最 礀漀甀爀 挀漀渀昀椀最甀爀愀琀椀漀渀
-------------------------------------------------------------਀夀漀甀爀 渀攀琀眀漀爀欀 搀攀瘀椀挀攀 猀攀琀琀椀渀最猀Ⰰ 椀渀挀氀甀搀椀渀最 琀攀愀洀猀 愀渀搀 嘀䰀䄀一猀Ⰰ 愀爀攀 渀漀琀 猀愀瘀攀搀 眀栀攀渀 礀漀甀 
upgrade your operating system. You must reinstall your network drivers and ਀猀漀昀琀眀愀爀攀 愀渀搀 爀攀挀漀渀昀椀最甀爀攀 礀漀甀爀 渀攀琀眀漀爀欀 搀攀瘀椀挀攀猀⸀ 吀栀椀猀 愀瀀瀀氀椀攀猀 昀漀爀 甀瀀最爀愀搀椀渀最 昀爀漀洀 
one version of Microsoft Windows to another, not applying a service pack.਀
਀吀攀愀洀椀渀最 一漀琀攀猀
=============਀䤀渀琀攀氀 搀攀瘀椀挀攀猀 琀栀愀琀 愀爀攀 渀漀琀 猀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀攀搀 戀礀 䤀渀琀攀氀⠀刀⤀ 倀刀伀匀攀琀 挀愀渀 猀琀椀氀氀 戀攀 愀搀搀攀搀 琀漀 
teams. These devices are supported by the Multi-Vendor Teaming functionality of ਀䄀一匀 琀攀愀洀猀⸀
਀䴀椀挀爀漀猀漀昀琀 匀攀爀瘀攀爀 ㈀　㄀㈀ 一䤀䌀 吀攀愀洀椀渀最 ⠀䰀䈀䘀伀⤀
----------------------------------------਀䤀渀琀攀氀⠀刀⤀ 䄀搀瘀愀渀挀攀搀 一攀琀眀漀爀欀 匀攀爀瘀椀挀攀猀 ⠀䄀一匀⤀ 琀攀愀洀椀渀最 愀渀搀 嘀䰀䄀一猀 愀爀攀 椀渀挀漀洀瀀愀琀椀戀氀攀 
with Microsoft Server 2012 NIC Teaming (LBFO). Do not create an LBFO team using ਀瀀漀爀琀猀 琀栀愀琀 愀爀攀 瀀愀爀琀 漀昀 愀渀 䄀一匀 琀攀愀洀 漀爀 䄀一匀 嘀䰀䄀一⸀
਀䐀䌀䈀 椀猀 渀漀琀 挀漀洀瀀愀琀椀戀氀攀 眀椀琀栀 䴀椀挀爀漀猀漀昀琀 匀攀爀瘀攀爀 ㈀　㄀㈀ 一䤀䌀 吀攀愀洀椀渀最 ⠀䰀䈀䘀伀⤀
-------------------------------------------------------------------਀䐀愀琀愀 䌀攀渀琀攀爀 䈀爀椀搀最椀渀最 ⠀䐀䌀䈀⤀ 椀猀 椀渀挀漀洀瀀愀琀椀戀氀攀 眀椀琀栀 䴀椀挀爀漀猀漀昀琀 匀攀爀瘀攀爀 ㈀　㄀㈀ 一䤀䌀 
Teaming (LBFO). Do not create an LBFO team using Intel 10G ports when DCB is ਀椀渀猀琀愀氀氀攀搀⸀ 䐀漀 渀漀琀 椀渀猀琀愀氀氀 䐀䌀䈀 椀昀 䤀渀琀攀氀 ㄀　䜀 瀀漀爀琀猀 愀爀攀 瀀愀爀琀 漀昀 愀渀 䰀䈀䘀伀 琀攀愀洀⸀ 
Install failures and persistent link loss may occur if DCB and LBFO are used on ਀琀栀攀 猀愀洀攀 瀀漀爀琀⸀ 䤀渀猀琀愀氀氀椀渀最 䴀椀挀爀漀猀漀昀琀✀猀 䠀漀琀 昀椀砀 䬀䈀 ㈀㠀㄀㠀㜀㤀　 眀椀氀氀 爀攀猀漀氀瘀攀 琀栀攀 
issue. This issue only affects Microsoft Windows Server 2012.਀
RLB is not supported when a team is added to a virtual NIC਀ⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀ
Virtual NICs cannot be created on a team with Receive Load Balancing enabled. ਀刀攀挀攀椀瘀攀 䰀漀愀搀 䈀愀氀愀渀挀椀渀最 椀猀 愀甀琀漀洀愀琀椀挀愀氀氀礀 搀椀猀愀戀氀攀搀 椀昀 礀漀甀 挀爀攀愀琀攀 愀 瘀椀爀琀甀愀氀 一䤀䌀 漀渀 
a team.਀
Team setup requirement਀ⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀ
Before creating a team, make sure each adapter is configured similarly. Check ਀攀愀挀栀 愀搀愀瀀琀攀爀✀猀 猀攀琀琀椀渀最猀 椀渀 䤀渀琀攀氀 倀刀伀匀攀琀⸀ 匀攀琀琀椀渀最猀 琀漀 挀栀攀挀欀 椀渀挀氀甀搀攀 儀漀匀 倀愀挀欀攀琀 
Tagging, Jumbo Frames, and the various offloads. If team members implement ਀䄀搀瘀愀渀挀攀搀 昀攀愀琀甀爀攀猀 搀椀昀昀攀爀攀渀琀氀礀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 琀攀愀洀 眀椀氀氀 愀氀椀最渀 琀栀攀 猀攀琀琀椀渀最猀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀攀 氀攀愀猀琀 
capable adapter.਀
Changing Offload Settings for an Adapter in an ANS Team਀ⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀ
When you disable an offload setting for an adapter in an ANS team, the team ਀爀攀氀漀愀搀猀 愀渀搀 琀栀攀 琀攀愀洀 挀愀瀀愀戀椀氀椀琀椀攀猀 愀爀攀 爀攀挀愀氀挀甀氀愀琀攀搀⸀ 䄀猀 愀 爀攀猀甀氀琀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 漀昀昀氀漀愀搀 
setting is disabled for the remaining adapters in the ANS team. Intel PROSet ਀搀漀攀猀 渀漀琀 爀攀昀氀攀挀琀 琀栀攀 昀愀挀琀 琀栀愀琀 琀栀攀 漀昀昀氀漀愀搀 猀攀琀琀椀渀最 椀猀 搀椀猀愀戀氀攀搀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 
remaining adapters in the team.਀䤀昀 礀漀甀 爀攀ⴀ攀渀愀戀氀攀 琀栀攀 漀昀昀氀漀愀搀 猀攀琀琀椀渀最 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 漀爀椀最椀渀愀氀 愀搀愀瀀琀攀爀 椀渀 琀栀攀 琀攀愀洀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 
settings will not be applied until the system is rebooted or the team is ਀爀攀氀漀愀搀攀搀⸀
਀䤀䔀䔀䔀 㠀　㈀⸀㌀愀搀 琀攀愀洀椀渀最 漀渀 䌀椀猀挀漀 琀爀甀渀欀猀
------------------------------------਀圀栀攀渀 椀洀瀀氀攀洀攀渀琀椀渀最 㠀　㈀⸀㌀愀搀 琀攀愀洀猀 漀渀 䌀椀猀挀漀 猀眀椀琀挀栀 瀀漀爀琀猀 椀渀 琀爀甀渀欀椀渀最 洀漀搀攀Ⰰ 猀攀琀 琀栀攀 
native/untagged VLAN for these ports to ID 1. Otherwise, you may experience ਀琀爀愀昀昀椀挀 氀漀猀猀 漀爀 氀愀挀欀 漀昀 昀愀椀氀漀瘀攀爀 戀攀琀眀攀攀渀 愀最最爀攀最愀琀漀爀猀⸀ 匀攀攀 礀漀甀爀 䌀椀猀挀漀 
documentation for information about setting the native VLAN ID.਀
਀吀攀愀洀椀渀最 䬀渀漀眀渀 䤀猀猀甀攀猀
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Unexpected performance drop or disabled ANS team member਀ⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀ
Using non-Intel cmdlets, such as the Set-NetAdapterAdvancedProperty cmdlet ਀瀀爀漀瘀椀搀攀搀 椀渀 䴀椀挀爀漀猀漀昀琀 倀漀眀攀爀匀栀攀氀氀⨀Ⰰ 琀漀 挀栀愀渀最攀 猀攀琀琀椀渀最猀 昀漀爀 愀渀 䄀一匀ⴀ琀攀愀洀攀搀 愀搀愀瀀琀攀爀 
may cause the team to stop using that adapter to pass traffic. You may see this ਀愀猀 爀攀搀甀挀攀搀 瀀攀爀昀漀爀洀愀渀挀攀 漀爀 琀栀攀 愀搀愀瀀琀攀爀 戀攀椀渀最 搀椀猀愀戀氀攀搀 椀渀 琀栀攀 倀刀伀匀攀琀 吀攀愀洀椀渀最 䜀唀䤀⸀ 
You can repair the issue by changing the setting back to its previous state, or ਀戀礀 爀攀洀漀瘀椀渀最 琀栀攀 愀搀愀瀀琀攀爀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀 䄀一匀 琀攀愀洀 愀渀搀 琀栀攀渀 愀搀搀椀渀最 椀琀 戀愀挀欀⸀
਀一攀琀眀漀爀欀 䌀漀渀渀攀挀琀椀漀渀猀 眀椀渀搀漀眀 猀栀漀眀猀 琀栀攀 琀攀愀洀 愀猀 搀椀猀愀戀氀攀搀 漀爀 渀攀琀眀漀爀欀
cable unplugged਀ⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀ
After adding a VLAN to the team, this is normal. The connection protocols are ਀渀漀眀 戀漀甀渀搀 琀漀 琀栀攀 嘀䰀䄀一 漀渀 琀栀攀 琀攀愀洀⸀ 夀漀甀 挀愀渀 挀漀渀昀椀最甀爀攀 琀栀攀 挀漀渀渀攀挀琀椀漀渀 瀀爀漀琀漀挀漀氀猀 
in the Properties for the VLAN.਀
Team name doesn't change in Device Manager਀ⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀ
If you modify a team name from the team property sheet, it may take several ਀洀椀渀甀琀攀猀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 渀愀洀攀 琀漀 挀栀愀渀最攀 椀渀 䐀攀瘀椀挀攀 䴀愀渀愀最攀爀⸀ 䌀氀漀猀椀渀最 愀渀搀 漀瀀攀渀椀渀最 䐀攀瘀椀挀攀 
Manager will load the new name.਀
Removing a teamed adapter from a hot-plug system਀ⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀ
When you physically remove an adapter that is part of a team or a VLAN, you ਀洀甀猀琀 爀攀戀漀漀琀 漀爀 爀攀氀漀愀搀 琀栀攀 琀攀愀洀⼀嘀䰀䄀一 戀攀昀漀爀攀 甀猀椀渀最 琀栀愀琀 愀搀愀瀀琀攀爀 椀渀 琀栀攀 猀愀洀攀 
network. This will prevent Ethernet address conflicts.਀
VLANs remain after team removal਀ⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀ
When you remove a team, some of the VLANs bound to that team may remain. You ਀挀愀渀 洀愀渀甀愀氀氀礀 爀攀洀漀瘀攀 琀栀攀 嘀䰀䄀一猀 琀漀 挀漀爀爀攀挀琀 琀栀攀 椀猀猀甀攀⸀
਀䌀栀愀渀最椀渀最 猀瀀攀攀搀 愀渀搀 搀甀瀀氀攀砀 漀昀 愀搀愀瀀琀攀爀猀 椀渀 愀 琀攀愀洀
-----------------------------------------------਀圀栀攀渀 礀漀甀 愀搀搀 愀渀 愀搀愀瀀琀攀爀 琀漀 愀 䰀椀渀欀 䄀最最爀攀最愀琀椀漀渀 琀攀愀洀 甀猀椀渀最 䤀渀琀攀氀 倀刀伀匀攀琀Ⰰ 洀愀欀攀 
sure that the adapter is running at the same speed and duplex of the other ਀愀搀愀瀀琀攀爀猀 椀渀 琀栀攀 琀攀愀洀⸀
਀䌀漀洀瀀愀琀椀戀椀氀椀琀礀 渀漀琀攀猀 昀漀爀 䴀甀氀琀椀 嘀攀渀搀漀爀 吀攀愀洀椀渀最
--------------------------------------------਀䄀琀琀攀洀瀀琀椀渀最 琀漀 栀漀琀ⴀ愀搀搀 愀 渀漀渀ⴀ䤀渀琀攀氀 愀搀愀瀀琀攀爀 琀漀 愀 琀攀愀洀 洀愀礀 挀愀甀猀攀 猀礀猀琀攀洀 
instability. If you do hot-add a non-Intel adapter to a team, make sure you ਀爀攀猀琀愀爀琀 琀栀攀 挀漀洀瀀甀琀攀爀 漀爀 爀攀氀漀愀搀 琀栀攀 琀攀愀洀⸀
਀䤀䔀䔀䔀 㠀　㈀⸀㌀愀搀 琀攀愀洀椀渀最 眀椀琀栀 䘀漀甀渀搀爀礀 猀眀椀琀挀栀攀猀
------------------------------------------਀䘀漀甀渀搀爀礀 猀眀椀琀挀栀攀猀 爀攀焀甀椀爀攀 愀渀 攀瘀攀渀 渀甀洀戀攀爀 漀昀 瀀漀爀琀猀 椀渀 愀渀 愀最最爀攀最愀琀攀搀 氀椀渀欀⸀ 䤀昀 礀漀甀 
remove an adapter from an 802.3ad team connected to a Foundry switch, make sure ਀礀漀甀 洀愀椀渀琀愀椀渀 愀渀 攀瘀攀渀 渀甀洀戀攀爀 漀昀 愀搀愀瀀琀攀爀猀 椀渀 琀栀攀 琀攀愀洀⸀
਀
Jumbo Frames and Jumbo Packets਀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀
਀䨀甀洀戀漀 䘀爀愀洀攀猀 愀渀搀 䴀䄀䌀匀攀挀 愀爀攀 渀漀琀 挀漀洀瀀愀琀椀戀氀攀 漀渀 琀栀攀 䤀渀琀攀氀⠀刀⤀ 㠀㈀㔀㜀㤀䰀䴀 愀渀搀 䤀渀琀攀氀⠀刀⤀ 
82579V Network Connections. If MACSec is enabled on a platform containing ਀攀椀琀栀攀爀 瀀愀爀琀Ⰰ 礀漀甀 眀椀氀氀 渀漀琀 戀攀 愀戀氀攀 琀漀 攀渀愀戀氀攀 䨀甀洀戀漀 䘀爀愀洀攀猀 漀渀 琀栀攀 挀漀渀渀攀挀琀椀漀渀⸀
਀䰀椀洀椀琀攀搀 䨀甀洀戀漀 䘀爀愀洀攀 匀椀稀攀
------------------------਀匀漀洀攀 䤀渀琀攀氀 最椀最愀戀椀琀 愀搀愀瀀琀攀爀猀 愀渀搀 挀漀渀渀攀挀琀椀漀渀猀 琀栀愀琀 猀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀 䨀甀洀戀漀 䘀爀愀洀攀猀 栀愀瘀攀 愀 
frame size limit of 4K bytes. The following devices have this limitation:਀  䤀渀琀攀氀⠀刀⤀ 㠀㈀㔀㜀㜀䰀䴀 䜀椀最愀戀椀琀 一攀琀眀漀爀欀 䌀漀渀渀攀挀琀椀漀渀
  Intel(R) 82578DM Gigabit Network Connection਀
The following devices do not support jumbo frames:਀  䤀渀琀攀氀⠀刀⤀ 倀刀伀⼀㄀　　　 䜀椀最愀戀椀琀 匀攀爀瘀攀爀 䄀搀愀瀀琀攀爀
  Intel(R) PRO/1000 PM Network Connection਀  䤀渀琀攀氀⠀刀⤀ 㠀㈀㔀㘀㈀嘀 ㄀　⼀㄀　　 一攀琀眀漀爀欀 䌀漀渀渀攀挀琀椀漀渀
  Intel(R) 82562GT 10/100 Network Connection਀  䤀渀琀攀氀⠀刀⤀ 㠀㈀㔀㘀㘀䐀䴀 䜀椀最愀戀椀琀 一攀琀眀漀爀欀 䌀漀渀渀攀挀琀椀漀渀
  Intel(R) 82566DC Gigabit Network Connection਀  䤀渀琀攀氀⠀刀⤀ 㠀㈀㔀㘀㘀䐀䌀ⴀ㈀ 䜀椀最愀戀椀琀 一攀琀眀漀爀欀 䌀漀渀渀攀挀琀椀漀渀
  Intel(R) 82562V-2 10/100 Network Connection਀  䤀渀琀攀氀⠀刀⤀ 㠀㈀㔀㘀㈀䜀ⴀ㈀ ㄀　⼀㄀　　 一攀琀眀漀爀欀 䌀漀渀渀攀挀琀椀漀渀
  Intel(R) 82562GT-2 10/100 Network Connection਀  䤀渀琀攀氀⠀刀⤀ 㠀㈀㔀㘀㜀䰀䘀 䜀椀最愀戀椀琀 一攀琀眀漀爀欀 䌀漀渀渀攀挀琀椀漀渀
  Intel(R) 82567V Gigabit Network Connection਀  䤀渀琀攀氀⠀刀⤀ 㠀㈀㔀㘀㜀䰀䘀ⴀ㈀ 䜀椀最愀戀椀琀 一攀琀眀漀爀欀 䌀漀渀渀攀挀琀椀漀渀
  Intel(R) 82567V-2 Gigabit Network Connection਀  䤀渀琀攀氀⠀刀⤀ 㠀㈀㔀㘀㜀䰀䘀ⴀ㌀ 䜀椀最愀戀椀琀 一攀琀眀漀爀欀 䌀漀渀渀攀挀琀椀漀渀
  Intel(R) 82552 10/100 Network Connection਀  䤀渀琀攀氀⠀刀⤀ 㠀㈀㔀㜀㜀䰀䌀 䜀椀最愀戀椀琀 一攀琀眀漀爀欀 䌀漀渀渀攀挀琀椀漀渀
  Intel(R) 82578DC Gigabit Network Connection਀  䤀渀琀攀氀⠀刀⤀ 㠀㈀㔀㘀㜀嘀ⴀ㌀ 䜀椀最愀戀椀琀 一攀琀眀漀爀欀 䌀漀渀渀攀挀琀椀漀渀
  Intel(R) 82567V-4 Gigabit Network Connection਀
The Intel PRO/1000 PL Network Connection supports jumbo frames in Microsoft* ਀圀椀渀搀漀眀猀⨀ 漀瀀攀爀愀琀椀渀最 猀礀猀琀攀洀猀 漀渀氀礀 眀栀攀渀 䤀渀琀攀氀⠀刀⤀ 倀刀伀匀攀琀 昀漀爀 圀椀渀搀漀眀猀 䐀攀瘀椀挀攀 䴀愀渀愀最攀爀 
is installed.਀
਀倀漀眀攀爀 䴀愀渀愀最攀洀攀渀琀 愀渀搀 匀礀猀琀攀洀 圀愀欀攀
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Not all systems support every wake setting. There may be BIOS or Operating ਀匀礀猀琀攀洀 猀攀琀琀椀渀最猀 琀栀愀琀 渀攀攀搀 琀漀 戀攀 攀渀愀戀氀攀搀 昀漀爀 礀漀甀爀 猀礀猀琀攀洀 琀漀 眀愀欀攀 甀瀀⸀ 䤀渀 
particular, this is true for Wake from S5 (also referred to as Wake from power ਀漀昀昀⤀⸀ 䴀椀挀爀漀猀漀昀琀 圀椀渀搀漀眀猀 㜀 愀渀搀 圀椀渀搀漀眀猀 匀攀爀瘀攀爀 ㈀　　㠀 刀㈀ 搀漀 渀漀琀 猀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀 圀愀欀攀 漀渀 
directed packet. Systems with these operating systems will not wake on a ping ਀漀爀 漀琀栀攀爀 搀椀爀攀挀琀攀搀 瀀愀挀欀攀琀⸀
਀匀礀猀琀攀洀 搀漀攀猀 渀漀琀 眀愀欀攀 眀栀攀渀 攀砀瀀攀挀琀攀搀
----------------------------------਀唀渀搀攀爀 䴀椀挀爀漀猀漀昀琀 圀椀渀搀漀眀猀 㜀 漀爀 圀椀渀搀漀眀猀 匀攀爀瘀攀爀 ㈀　　㠀 刀㈀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 猀礀猀琀攀洀 洀愀礀 渀漀琀 眀愀欀攀 
when sent an ARP packet. Forcing your system into Home Networking mode (instead ਀漀昀 眀漀爀欀 漀爀 瀀甀戀氀椀挀 洀漀搀攀⤀ 眀椀氀氀 爀攀猀漀氀瘀攀 琀栀攀 椀猀猀甀攀⸀ 夀漀甀 挀愀渀 猀攀琀 琀栀攀 渀攀琀眀漀爀欀 洀漀搀攀 
during install or from the Networking Control Panel.਀䠀漀眀攀瘀攀爀Ⰰ 椀昀 琀栀攀 渀攀琀眀漀爀欀 椀猀 搀椀猀挀漀渀渀攀挀琀攀搀 愀渀搀 爀攀挀漀渀渀攀挀琀攀搀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 愀 䐀䠀䌀倀 猀攀爀瘀攀爀 椀猀 
not available or if there is no default gateway defined, it appears to the ਀漀瀀攀爀愀琀椀渀最 猀礀猀琀攀洀 琀栀愀琀 琀栀攀 渀攀琀眀漀爀欀 椀猀 甀渀搀攀昀椀渀攀搀 愀渀搀 琀栀攀 伀匀 眀椀氀氀 爀攀猀攀琀 椀琀 琀漀 
public.਀
Under Microsoft Windows Server 2012, the system may not wake even though Wake ਀漀渀 䰀䄀一 猀攀琀琀椀渀最猀 愀爀攀 攀渀愀戀氀攀搀⸀ 䐀椀猀愀戀氀椀渀最 䘀愀猀琀 匀琀愀爀琀甀瀀 椀渀 琀栀攀 漀瀀攀爀愀琀椀渀最 猀礀猀琀攀洀 
should resolve the issue.਀
System does not wake on link਀ⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀ
On a driver-only installation, if you change 'Wake on Link Settings' to Forced ਀愀渀搀 挀栀愀渀最攀 ✀圀愀欀攀 漀渀 䴀愀最椀挀 倀愀挀欀攀琀✀ 愀渀搀 ✀圀愀欀攀 漀渀 倀愀琀琀攀爀渀 䴀愀琀挀栀✀ 琀漀 䐀椀猀愀戀氀攀搀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 
system may not wake up when expected. In order to "Wake on Link" successfully, ਀挀栀攀挀欀 琀栀攀 倀漀眀攀爀 䴀愀渀愀最攀洀攀渀琀 琀愀戀 愀渀搀 洀愀欀攀 猀甀爀攀 琀栀愀琀 ∀䄀氀氀漀眀 琀栀椀猀 搀攀瘀椀挀攀 琀漀 眀愀欀攀 
the computer" is checked. You may also need to change 'Wake on Magic Packet' or ਀✀圀愀欀攀 漀渀 倀愀琀琀攀爀渀 䴀愀琀挀栀✀ 琀漀 䔀渀愀戀氀攀搀⸀
On Microsoft* Windows* 7, or later, you must enable Wake on Magic Packet or ਀圀愀欀攀 漀渀 倀愀琀琀攀爀渀 䴀愀琀挀栀 昀漀爀 圀愀欀攀 漀渀 䰀椀渀欀 琀漀 昀甀渀挀琀椀漀渀 瀀爀漀瀀攀爀氀礀⸀
਀䐀椀爀攀挀琀攀搀 倀愀挀欀攀琀猀 洀愀礀 渀漀琀 眀愀欀攀 琀栀攀 猀礀猀琀攀洀
----------------------------------------਀伀渀 猀漀洀攀 猀礀猀琀攀洀猀Ⰰ 焀甀愀搀 瀀漀爀琀 猀攀爀瘀攀爀 愀搀愀瀀琀攀爀猀 洀愀礀 渀漀琀 眀愀欀攀 眀栀攀渀 挀漀渀昀椀最甀爀攀搀 琀漀 眀愀欀攀 
on directed packet. If you experience problems waking on directed packets, you ਀洀甀猀琀 挀漀渀昀椀最甀爀攀 琀栀攀 愀搀愀瀀琀攀爀 琀漀 甀猀攀 䴀愀最椀挀 倀愀挀欀攀琀猀⨀⸀
਀倀漀眀攀爀 䴀愀渀愀最攀洀攀渀琀 漀瀀琀椀漀渀猀 愀爀攀 甀渀愀瘀愀椀氀愀戀氀攀 漀爀 洀椀猀猀椀渀最
---------------------------------------------------਀䤀昀 礀漀甀 椀渀猀琀愀氀氀 漀渀氀礀 琀栀攀 戀愀猀攀 搀爀椀瘀攀爀猀Ⰰ 氀愀琀攀爀 椀渀猀琀愀氀氀 䤀渀琀攀氀⠀刀⤀ 倀刀伀匀攀琀 昀漀爀 圀椀渀搀漀眀猀 
Device Manager, then remove Intel PROSet, the settings on the Power Management ਀琀愀戀 漀渀 琀栀攀 䄀搀愀瀀琀攀爀 倀爀漀瀀攀爀琀礀 匀栀攀攀琀 洀愀礀 戀攀 甀渀愀瘀愀椀氀愀戀氀攀 漀爀 洀椀猀猀椀渀最 愀氀琀漀最攀琀栀攀爀⸀ 夀漀甀 
must reinstall Intel PROSet to resolve the issue.਀
Low power link speed slower than expected਀ⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀ
If you disable the "Reduce Power During Standby" setting and remove power from ਀琀栀攀 猀礀猀琀攀洀Ⰰ 礀漀甀爀 猀礀猀琀攀洀 洀愀礀 氀椀渀欀 愀琀 ㄀　䴀戀瀀猀 眀栀攀渀 瀀漀眀攀爀 椀猀 爀攀猀琀漀爀攀搀Ⰰ 椀渀猀琀攀愀搀 漀昀 
100Mbps or faster. The system will continue to link at 10Mbps until the ਀漀瀀攀爀愀琀椀渀最 猀礀猀琀攀洀 椀猀 氀漀愀搀攀搀⸀ 吀栀椀猀 猀攀琀琀椀渀最 眀椀氀氀 戀攀 爀攀猀琀漀爀攀搀 眀栀攀渀 琀栀攀 伀匀 氀漀愀搀猀⸀
਀匀礀猀琀攀洀 圀愀欀攀猀 唀渀攀砀瀀攀挀琀攀搀氀礀
-------------------------਀伀渀 愀 搀爀椀瘀攀爀 漀渀氀礀 椀渀猀琀愀氀氀Ⰰ 椀昀 礀漀甀 甀渀挀栀攀挀欀 琀栀攀 ∀䄀氀氀漀眀 琀栀椀猀 搀攀瘀椀挀攀 琀漀 戀爀椀渀最 琀栀攀 
computer out of standby" option on the Power Management tab, the adapter will ਀猀琀椀氀氀 眀愀欀攀 琀栀攀 猀礀猀琀攀洀 昀爀漀洀 匀琀愀渀搀戀礀 漀爀 䠀椀戀攀爀渀愀琀攀⸀ 吀栀攀 ∀圀愀欀攀 漀渀 匀攀琀琀椀渀最猀∀ 漀瀀琀椀漀渀 
on the Advanced tab must also be set to Disabled.਀
Auto Connect Battery Saver (ACBS) enabled NICs do not power up when਀挀漀渀渀攀挀琀攀搀 戀愀挀欀 琀漀 戀愀挀欀
-------------------------------------------------------------------਀䤀昀 礀漀甀 栀愀瘀攀 琀眀漀 猀礀猀琀攀洀猀Ⰰ 戀漀琀栀 爀甀渀渀椀渀最 漀渀 戀愀琀琀攀爀椀攀猀 愀渀搀 戀漀琀栀 眀椀琀栀 䄀䌀䈀匀ⴀ攀渀愀戀氀攀搀 
NICs that are in an ACBS state, and you connect them back to back, the NICs ਀眀椀氀氀 渀漀琀 瀀漀眀攀爀 甀瀀⸀ 匀椀渀挀攀 戀漀琀栀 一䤀䌀猀 愀爀攀 瀀漀眀攀爀攀搀 搀漀眀渀Ⰰ 渀攀椀琀栀攀爀 漀渀攀 挀愀渀 最攀渀攀爀愀琀攀 愀 
link signal to wake the other. Either connect AC power to one system or disable ਀䄀䌀䈀匀 琀漀 爀攀猀漀氀瘀攀 琀栀椀猀 椀猀猀甀攀⸀
਀䄀甀琀漀 䌀漀渀渀攀挀琀 䈀愀琀琀攀爀礀 匀愀瘀攀爀 ⠀䄀䌀䈀匀⤀ 搀漀攀猀 渀漀琀 昀甀渀挀琀椀漀渀
---------------------------------------------------਀䄀䌀䈀匀 眀椀氀氀 渀漀琀 昀甀渀挀琀椀漀渀 漀渀 愀渀 愀搀愀瀀琀攀爀 椀昀 琀栀攀 愀搀愀瀀琀攀爀 栀愀猀 昀漀爀挀攀搀 猀瀀攀攀搀 漀爀 搀甀瀀氀攀砀 
settings. ACBS will only function if the adapter is set to auto-detect or ਀愀甀琀漀ⴀ渀攀最漀琀椀愀琀攀⸀
਀圀愀欀攀 漀渀 䰀䄀一 椀猀 甀渀愀瘀愀椀氀愀戀氀攀
--------------------------਀圀愀欀攀 漀渀 䰀䄀一 椀猀 猀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀攀搀 漀渀 瀀漀爀琀 䄀 漀渀氀礀 漀渀 琀栀攀 昀漀氀氀漀眀椀渀最 搀攀瘀椀挀攀猀㨀
- Intel(R) PRO/1000 GT Quad Port Server Adapter਀ⴀ 䤀渀琀攀氀⠀刀⤀ 倀刀伀⼀㄀　　　 倀吀 儀甀愀搀 倀漀爀琀 匀攀爀瘀攀爀 䄀搀愀瀀琀攀爀
- Intel(R) PRO/1000 PT Dual Port Network Connection਀ⴀ 䤀渀琀攀氀⠀刀⤀ 倀刀伀⼀㄀　　　 倀吀 䐀甀愀氀 倀漀爀琀 匀攀爀瘀攀爀 䌀漀渀渀攀挀琀椀漀渀
- Intel(R) PRO/1000 PT Dual Port Server Adapter਀ⴀ 䤀渀琀攀氀⠀刀⤀ 倀刀伀⼀㄀　　　 倀䘀 䐀甀愀氀 倀漀爀琀 匀攀爀瘀攀爀 䄀搀愀瀀琀攀爀
- Intel(R) PRO/1000 PT Quad Port LP Server Adapter਀ⴀ 䤀渀琀攀氀⠀刀⤀ 倀刀伀⼀㄀　　　 倀䘀 儀甀愀搀 倀漀爀琀 匀攀爀瘀攀爀 䄀搀愀瀀琀攀爀
- Intel(R) Gigabit ET2 Quad Port Server Adapter਀ⴀ 䤀渀琀攀氀⠀刀⤀ 䔀琀栀攀爀渀攀琀 匀攀爀瘀攀爀 䄀搀愀瀀琀攀爀 䤀㌀㐀　ⴀ吀㐀
- Intel(R) Ethernet Server Adapter I340-T2਀ⴀ 䤀渀琀攀氀⠀刀⤀ 䜀椀最愀戀椀琀 䔀吀 儀甀愀搀 倀漀爀琀 匀攀爀瘀攀爀 䄀搀愀瀀琀攀爀
- Intel(R) Gigabit EF Dual Port Server Adapter਀ⴀ 䤀渀琀攀氀⠀刀⤀ 䜀椀最愀戀椀琀 䔀吀 䐀甀愀氀 倀漀爀琀 匀攀爀瘀攀爀 䄀搀愀瀀琀攀爀猀
- Intel(R) Gigabit VT Quad Port Server Adapter਀ⴀ 䤀渀琀攀氀⠀刀⤀ 䔀琀栀攀爀渀攀琀 匀攀爀瘀攀爀 䄀搀愀瀀琀攀爀 䤀㌀㐀　ⴀ䘀㐀
Wake on LAN is not supported on any port of the following devices:਀ⴀ 䤀渀琀攀氀⠀刀⤀ 䔀琀栀攀爀渀攀琀 䌀漀渀瘀攀爀最攀搀 一攀琀眀漀爀欀 䄀搀愀瀀琀攀爀 堀㜀㄀　
- Intel(R) Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X710-2਀ⴀ 䤀渀琀攀氀⠀刀⤀ 䔀琀栀攀爀渀攀琀 䌀漀渀瘀攀爀最攀搀 一攀琀眀漀爀欀 䄀搀愀瀀琀攀爀 堀㜀㄀　ⴀ㐀
- Intel(R) Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X710-T਀ⴀ 䤀渀琀攀氀⠀刀⤀ 䔀琀栀攀爀渀攀琀 䌀漀渀瘀攀爀最攀搀 一攀琀眀漀爀欀 䄀搀愀瀀琀攀爀 堀㜀㄀　ⴀ吀㐀
- Intel(R) Ethernet Converged Network Adapter XL710-Q1਀ⴀ 䤀渀琀攀氀⠀刀⤀ 䔀琀栀攀爀渀攀琀 䌀漀渀瘀攀爀最攀搀 一攀琀眀漀爀欀 䄀搀愀瀀琀攀爀 堀䰀㜀㄀　ⴀ儀㈀
਀䴀漀猀琀 䤀渀琀攀氀 ㄀　䜀戀䔀 一攀琀眀漀爀欀 䄀搀愀瀀琀攀爀猀 搀漀 渀漀琀 猀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀 圀愀欀攀 漀渀 䰀䄀一 漀渀 愀渀礀 瀀漀爀琀⸀ 吀栀攀 
Intel(R) Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X550-T1 and Intel(R) Ethernet ਀䌀漀渀瘀攀爀最攀搀 一攀琀眀漀爀欀 䄀搀愀瀀琀攀爀 堀㔀㔀　ⴀ吀㈀ 栀愀瘀攀 愀 洀愀渀愀最攀愀戀椀氀椀琀礀⼀䄀唀堀 瀀漀眀攀爀 挀漀渀渀攀挀琀漀爀⸀ 
These devices only support WoL if AUX power is supplied via this connector. ਀一漀琀攀 琀栀愀琀 琀栀椀猀 椀猀 猀礀猀琀攀洀 愀渀搀 愀搀愀瀀琀攀爀 猀瀀攀挀椀昀椀挀⸀ 匀漀洀攀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀椀猀 挀漀渀渀攀挀琀漀爀 搀漀 渀漀琀 
support WoL. Some systems do not provide the correct power connection. See your ਀猀礀猀琀攀洀 搀漀挀甀洀攀渀琀愀琀椀漀渀 昀漀爀 搀攀琀愀椀氀猀⸀
਀匀礀猀琀攀洀 圀愀欀攀猀ⴀ唀瀀 昀爀漀洀 愀 刀攀洀漀瘀攀搀 嘀䰀䄀一
-----------------------------------਀䤀昀 愀 猀礀猀琀攀洀 最漀攀猀 椀渀琀漀 猀琀愀渀搀戀礀 洀漀搀攀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 愀 搀椀爀攀挀琀攀搀 瀀愀挀欀攀琀 椀猀 猀攀渀琀 琀漀 琀栀攀 䤀倀 
address of the removed VLAN, the system will wake-up. This occurs because a ਀搀椀爀攀挀琀攀搀 瀀愀挀欀攀琀 戀礀瀀愀猀猀攀猀 嘀䰀䄀一 昀椀氀琀攀爀椀渀最⸀
਀䤀渀琀攀氀 一攀琀眀漀爀欀 䄀搀愀瀀琀攀爀猀 椀最渀漀爀攀 挀漀渀猀攀挀甀琀椀瘀攀 圀愀欀攀 唀瀀 猀椀最渀愀氀猀 眀栀椀氀攀
transitioning into standby mode਀ⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀ
While sending a system into standby, occasionally a wake up packet arrives ਀戀攀昀漀爀攀 琀栀攀 猀礀猀琀攀洀 挀漀洀瀀氀攀琀攀猀 琀栀攀 琀爀愀渀猀椀琀椀漀渀 椀渀琀漀 猀琀愀渀搀戀礀 洀漀搀攀⸀ 圀栀攀渀 琀栀椀猀 
happens, the system ignores consecutive wake up signals and remains in standby ਀洀漀搀攀 甀渀琀椀氀 洀愀渀甀愀氀氀礀 瀀漀眀攀爀攀搀 甀瀀 甀猀椀渀最 琀栀攀 洀漀甀猀攀Ⰰ 欀攀礀戀漀愀爀搀Ⰰ 漀爀 瀀漀眀攀爀 戀甀琀琀漀渀⸀
਀䰀椀渀欀 昀氀愀瀀 眀栀攀渀 䔀渀攀爀最礀 䔀昀昀椀挀椀攀渀琀 䔀琀栀攀爀渀攀琀 椀猀 攀渀愀戀氀攀搀
---------------------------------------------------਀匀漀洀攀 猀眀椀琀挀栀攀猀 搀漀 渀漀琀 猀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀 䔀渀攀爀最礀 䔀昀昀椀挀椀攀渀琀 䔀琀栀攀爀渀攀琀 ⠀䔀䔀䔀⤀ 挀漀爀爀攀挀琀氀礀⸀ 䴀愀欀攀 
sure your switch is loaded with the latest firmware. Disabling EEE on your ਀愀搀愀瀀琀攀爀 洀愀礀 爀攀猀漀氀瘀攀 琀栀椀猀 椀猀猀甀攀⸀
਀
Microsoft Windows* 8.1 and Windows Server* 2012 R2 Notes਀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀
਀匀漀洀攀 漀氀搀攀爀 䤀渀琀攀氀⠀刀⤀ 䔀琀栀攀爀渀攀琀 䄀搀愀瀀琀攀爀猀 搀漀 渀漀琀 栀愀瘀攀 昀甀氀氀 猀漀昀琀眀愀爀攀 猀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 
most recent versions of Microsoft Windows*. Many older Intel Ethernet Adapters ਀栀愀瘀攀 戀愀猀攀 搀爀椀瘀攀爀猀 猀甀瀀瀀氀椀攀搀 戀礀 䴀椀挀爀漀猀漀昀琀 圀椀渀搀漀眀猀⸀ 䰀椀猀琀猀 漀昀 猀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀攀搀 搀攀瘀椀挀攀猀 瀀攀爀 
OS are available at:਀栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀眀眀眀⸀椀渀琀攀氀⸀挀漀洀⼀猀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀⼀最漀⼀渀攀琀眀漀爀欀⼀愀搀愀瀀琀攀爀⼀渀椀挀漀猀挀漀洀瀀⸀栀琀洀
਀䔀渀挀愀瀀猀甀氀愀琀攀搀 琀爀愀昀昀椀挀 洀愀礀 昀愀椀氀 眀栀攀渀 琀爀愀昀昀椀挀 椀猀 琀愀最最攀搀 愀渀搀 ✀倀愀挀欀攀琀
Priority & VLAN' option is disabled਀ⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀ
If the 'Packet Priority & VLAN' advanced parameter is set to "Disabled," VLAN ਀琀愀最最攀搀 瀀愀挀欀攀琀猀 眀椀氀氀 栀愀瘀攀 椀渀挀漀洀瀀氀攀琀攀 搀攀猀琀椀渀愀琀椀漀渀 椀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀 愀渀搀 洀愀礀 戀攀 搀爀漀瀀瀀攀搀 
by the physical switch. To ensure encapsulated traffic is not dropped, verify ਀琀栀愀琀 琀栀攀 ✀倀愀挀欀攀琀 倀爀椀漀爀椀琀礀 ☀ 嘀䰀䄀一✀ 愀搀瘀愀渀挀攀搀 瀀愀爀愀洀攀琀攀爀 椀猀 猀攀琀 琀漀 ∀䔀渀愀戀氀攀搀⸀∀
਀嘀椀爀琀甀愀氀 䴀愀挀栀椀渀攀 儀甀攀甀攀猀 愀爀攀 渀漀琀 愀氀氀漀挀愀琀攀搀 甀渀琀椀氀 爀攀戀漀漀琀
-----------------------------------------------------਀伀渀 愀 䴀椀挀爀漀猀漀昀琀 圀椀渀搀漀眀猀 匀攀爀瘀攀爀 ㈀　㄀㈀ 刀㈀ 猀礀猀琀攀洀 眀椀琀栀 䤀渀琀攀氀⠀刀⤀ 䔀琀栀攀爀渀攀琀 䜀椀最愀戀椀琀 
Server adapters installed, if you install Hyper-V and create a VM switch, ਀嘀椀爀琀甀愀氀 䴀愀挀栀椀渀攀 儀甀攀甀攀猀 ⠀嘀䴀儀⤀ 愀爀攀 渀漀琀 愀氀氀漀挀愀琀攀搀 甀渀琀椀氀 礀漀甀 爀攀戀漀漀琀 琀栀攀 猀礀猀琀攀洀⸀ 
Virtual machines can send and receive traffic on the default queue, but no VMQs ਀眀椀氀氀 戀攀 甀猀攀搀 甀渀琀椀氀 愀昀琀攀爀 愀 猀礀猀琀攀洀 爀攀戀漀漀琀⸀
਀䰀椀渀欀 氀漀猀猀 愀昀琀攀爀 挀栀愀渀最椀渀最 琀栀攀 䨀甀洀戀漀 䘀爀愀洀攀猀 猀攀琀琀椀渀最
-------------------------------------------------਀䤀渀猀椀搀攀 愀 最甀攀猀琀 瀀愀爀琀椀琀椀漀渀 漀渀 愀 䴀椀挀爀漀猀漀昀琀 圀椀渀搀漀眀猀 匀攀爀瘀攀爀 ㈀　㄀㈀ 刀㈀ 䠀礀瀀攀爀ⴀ嘀 瘀椀爀琀甀愀氀 
machine, if you change the jumbo frame Advanced setting on an Intel(R) X540 ਀戀愀猀攀搀 䔀琀栀攀爀渀攀琀 䐀攀瘀椀挀攀 漀爀 愀猀猀漀挀椀愀琀攀搀 䠀礀瀀攀爀ⴀ嘀 一攀琀䄀搀愀瀀琀攀爀Ⰰ 礀漀甀 洀愀礀 氀漀猀攀 氀椀渀欀⸀ 
Changing any other Advanced Setting will resolve the issue.਀
DCB QoS and Priority Flow Control do not act as expected਀ⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀ
If you use Microsoft's Datacenter Bridging (DCB) implementation configure ਀儀甀愀氀椀琀礀 漀昀 匀攀爀瘀椀挀攀 ⠀儀漀匀⤀ 愀渀搀 倀爀椀漀爀椀琀礀 䘀氀漀眀 䌀漀渀琀爀漀氀 ⠀倀䘀䌀⤀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 愀挀琀甀愀氀 琀爀愀昀昀椀挀 
flow segregation per traffic class may not match your configuration and PFC may ਀渀漀琀 瀀愀甀猀攀 琀爀愀昀昀椀挀 愀猀 攀砀瀀攀挀琀攀搀⸀ 䤀昀 礀漀甀 洀愀瀀瀀攀搀 洀漀爀攀 琀栀愀渀 漀渀攀 瀀爀椀漀爀椀琀礀 琀漀 愀 
Traffic Class, enabling only one of the priorities and disabling the others ਀眀椀氀氀 眀漀爀欀 愀爀漀甀渀搀 琀栀攀 椀猀猀甀攀⸀ 䤀渀猀琀愀氀氀椀渀最 䤀渀琀攀氀✀猀 䐀䌀䈀 椀洀瀀氀攀洀攀渀琀愀琀椀漀渀 眀椀氀氀 愀氀猀漀 
resolve this issue.਀吀栀椀猀 椀猀猀甀攀 愀昀昀攀挀琀猀 䴀椀挀爀漀猀漀昀琀 圀椀渀搀漀眀猀 匀攀爀瘀攀爀 ㈀　㄀㈀ 愀渀搀 匀攀爀瘀攀爀 ㈀　㄀㈀ 刀㈀⸀
਀
Microsoft* Windows Server* 2012 Notes਀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀
਀匀漀洀攀 漀氀搀攀爀 䤀渀琀攀氀⠀刀⤀ 䔀琀栀攀爀渀攀琀 䄀搀愀瀀琀攀爀猀 搀漀 渀漀琀 栀愀瘀攀 昀甀氀氀 猀漀昀琀眀愀爀攀 猀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 
most recent versions of Microsoft Windows*. Many older Intel Ethernet Adapters ਀栀愀瘀攀 戀愀猀攀 搀爀椀瘀攀爀猀 猀甀瀀瀀氀椀攀搀 戀礀 䴀椀挀爀漀猀漀昀琀 圀椀渀搀漀眀猀⸀ 䰀椀猀琀猀 漀昀 猀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀攀搀 搀攀瘀椀挀攀猀 瀀攀爀 
OS are available at:਀栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀眀眀眀⸀椀渀琀攀氀⸀挀漀洀⼀猀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀⼀最漀⼀渀攀琀眀漀爀欀⼀愀搀愀瀀琀攀爀⼀渀椀挀漀猀挀漀洀瀀⸀栀琀洀
਀䠀漀琀 瀀氀甀最 漀瀀攀爀愀琀椀漀渀猀 搀漀 渀漀琀 眀漀爀欀 愀猀 攀砀瀀攀挀琀攀搀 椀渀 琀栀攀 昀漀氀氀漀眀椀渀最 爀攀昀攀爀攀渀挀攀 搀攀猀椀最渀猀㨀
Foxcove - Hot plug operations do not work.਀䔀洀攀爀愀氀搀 刀椀搀最攀 ⴀ 䠀漀琀 瀀氀甀最 漀瀀攀爀愀琀椀漀渀猀 眀漀爀欀 漀渀氀礀 椀昀 礀漀甀 栀愀瘀攀 琀栀攀 氀愀琀攀猀琀 䈀䤀伀匀⸀
਀䤀渀 䤀渀琀攀氀⠀刀⤀ 倀刀伀匀攀琀 昀漀爀 圀椀渀搀漀眀猀 䐀攀瘀椀挀攀 䴀愀渀愀最攀爀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 栀攀氀瀀 琀攀砀琀 洀愀礀 渀漀琀 椀渀椀琀椀愀氀氀礀 
be displayed. The text should appear after switching between tabs a few times ਀椀渀 䤀渀琀攀氀⠀刀⤀ 倀刀伀匀攀琀⸀
਀䐀䌀䈀 儀漀匀 愀渀搀 倀爀椀漀爀椀琀礀 䘀氀漀眀 䌀漀渀琀爀漀氀 搀漀 渀漀琀 愀挀琀 愀猀 攀砀瀀攀挀琀攀搀
--------------------------------------------------------਀䤀昀 礀漀甀 甀猀攀 䴀椀挀爀漀猀漀昀琀✀猀 䐀愀琀愀挀攀渀琀攀爀 䈀爀椀搀最椀渀最 ⠀䐀䌀䈀⤀ 椀洀瀀氀攀洀攀渀琀愀琀椀漀渀 挀漀渀昀椀最甀爀攀 
Quality of Service (QoS) and Priority Flow Control (PFC), the actual traffic ਀昀氀漀眀 猀攀最爀攀最愀琀椀漀渀 瀀攀爀 琀爀愀昀昀椀挀 挀氀愀猀猀 洀愀礀 渀漀琀 洀愀琀挀栀 礀漀甀爀 挀漀渀昀椀最甀爀愀琀椀漀渀 愀渀搀 倀䘀䌀 洀愀礀 
not pause traffic as expected. If you mapped more than one priority to a ਀吀爀愀昀昀椀挀 䌀氀愀猀猀Ⰰ 攀渀愀戀氀椀渀最 漀渀氀礀 漀渀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 瀀爀椀漀爀椀琀椀攀猀 愀渀搀 搀椀猀愀戀氀椀渀最 琀栀攀 漀琀栀攀爀猀 
will work around the issue. Installing Intel's DCB implementation will also ਀爀攀猀漀氀瘀攀 琀栀椀猀 椀猀猀甀攀⸀
This issue affects Microsoft Windows Server 2012 and Server 2012 R2.਀
਀䴀椀挀爀漀猀漀昀琀 圀椀渀搀漀眀猀⨀ 㜀 愀渀搀 圀椀渀搀漀眀猀 匀攀爀瘀攀爀⨀ ㈀　　㠀 刀㈀ 一漀琀攀猀
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Microsoft Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 do not support Wake on directed ਀瀀愀挀欀攀琀⸀ 匀礀猀琀攀洀猀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀攀猀攀 漀瀀攀爀愀琀椀渀最 猀礀猀琀攀洀猀 眀椀氀氀 渀漀琀 眀愀欀攀 漀渀 愀 瀀椀渀最 漀爀 漀琀栀攀爀 
directed packet.਀
Some older Intel(R) Ethernet Adapters do not have full software support for the ਀洀漀猀琀 爀攀挀攀渀琀 瘀攀爀猀椀漀渀猀 漀昀 䴀椀挀爀漀猀漀昀琀 圀椀渀搀漀眀猀⨀⸀ 䴀愀渀礀 漀氀搀攀爀 䤀渀琀攀氀 䔀琀栀攀爀渀攀琀 䄀搀愀瀀琀攀爀猀 
have base drivers supplied by Microsoft Windows. Lists of supported devices per ਀伀匀 愀爀攀 愀瘀愀椀氀愀戀氀攀 愀琀㨀
http://www.intel.com/support/go/network/adapter/nicoscomp.htm਀
Flow Control is off by default਀ⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀ
The inbox drivers for Intel network devices in Windows 7 and Windows Server ਀㈀　　㠀 刀㈀ 栀愀瘀攀 昀氀漀眀 挀漀渀琀爀漀氀 琀甀爀渀攀搀 漀昀昀 戀礀 搀攀昀愀甀氀琀⸀
਀
Intel(R) 710 Series Network Controller Notes਀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀
਀䤀渀 漀爀搀攀爀 昀漀爀 愀渀 䤀渀琀攀氀⠀刀⤀ 㐀　䜀戀䔀 一攀琀眀漀爀欀 䄀搀愀瀀琀攀爀 琀漀 爀攀愀挀栀 椀琀猀 昀甀氀氀 瀀漀琀攀渀琀椀愀氀Ⰰ 礀漀甀 
must install it in a PCIe Gen3 x8 slot. Installing it in a shorter slot, or a ਀䜀攀渀㈀ 漀爀 䜀攀渀㄀ 猀氀漀琀Ⰰ 眀椀氀氀 椀洀瀀愀挀琀 琀栀攀 琀栀爀漀甀最栀瀀甀琀 琀栀攀 愀搀愀瀀琀攀爀 挀愀渀 愀琀琀愀椀渀⸀
਀匀漀洀攀 䤀渀琀攀氀⠀刀⤀ 㜀㄀　 猀攀爀椀攀猀 戀愀猀攀搀 搀攀瘀椀挀攀猀 爀攀瀀漀爀琀 愀 猀甀戀瘀攀渀搀漀爀 䤀䐀 漀昀 　砀　　　　 愀渀搀 洀愀礀 
display a generic branding string. Port 0 reports the correct subvendor ID and ਀搀椀猀瀀氀愀礀猀 琀栀攀 挀漀爀爀攀挀琀 戀爀愀渀搀椀渀最 猀琀爀椀渀最⸀
਀䤀渀琀攀氀 㜀㄀　 猀攀爀椀攀猀 戀愀猀攀搀 搀攀瘀椀挀攀猀 洀愀礀 洀愀椀渀琀愀椀渀 氀椀渀欀 漀渀 愀渀礀 愀渀搀 愀氀氀 瀀漀爀琀猀 愀猀 氀漀渀最 
as power is provided to the device, regardless of the device's or system's ਀瀀漀眀攀爀 猀琀愀琀攀⸀
਀䤀渀琀攀氀 㜀㄀　 猀攀爀椀攀猀 戀愀猀攀搀 搀攀瘀椀挀攀猀 搀漀 渀漀琀 猀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀 䴀椀挀爀漀猀漀昀琀 圀椀渀搀漀眀猀 匀攀爀瘀攀爀 ㈀　　㠀刀㈀ 
or Windows Server 2012 as SR-IOV Guest operating systems. These devices do not ਀猀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀 圀椀渀搀漀眀猀 匀攀爀瘀攀爀 ㈀　㄀㈀ 愀猀 琀栀攀 匀刀ⴀ䤀伀嘀 䠀漀猀琀 漀瀀攀爀愀琀椀渀最 猀礀猀琀攀洀⸀ 吀栀攀礀 愀氀猀漀 搀漀 
not support Linux as the SR-IOV guest operating system on any Microsoft Windows ਀匀攀爀瘀攀爀 䠀礀瀀攀爀ⴀ嘀 䠀漀猀琀⸀
਀匀䘀倀⬀ 愀渀搀 儀匀䘀倀⬀ 䐀攀瘀椀挀攀猀㨀
਀匀攀攀 琀栀攀 氀椀渀欀 戀攀氀漀眀 昀漀爀 椀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀 漀渀 猀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀攀搀 洀攀搀椀愀 昀漀爀 堀㜀㄀　⼀堀䰀㜀㄀　⼀堀堀嘀㜀㄀　 
based devices:਀  栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀眀眀眀⸀椀渀琀攀氀⸀挀漀洀⼀挀漀渀琀攀渀琀⼀搀愀洀⼀眀眀眀⼀瀀甀戀氀椀挀⼀甀猀⼀攀渀⼀搀漀挀甀洀攀渀琀猀⼀爀攀氀攀愀猀攀ⴀ渀漀琀攀猀⼀
  xl710-ethernet-controller-feature-matrix.pdf਀一伀吀䔀匀㨀
* Some Intel branded network adapters based on the X710/XL710 controller਀  漀渀氀礀 猀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀 䤀渀琀攀氀 戀爀愀渀搀攀搀 洀漀搀甀氀攀猀⸀ 伀渀 琀栀攀猀攀 愀搀愀瀀琀攀爀猀Ⰰ 漀琀栀攀爀 洀漀搀甀氀攀猀
  are not supported and will not function.਀⨀ 䘀漀爀 挀漀渀渀攀挀琀椀漀渀猀 戀愀猀攀搀 漀渀 琀栀攀 㜀㄀　 猀攀爀椀攀猀 挀漀渀琀爀漀氀氀攀爀Ⰰ 猀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀 椀猀 搀攀瀀攀渀搀攀渀琀
  on your system board. Please see your vendor for details.਀⨀ 䤀渀 愀氀氀 挀愀猀攀猀 䤀渀琀攀氀 爀攀挀漀洀洀攀渀搀猀 甀猀椀渀最 䤀渀琀攀氀 漀瀀琀椀挀猀㬀 漀琀栀攀爀 洀漀搀甀氀攀猀 洀愀礀 昀甀渀挀琀椀漀渀
  but are not validated by Intel. Contact Intel for supported media types.਀⨀ 䤀渀 猀礀猀琀攀洀猀 琀栀愀琀 搀漀 渀漀琀 栀愀瘀攀 愀搀攀焀甀愀琀攀 愀椀爀昀氀漀眀 琀漀 挀漀漀氀 琀栀攀 愀搀愀瀀琀攀爀 愀渀搀
  optical modules, you must use high temperature optical modules.਀
Intel ANS VLANs adversely affect performance਀ⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀ
Intel ANS VLANs adversely affect the performance of 710 series based devices. ਀唀猀攀 琀栀攀 渀攀琀眀漀爀欀椀渀最 昀攀愀琀甀爀攀猀 戀甀椀氀琀 椀渀琀漀 䴀椀挀爀漀猀漀昀琀 圀椀渀搀漀眀猀 匀攀爀瘀攀爀 ㈀　㄀㈀Ⰰ 漀爀 漀琀栀攀爀 
server management software, to assign VLANs.਀
Diagnostic button disabled਀ⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀ
When part of an Intel(R) ANS team, devices based on the Intel X710/XL710 ਀挀漀渀琀爀漀氀氀攀爀 搀漀 渀漀琀 猀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀 搀椀愀最渀漀猀琀椀挀猀⸀ 匀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀 眀椀氀氀 戀攀 愀搀搀攀搀 椀渀 愀 昀甀琀甀爀攀 
release.਀
Traffic is not passed between Virtual NICs਀ⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀ
SR-IOV Virtual Functions are unable to send or receive traffic between Virtual ਀一䤀䌀猀 漀渀 琀栀攀 猀愀洀攀 瀀栀礀猀椀挀愀氀 瀀漀爀琀 漀爀 戀攀琀眀攀攀渀 攀洀甀氀愀琀攀搀 挀漀渀渀攀挀琀椀漀渀猀 漀渀 愀 䰀椀渀甀砀 
Software bridge and connections that use SR-IOV VFs. Use an external switch ਀琀栀愀琀 椀猀 㠀　㈀⸀㄀儀戀最 ⠀嘀䔀倀䄀⤀ 挀愀瀀愀戀氀攀 琀漀 眀漀爀欀愀爀漀甀渀搀 琀栀椀猀 椀猀猀甀攀⸀
਀
Intel 10GbE Network Adapter Notes਀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀
਀刀攀氀攀愀猀攀 ㄀㠀⸀㜀 椀猀 琀栀攀 氀愀猀琀 爀攀氀攀愀猀攀 椀渀 眀栀椀挀栀 䤀渀琀攀氀 ㄀　䜀戀䔀 一攀琀眀漀爀欀 䄀搀愀瀀琀攀爀猀 猀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀 
32-bit Microsoft Windows. Starting with Release 18.8, Intel 10GbE Network ਀䄀搀愀瀀琀攀爀猀 漀渀氀礀 猀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀 㘀㐀ⴀ戀椀琀 漀瀀攀爀愀琀椀渀最 猀礀猀琀攀洀猀⸀
਀䐀攀瘀椀挀攀猀 戀愀猀攀搀 漀渀 琀栀攀 䤀渀琀攀氀⠀刀⤀ 䔀琀栀攀爀渀攀琀 䌀漀渀渀攀挀琀椀漀渀 堀㔀㔀㈀ 愀渀搀 䤀渀琀攀氀⠀刀⤀ 䔀琀栀攀爀渀攀琀 
Connection X553 do not support the following features:਀⨀ 䔀渀攀爀最礀 䔀昀昀椀挀椀攀渀琀 䔀琀栀攀爀渀攀琀 ⠀䔀䔀䔀⤀
* Intel PROSet for Windows Device Manager਀⨀ 䤀渀琀攀氀 䄀一匀 琀攀愀洀猀 漀爀 嘀䰀䄀一猀 ⠀䰀䈀䘀伀 椀猀 猀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀攀搀⤀
* Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE)਀⨀ 䐀愀琀愀 䌀攀渀琀攀爀 䈀爀椀搀最椀渀最 ⠀䐀䌀䈀⤀
* IPSec Offloading਀⨀ 䴀䄀䌀匀攀挀 伀昀昀氀漀愀搀椀渀最
In addition, SFP+ devices based on the Intel(R) Ethernet Connection X552 and ਀䤀渀琀攀氀⠀刀⤀ 䔀琀栀攀爀渀攀琀 䌀漀渀渀攀挀琀椀漀渀 堀㔀㔀㌀ 搀漀 渀漀琀 猀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀 琀栀攀 昀漀氀氀漀眀椀渀最 昀攀愀琀甀爀攀猀㨀
* Speed and duplex auto-negotiation.਀⨀ 圀愀欀攀 漀渀 䰀䄀一
* 1000BASE-T SFP Modules਀
Devices based on the Intel(R) Ethernet Controller X722 do not support the ਀昀漀氀氀漀眀椀渀最 昀攀愀琀甀爀攀猀㨀
* Intel PROSet for Windows Device Manager਀⨀ 䤀渀琀攀氀 䄀一匀 琀攀愀洀猀 漀爀 嘀䰀䄀一猀 ⠀䰀䈀䘀伀 椀猀 猀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀攀搀⤀
* Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE)਀
Attaching the cable to the Intel(R) 10 Gigabit AF DA Dual Port Server Adapter ਀洀愀礀 爀攀焀甀椀爀攀 猀椀最渀椀昀椀挀愀渀琀 昀漀爀挀攀⸀ 吀栀攀 挀愀戀氀攀 洀甀猀琀 戀攀 氀愀琀挀栀攀搀 椀渀 昀漀爀 瀀爀漀瀀攀爀 
operation.਀
When 82599-based SFP+ devices are connected back to back, they should be set to ਀琀栀攀 猀愀洀攀 匀瀀攀攀搀⼀䐀甀瀀氀攀砀 猀攀琀琀椀渀最⸀ 刀攀猀甀氀琀猀 洀愀礀 瘀愀爀礀 椀昀 礀漀甀 洀椀砀 猀瀀攀攀搀 猀攀琀琀椀渀最猀⸀
਀匀漀洀攀 䤀渀琀攀氀⠀刀⤀ ㄀　 䜀椀最愀戀椀琀 一攀琀眀漀爀欀 䄀搀愀瀀琀攀爀猀 愀渀搀 䌀漀渀渀攀挀琀椀漀渀猀 猀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀 匀䘀倀⬀ 
pluggable optical modules.਀
82599-Based Adapters਀一伀吀䔀匀㨀
* If your 82599-based Intel(R) Network Adapter came with Intel SFP+ optics, or ਀椀猀 愀渀 䤀渀琀攀氀⠀刀⤀ 䔀琀栀攀爀渀攀琀 匀攀爀瘀攀爀 䄀搀愀瀀琀攀爀 堀㔀㈀　 琀礀瀀攀 漀昀 愀搀愀瀀琀攀爀Ⰰ 琀栀攀渀 椀琀 漀渀氀礀 
supports Intel optics and/or the direct attach cables listed below.਀
Supplier	Type					Part Numbers਀匀刀 䴀漀搀甀氀攀猀
  Intel		DUAL RATE 1G/10G SFP+ SR (bailed)	AFBR-703SDZ-IN2਀  䤀渀琀攀氀ऀऀ䐀唀䄀䰀 刀䄀吀䔀 ㄀䜀⼀㄀　䜀 匀䘀倀⬀ 匀刀 ⠀戀愀椀氀攀搀⤀ऀ䘀吀䰀堀㠀㔀㜀㄀䐀㌀䈀䌀嘀ⴀ䤀吀
  Intel		DUAL RATE 1G/10G SFP+ SR (bailed)	AFBR-703SDDZ-IN1਀䰀刀 䴀漀搀甀氀攀猀
  Intel		DUAL RATE 1G/10G SFP+ LR (bailed)	FTLX1471D3BCV-IT਀  䤀渀琀攀氀ऀऀ䐀唀䄀䰀 刀䄀吀䔀 ㄀䜀⼀㄀　䜀 匀䘀倀⬀ 䰀刀 ⠀戀愀椀氀攀搀⤀ऀ䄀䘀䌀吀ⴀ㜀　㄀匀䐀娀ⴀ䤀一㈀
  Intel		DUAL RATE 1G/10G SFP+ LR (bailed)	AFCT-701SDDZ-IN1਀儀匀䘀倀 䴀漀搀甀氀攀猀
  Intel		TRIPLE RATE 1G/10G/40G QSFP+ SR (bailed)    E40GQSFPSR਀儀匀䘀倀⬀ 㐀　䜀 猀瀀攀攀搀 椀猀 渀漀琀 猀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀攀搀 漀渀 㠀㈀㔀㤀㤀 戀愀猀攀搀 搀攀瘀椀挀攀猀⸀
਀吀栀攀 昀漀氀氀漀眀椀渀最 椀猀 愀 氀椀猀琀 漀昀 ㌀爀搀 瀀愀爀琀礀 匀䘀倀⬀ 洀漀搀甀氀攀猀 愀渀搀 搀椀爀攀挀琀 愀琀琀愀挀栀 挀愀戀氀攀猀 琀栀愀琀 
have received some testing. Not all modules are applicable to all devices.਀
Supplier	Type				Part Numbers਀  䘀椀渀椀猀愀爀ऀ匀䘀倀⬀ 匀刀 戀愀椀氀攀搀Ⰰ ㄀　最 猀椀渀最氀攀 爀愀琀攀ऀ䘀吀䰀堀㠀㔀㜀㄀䐀㌀䈀䌀䰀
  Avago		SFP+ SR bailed, 10g single rate	AFBR-700SDZ਀  䘀椀渀椀猀愀爀ऀ匀䘀倀⬀ 䰀刀 戀愀椀氀攀搀Ⰰ ㄀　最 猀椀渀最氀攀 爀愀琀攀ऀ䘀吀䰀堀㄀㐀㜀㄀䐀㌀䈀䌀䰀
਀  䘀椀渀椀猀愀爀ऀ䐀唀䄀䰀 刀䄀吀䔀 ㄀䜀⼀㄀　䜀 匀䘀倀⬀ 匀刀 ⠀一漀 䈀愀椀氀⤀ऀ 䘀吀䰀堀㠀㔀㜀㄀䐀㌀儀䌀嘀ⴀ䤀吀
  Avago		DUAL RATE 1G/10G SFP+ SR (No Bail)	AFBR-703SDZ-IN1਀  䘀椀渀椀猀愀爀ऀ䐀唀䄀䰀 刀䄀吀䔀 ㄀䜀⼀㄀　䜀 匀䘀倀⬀ 䰀刀 ⠀一漀 䈀愀椀氀⤀ऀ䘀吀䰀堀㄀㐀㜀㄀䐀㌀儀䌀嘀ⴀ䤀吀
  Avago		DUAL RATE 1G/10G SFP+ LR (No Bail)	AFCT-701SDZ-IN1਀
  Finisar	1000BASE-T SFP				FCLF8522P2BTL਀  䄀瘀愀最漀ऀऀ㄀　　　䈀䄀匀䔀ⴀ吀ऀऀऀऀ匀䘀倀 䄀䈀䌀唀ⴀ㔀㜀㄀　刀娀
  HP		1000BASE-SX				SFP 453153-001਀
82599-Based SFP+ adapters support all passive and active limiting direct attach ਀挀愀戀氀攀猀 琀栀愀琀 挀漀洀瀀氀礀 眀椀琀栀 匀䘀䘀ⴀ㠀㐀㌀㄀ 瘀㐀⸀㄀ 愀渀搀 匀䘀䘀ⴀ㠀㐀㜀㈀ 瘀㄀　⸀㐀 猀瀀攀挀椀昀椀挀愀琀椀漀渀猀⸀
਀㠀㈀㔀㤀㤀ⴀ䈀愀猀攀搀 儀匀䘀倀⬀ 䄀搀愀瀀琀攀爀猀
NOTES:਀⨀ 㠀㈀㔀㤀㤀ⴀ䈀愀猀攀搀 儀匀䘀倀⬀ 愀搀愀瀀琀攀爀猀 搀漀 渀漀琀 猀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀 ㄀砀㐀　䜀戀瀀猀 挀漀渀渀攀挀琀椀漀渀猀⸀ 吀栀攀礀 漀渀氀礀
  support 4x10Gbps connections. QSFP+ link partners must be configured for਀  㐀砀㄀　䜀戀瀀猀⸀
* 82599-Based QSFP+ adapters do not support automatic link speed detection.਀  吀栀攀 愀搀愀瀀琀攀爀✀猀 氀椀渀欀 猀瀀攀攀搀 洀甀猀琀 戀攀 挀漀渀昀椀最甀爀攀搀 琀漀 攀椀琀栀攀爀 ㄀　䜀戀瀀猀 漀爀 ㄀䜀戀瀀猀 琀漀
  match the link partners speed capabilities. Incorrect speed configurations਀  眀椀氀氀 爀攀猀甀氀琀 椀渀 昀愀椀氀甀爀攀 琀漀 氀椀渀欀⸀
਀吀栀攀 䤀渀琀攀氀⠀刀⤀ 䔀琀栀攀爀渀攀琀 䌀漀渀瘀攀爀最攀搀 一攀琀眀漀爀欀 䄀搀愀瀀琀攀爀 堀㔀㈀　ⴀ儀㄀ 漀渀氀礀 猀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀猀 琀栀攀 
optics and direct attach cables listed below.਀
Supplier	Type					Part Numbers਀  䤀渀琀攀氀ऀऀ䐀唀䄀䰀 刀䄀吀䔀 ㄀䜀⼀㄀　䜀 儀匀䘀倀⬀ 匀刀 ⠀戀愀椀氀攀搀⤀ऀ䔀㐀　䜀儀匀䘀倀匀刀
਀㠀㈀㔀㤀㤀ⴀ䈀愀猀攀搀 儀匀䘀倀⬀ 愀搀愀瀀琀攀爀猀 猀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀 愀氀氀 瀀愀猀猀椀瘀攀 愀渀搀 愀挀琀椀瘀攀 氀椀洀椀琀椀渀最 儀匀䘀倀⬀ 搀椀爀攀挀琀 
attach cables that comply with SFF-8436_v4.1 specifications.਀
82598-Based Adapters਀一伀吀䔀匀㨀
* Intel(R) Network Adapters that support removable optical modules਀  漀渀氀礀 猀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀 琀栀攀椀爀 漀爀椀最椀渀愀氀 洀漀搀甀氀攀 琀礀瀀攀 ⠀椀⸀攀⸀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 䤀渀琀攀氀⠀刀⤀ ㄀　 䜀椀最愀戀椀琀
  SR Dual Port Express Module only supports SR optical modules). If you਀  瀀氀甀最 椀渀 愀 搀椀昀昀攀爀攀渀琀 琀礀瀀攀 漀昀 洀漀搀甀氀攀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 搀爀椀瘀攀爀 眀椀氀氀 渀漀琀 氀漀愀搀⸀
* Hot Swapping/hot plugging optical modules is not supported.਀⨀ 伀渀氀礀 猀椀渀最氀攀 猀瀀攀攀搀Ⰰ ㄀　 最椀最愀戀椀琀 洀漀搀甀氀攀猀 愀爀攀 猀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀攀搀⸀
* LAN on Motherboard (LOMs) may support DA, SR, or LR modules. Other਀  洀漀搀甀氀攀 琀礀瀀攀猀 愀爀攀 渀漀琀 猀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀攀搀⸀ 倀氀攀愀猀攀 猀攀攀 礀漀甀爀 猀礀猀琀攀洀 搀漀挀甀洀攀渀琀愀琀椀漀渀 昀漀爀
  details.਀
The following is a list of SFP+ modules and direct attach cables that have ਀爀攀挀攀椀瘀攀搀 猀漀洀攀 琀攀猀琀椀渀最⸀ 一漀琀 愀氀氀 洀漀搀甀氀攀猀 愀爀攀 愀瀀瀀氀椀挀愀戀氀攀 琀漀 愀氀氀 搀攀瘀椀挀攀猀⸀
਀匀甀瀀瀀氀椀攀爀ऀ吀礀瀀攀ऀऀऀऀ倀愀爀琀 一甀洀戀攀爀猀
  Finisar	SFP+ SR bailed, 10g single rate	FTLX8571D3BCL਀  䄀瘀愀最漀ऀऀ匀䘀倀⬀ 匀刀 戀愀椀氀攀搀Ⰰ ㄀　最 猀椀渀最氀攀 爀愀琀攀ऀ䄀䘀䈀刀ⴀ㜀　　匀䐀娀
  Finisar	SFP+ LR bailed, 10g single rate	FTLX1471D3BCL਀
82598-Based adapters support direct attach cables that comply with SFF-8431 ਀瘀㐀⸀㄀ 愀渀搀 匀䘀䘀ⴀ㠀㐀㜀㈀ 瘀㄀　⸀㐀 猀瀀攀挀椀昀椀挀愀琀椀漀渀猀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀攀 昀漀氀氀漀眀椀渀最 攀砀挀攀瀀琀椀漀渀猀㨀
਀匀甀瀀瀀氀椀攀爀ऀ吀礀瀀攀ऀऀऀऀऀ倀愀爀琀 一甀洀戀攀爀猀
  Leoni		3 meter passive direct attach cable	747522301਀  䄀洀瀀栀攀渀漀氀ऀ㌀ 洀攀琀攀爀 瀀愀猀猀椀瘀攀 搀椀爀攀挀琀 愀琀琀愀挀栀 挀愀戀氀攀ऀ㔀㜀㄀㔀㐀　　　㈀
਀⨀⨀⨀ 䄀挀琀椀瘀攀 搀椀爀攀挀琀 愀琀琀愀挀栀 挀愀戀氀攀猀 愀爀攀 渀漀琀 猀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀攀搀⸀
਀吀䠀䤀刀䐀 倀䄀刀吀夀 伀倀吀䤀䌀 䴀伀䐀唀䰀䔀匀 䄀一䐀 䌀䄀䈀䰀䔀匀 刀䔀䘀䔀刀刀䔀䐀 吀伀 䄀䈀伀嘀䔀 䄀刀䔀 䰀䤀匀吀䔀䐀 伀一䰀夀 䘀伀刀 吀䠀䔀 
PURPOSE OF HIGHLIGHTING THIRD PARTY SPECIFICATIONS AND POTENTIAL COMPATIBILITY, ਀䄀一䐀 䄀刀䔀 一伀吀 刀䔀䌀伀䴀䴀䔀一䐀䄀吀䤀伀一匀 伀刀 䔀一䐀伀刀匀䔀䴀䔀一吀 伀刀 匀倀伀一匀伀刀匀䠀䤀倀 伀䘀 䄀一夀 吀䠀䤀刀䐀 倀䄀刀吀夀✀匀 
PRODUCT BY INTEL. INTEL IS NOT ENDORSING OR PROMOTING PRODUCTS MADE BY ANY ਀吀䠀䤀刀䐀 倀䄀刀吀夀 䄀一䐀 吀䠀䔀 吀䠀䤀刀䐀 倀䄀刀吀夀 刀䔀䘀䔀刀䔀一䌀䔀 䤀匀 倀刀伀嘀䤀䐀䔀䐀 伀一䰀夀 吀伀 匀䠀䄀刀䔀 䤀一䘀伀刀䴀䄀吀䤀伀一 
REGARDING CERTAIN OPTIC MODULES AND CABLES WITH THE ABOVE SPECIFICATIONS. THERE ਀䴀䄀夀 䈀䔀 伀吀䠀䔀刀 䴀䄀一唀䘀䄀䌀吀唀刀䔀刀匀 伀刀 匀唀倀倀䰀䤀䔀刀匀Ⰰ 倀刀伀䐀唀䌀䤀一䜀 伀刀 匀唀倀倀䰀夀䤀一䜀 伀倀吀䤀䌀 䴀伀䐀唀䰀䔀匀 
AND CABLES WITH SIMILAR OR MATCHING DESCRIPTIONS. CUSTOMERS MUST USE THEIR OWN ਀䐀䤀匀䌀刀䔀吀䤀伀一 䄀一䐀 䐀䤀䰀䤀䜀䔀一䌀䔀 吀伀 倀唀刀䌀䠀䄀匀䔀 伀倀吀䤀䌀 䴀伀䐀唀䰀䔀匀 䄀一䐀 䌀䄀䈀䰀䔀匀 䘀刀伀䴀 䄀一夀 吀䠀䤀刀䐀 
PARTY OF THEIR CHOICE. CUSTOMERS ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSESSING THE ਀匀唀䤀吀䄀䈀䤀䰀䤀吀夀 伀䘀 吀䠀䔀 倀刀伀䐀唀䌀吀 䄀一䐀⼀伀刀 䐀䔀嘀䤀䌀䔀匀 䄀一䐀 䘀伀刀 吀䠀䔀 匀䔀䰀䔀䌀吀䤀伀一 伀䘀 吀䠀䔀 嘀䔀一䐀伀刀 
FOR PURCHASING ANY PRODUCT. THE OPTIC MODULES AND CABLES REFERRED TO ABOVE ARE ਀一伀吀 圀䄀刀刀䄀一吀䔀䐀 伀刀 匀唀倀倀伀刀吀䔀䐀 䈀夀 䤀一吀䔀䰀⸀ 䤀一吀䔀䰀 䄀匀匀唀䴀䔀匀 一伀 䰀䤀䄀䈀䤀䰀䤀吀夀 圀䠀䄀吀匀伀䔀嘀䔀刀Ⰰ 䄀一䐀 
INTEL DISCLAIMS ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY, RELATING TO SALE AND/OR USE OF ਀匀唀䌀䠀 吀䠀䤀刀䐀 倀䄀刀吀夀 倀刀伀䐀唀䌀吀匀 伀刀 匀䔀䰀䔀䌀吀䤀伀一 伀䘀 嘀䔀一䐀伀刀 䈀夀 䌀唀匀吀伀䴀䔀刀匀⸀
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Intel 10GbE Network Adapter Known Issues਀ⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀ
਀䔀吀匀 䈀愀渀搀眀椀搀琀栀 䄀氀氀漀挀愀琀椀漀渀猀 䐀漀渀✀琀 䴀愀琀挀栀 匀攀琀琀椀渀最猀
----------------------------------------------਀圀栀攀渀 䨀甀洀戀漀 䘀爀愀洀攀猀 椀猀 猀攀琀 琀漀 㤀䬀 眀椀琀栀 愀 ㄀　䜀戀䔀 愀搀愀瀀琀攀爀Ⰰ 愀 㤀　─⼀㄀　─ 䔀吀匀 琀爀愀昀昀椀挀 
split will not actually be attained on any particular port, despite settings ਀戀攀椀渀最 洀愀搀攀 漀渀 琀栀攀 䐀䌀䈀 猀眀椀琀挀栀⸀ 圀栀攀渀 䔀吀匀 椀猀 猀攀琀 琀漀 愀 㤀　─⼀㄀　─ 猀瀀氀椀琀Ⰰ 愀渀 愀挀琀甀愀氀 
observed split of 70%/30% is more likely.਀
Supported SFP, SFP+, or QSFP+ module not recognized by the system਀ⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀ
If you try to install an unsupported module, the port may no longer install any ਀猀甀戀猀攀焀甀攀渀琀 洀漀搀甀氀攀猀Ⰰ 爀攀最愀爀搀氀攀猀猀 漀昀 眀栀攀琀栀攀爀 琀栀攀 洀漀搀甀氀攀 椀猀 猀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀攀搀 漀爀 渀漀琀⸀ 吀栀攀 
port will show a yellow bang under Windows Device manager and an event id 49 ਀⠀甀渀猀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀攀搀 洀漀搀甀氀攀⤀ 眀椀氀氀 戀攀 愀搀搀攀搀 琀漀 琀栀攀 猀礀猀琀攀洀 氀漀最 眀栀攀渀 琀栀椀猀 椀猀猀甀攀 漀挀挀甀爀猀⸀ 吀漀 
resolve this issue, the system must be completely powered off.਀
Lower than expected performance on quad port 10GbE devices਀ⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀ
All SFP and QSFP quad port NICs based on the 82599 controller will link at 5 ਀䜀䈀⼀猀 ⠀倀䌀䤀攀 最攀渀㈀⤀ 眀栀攀渀 甀猀攀搀 椀渀 愀 猀礀猀琀攀洀 昀爀漀洀 䤀渀琀攀氀✀猀 䔀渀琀攀爀瀀爀椀猀攀 倀氀愀琀昀漀爀洀猀 愀渀搀 
Services Division (EPSD). The PLX PCIe switch used on these NICs is not on the ਀䔀倀匀䐀 眀栀椀琀攀 氀椀猀琀 漀昀 猀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀攀搀 倀䌀䤀攀 最攀渀㌀ 搀攀瘀椀挀攀猀⸀ 䐀攀瘀椀挀攀猀 渀漀琀 漀渀 琀栀攀 眀栀椀琀攀 氀椀猀琀 
are blocked from linking at PCIe gen3 by the production BIOS.਀
Lower than expected performance on quad port 10GbE devices਀ⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀ
Quad port 10Gbe devices require x8 PCIe gen 3 slots. Full throughput is not ਀瀀漀猀猀椀戀氀攀 椀渀 愀 倀䌀䤀攀 最攀渀 ㈀ 猀氀漀琀⸀
਀䰀漀眀攀爀 琀栀愀渀 攀砀瀀攀挀琀攀搀 瀀攀爀昀漀爀洀愀渀挀攀 漀渀 搀甀愀氀 瀀漀爀琀 ㄀　䜀戀䔀 搀攀瘀椀挀攀猀
----------------------------------------------------------਀匀漀洀攀 倀䌀䤀攀 砀㠀 猀氀漀琀猀 愀爀攀 愀挀琀甀愀氀氀礀 挀漀渀昀椀最甀爀攀搀 愀猀 砀㐀 猀氀漀琀猀⸀ 吀栀攀猀攀 猀氀漀琀猀 栀愀瘀攀 
insufficient bandwidth for full 10Gbe line rate with dual port 10GbE devices. ਀吀栀攀 搀爀椀瘀攀爀 挀愀渀 搀攀琀攀挀琀 琀栀椀猀 猀椀琀甀愀琀椀漀渀 愀渀搀 眀椀氀氀 眀爀椀琀攀 琀栀攀 昀漀氀氀漀眀椀渀最 洀攀猀猀愀最攀 椀渀 
the system log: "PCI-Express bandwidth available for this card is not ਀猀甀昀昀椀挀椀攀渀琀 昀漀爀 漀瀀琀椀洀愀氀 瀀攀爀昀漀爀洀愀渀挀攀⸀ 䘀漀爀 漀瀀琀椀洀愀氀 瀀攀爀昀漀爀洀愀渀挀攀 愀 砀㠀 倀䌀䤀ⴀ䔀砀瀀爀攀猀猀 
slot is required." If this error occurs, moving your adapter to a true x8 slot ਀眀椀氀氀 爀攀猀漀氀瘀攀 琀栀攀 椀猀猀甀攀⸀
਀䰀椀渀欀 䰀漀猀猀 漀渀 ㄀　䜀戀䔀 䐀攀瘀椀挀攀猀 眀椀琀栀 䨀甀洀戀漀 䘀爀愀洀攀猀 攀渀愀戀氀攀搀
----------------------------------------------------਀夀漀甀 洀甀猀琀 渀漀琀 氀漀眀攀爀 刀攀挀攀椀瘀攀开䈀甀昀昀攀爀猀 漀爀 吀爀愀渀猀洀椀琀开䈀甀昀昀攀爀猀 戀攀氀漀眀 ㈀㔀㘀 椀昀 樀甀洀戀漀 
frames are enabled on an Intel(R) 10GbE Device. Doing so will cause loss of ਀氀椀渀欀⸀
਀䘀愀椀氀攀搀 挀漀渀渀攀挀琀椀漀渀 愀渀搀 瀀漀猀猀椀戀氀攀 猀礀猀琀攀洀 椀渀猀琀愀戀椀氀椀琀礀
-------------------------------------------------਀䤀昀 礀漀甀 栀愀瘀攀 渀漀渀ⴀ䤀渀琀攀氀 渀攀琀眀漀爀欀椀渀最 搀攀瘀椀挀攀猀 挀愀瀀愀戀氀攀 漀昀 刀攀挀攀椀瘀攀ⴀ匀椀搀攀 匀挀愀氀椀渀最 
installed in your system, the Microsoft Windows registry keyword "RSSBaseCPU" ਀洀愀礀 栀愀瘀攀 戀攀攀渀 挀栀愀渀最攀搀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀 搀攀昀愀甀氀琀 瘀愀氀甀攀 漀昀 　砀　 琀漀 瀀漀椀渀琀 琀漀 愀 氀漀最椀挀愀氀 
processor. If this keyword has been changed then devices based on Intel(R) ਀㠀㈀㔀㤀㠀 漀爀 㠀㈀㔀㤀㤀 ㄀　 䜀椀最愀戀椀琀 䔀琀栀攀爀渀攀琀 䌀漀渀琀爀漀氀氀攀爀猀 洀椀最栀琀 渀漀琀 瀀愀猀猀 琀爀愀昀昀椀挀⸀ 
Attempting to make driver changes in this state may cause system instability. ਀匀攀琀 琀栀攀 瘀愀氀甀攀 漀昀 刀匀匀䈀愀猀攀䌀瀀甀 琀漀 　砀　Ⰰ 漀爀 琀漀 愀 瘀愀氀甀攀 挀漀爀爀攀猀瀀漀渀搀椀渀最 琀漀 愀 瀀栀礀猀椀挀愀氀 
processor, and reboot the system to resolve the issue.਀
਀㄀䜀戀䔀 儀甀愀搀 倀漀爀琀 匀攀爀瘀攀爀 䄀搀愀瀀琀攀爀 一漀琀攀猀
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Hot Plug operations are not supported by the following Intel Quad Port Server ਀䄀搀愀瀀琀攀爀猀㨀
Intel(R) Gigabit ET2 Quad Port Server Adapter਀䤀渀琀攀氀⠀刀⤀ 䜀椀最愀戀椀琀 䔀吀 儀甀愀搀 倀漀爀琀 匀攀爀瘀攀爀 䄀搀愀瀀琀攀爀
Intel(R) Gigabit VT Quad Port Server Adapter਀䤀渀琀攀氀⠀刀⤀ 倀刀伀⼀㄀　　　 倀䘀 儀甀愀搀 倀漀爀琀 匀攀爀瘀攀爀 䄀搀愀瀀琀攀爀
Intel(R) PRO/1000 PT Quad Port LP Server Adapter਀䤀渀琀攀氀⠀刀⤀ 倀刀伀⼀㄀　　　 倀吀 儀甀愀搀 倀漀爀琀 匀攀爀瘀攀爀 䄀搀愀瀀琀攀爀
Intel(R) PRO/1000 GT Quad Port Server Adapter਀䤀渀琀攀氀⠀刀⤀ 倀刀伀⼀㄀　　　 䴀吀 儀甀愀搀 倀漀爀琀 匀攀爀瘀攀爀 䄀搀愀瀀琀攀爀
਀匀礀猀琀攀洀 搀漀攀猀 渀漀琀 戀漀漀琀
--------------------਀夀漀甀爀 猀礀猀琀攀洀 洀愀礀 爀甀渀 漀甀琀 漀昀 䤀⼀伀 爀攀猀漀甀爀挀攀猀 愀渀搀 昀愀椀氀 琀漀 戀漀漀琀 椀昀 礀漀甀 椀渀猀琀愀氀氀 洀漀爀攀 
than four quad port server adapters. Moving the adapters to different slots or ਀爀攀戀愀氀愀渀挀椀渀最 爀攀猀漀甀爀挀攀猀 椀渀 琀栀攀 猀礀猀琀攀洀 䈀䤀伀匀 洀愀礀 爀攀猀漀氀瘀攀 琀栀攀 椀猀猀甀攀⸀
This issue affects the following Adapters:਀⨀ 䤀渀琀攀氀⠀刀⤀ 䔀琀栀攀爀渀攀琀 匀攀爀瘀攀爀 䄀搀愀瀀琀攀爀 䤀㌀㔀　ⴀ吀㐀
* Intel(R) Gigabit ET2 Quad Port Server Adapter਀⨀ 䤀渀琀攀氀⠀刀⤀ 䜀椀最愀戀椀琀 䔀吀 儀甀愀搀 倀漀爀琀 匀攀爀瘀攀爀 䄀搀愀瀀琀攀爀
* Intel(R) Gigabit VT Quad Port Server Adapter਀⨀ 䤀渀琀攀氀⠀刀⤀ 倀刀伀⼀㄀　　　 倀䘀 儀甀愀搀 倀漀爀琀 匀攀爀瘀攀爀 䄀搀愀瀀琀攀爀
* Intel(R) PRO/1000 PT Quad Port LP server Adapter਀
Intel PRO/1000 GT Quad Port Server Adapter Not recommended਀昀漀爀 甀猀攀 漀渀 猀漀洀攀 猀礀猀琀攀洀猀
----------------------------------------------------------਀吀栀攀 䤀渀琀攀氀 倀刀伀⼀㄀　　　 䜀吀 儀甀愀搀 倀漀爀琀 匀攀爀瘀攀爀 䄀搀愀瀀琀攀爀 搀漀攀猀 渀漀琀 昀甀渀挀琀椀漀渀 挀漀爀爀攀挀琀氀礀 椀渀 
the following systems:਀
* SuperMicro* P4DP6 running SCO Unixware or OpenServer 6਀⨀ 䤀渀琀攀氀⠀刀⤀ 匀攀爀瘀攀爀 䈀漀愀爀搀 匀䔀㜀㔀　㔀嘀䈀㈀ 戀愀猀攀搀 猀礀猀琀攀洀猀 ⠀倀䌀䤀 猀氀漀琀 㔀 漀渀氀礀⸀ 伀琀栀攀爀 猀氀漀琀猀 
work as designed)਀
Code 10 on Intel(R) PRO/1000 PT Quad Port LP Server Adapter਀ⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀ
You may encounter a Windows Code 10 error with an Intel(R) PRO/1000 PT Quad ਀倀漀爀琀 䰀倀 匀攀爀瘀攀爀 䄀搀愀瀀琀攀爀 椀渀猀琀愀氀氀攀搀 椀渀 猀氀漀琀 ⌀㐀 漀昀 愀 匀甀瀀攀爀䴀椀挀爀漀 㜀　㐀㘀吀ⴀ䠀㘀刀 猀礀猀琀攀洀⸀ 
Moving the adapter to another slot will resolve the issue.਀
Intel PRO/1000 MT Quad Port Server Adapter Known Issues਀ⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀ
The Intel PRO/1000 MT Quad Port Server Adapter operates in 3.3 volt PCI-X slots ਀漀渀氀礀⸀ 䘀漀爀 戀攀猀琀 瀀攀爀昀漀爀洀愀渀挀攀Ⰰ 琀栀椀猀 愀搀愀瀀琀攀爀 猀栀漀甀氀搀 戀攀 椀渀猀琀愀氀氀攀搀 椀渀 愀 㘀㐀ⴀ戀椀琀 倀䌀䤀ⴀ堀 
slot. Refer to the detailed installation instructions in the User's Guide for ਀愀搀搀椀琀椀漀渀愀氀 爀攀焀甀椀爀攀洀攀渀琀猀⸀
਀圀愀欀攀 漀渀 䰀䄀一 椀猀 渀漀琀 猀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀攀搀 漀渀 琀栀攀 䤀渀琀攀氀 倀刀伀⼀㄀　　　 䴀吀 儀甀愀搀 倀漀爀琀 匀攀爀瘀攀爀 䄀搀愀瀀琀攀爀⸀ 
Trying to enable this feature with IBAUTIL.EXE will not have any effect.਀
The Intel PRO/1000 MT Quad Port Server Adapter supports Intel(R) Boot Agent ਀昀甀渀挀琀椀漀渀愀氀椀琀礀 漀渀 瀀漀爀琀猀 䄀 愀渀搀 䈀Ⰰ 栀漀眀攀瘀攀爀 椀琀 椀猀 搀椀猀愀戀氀攀搀 戀礀 搀攀昀愀甀氀琀⸀ 吀漀 攀渀愀戀氀攀 
and use the Intel Boot Agent, refer to the User's Guide and other information ਀椀渀 琀栀攀 尀䄀倀倀匀尀䈀伀伀吀䄀䜀一吀尀 搀椀爀攀挀琀漀爀礀⸀
਀䴀甀氀琀椀瀀氀攀 䤀渀琀攀氀 倀刀伀⼀㄀　　　 䴀吀 儀甀愀搀 倀漀爀琀 匀攀爀瘀攀爀 䄀搀愀瀀琀攀爀猀 椀渀 漀渀攀 猀礀猀琀攀洀
------------------------------------------------------------------਀䤀渀猀琀愀氀氀椀渀最 洀漀爀攀 琀栀愀渀 琀眀漀 䤀渀琀攀氀 倀刀伀⼀㄀　　　 䴀吀 儀甀愀搀 倀漀爀琀 匀攀爀瘀攀爀 䄀搀愀瀀琀攀爀猀 椀渀 琀栀攀 
same system is not recommended. Many systems are unable to support the power ਀爀攀焀甀椀爀攀洀攀渀琀猀 昀漀爀 洀漀爀攀 琀栀愀渀 琀眀漀 漀昀 琀栀攀猀攀 愀搀愀瀀琀攀爀猀⸀
਀唀猀攀 漀渀氀礀 椀渀 愀 倀䌀䤀ⴀ堀 匀氀漀琀
------------------------਀刀攀搀甀挀攀搀 瀀攀爀昀漀爀洀愀渀挀攀 栀愀猀 戀攀攀渀 漀戀猀攀爀瘀攀搀 眀栀攀渀 琀栀攀 䤀渀琀攀氀 倀刀伀⼀㄀　　　 䴀吀 儀甀愀搀 倀漀爀琀 
Server Adapter is installed in a slot other than a PCI-X slot.਀
Shared Interrupt Limitation਀ⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀ
In some systems, the BIOS and OS assign the same interrupt number to two or ਀洀漀爀攀 搀椀昀昀攀爀攀渀琀 瀀漀爀琀猀 漀渀 琀栀攀 䤀渀琀攀氀 倀刀伀⼀㄀　　　 䴀吀 儀甀愀搀 倀漀爀琀 匀攀爀瘀攀爀 䄀搀愀瀀琀攀爀⸀ 䤀昀 琀栀椀猀 
occurs, these ports do not function properly. To address this issue, reassign ਀琀栀攀 猀礀猀琀攀洀 爀攀猀漀甀爀挀攀猀 猀漀 琀栀愀琀 攀愀挀栀 瀀漀爀琀 漀昀 琀栀攀 愀搀愀瀀琀攀爀 栀愀猀 椀琀猀 漀眀渀 甀渀椀焀甀攀 
interrupt number or disable one of the ports sharing the same interrupt number.਀
Downshifting਀ⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀ
When connecting to any Gigabit switch via a faulty CAT 5 cable where one pair ਀椀猀 戀爀漀欀攀渀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 愀搀愀瀀琀攀爀 搀漀攀猀 渀漀琀 搀漀眀渀猀栀椀昀琀 昀爀漀洀 ㄀ 䜀椀最 琀漀 ㄀　　䴀戀瀀猀⸀ 䘀漀爀 琀栀攀 
adapter to downshift, it must identify two broken pairs in the cable.਀
Intel PRO/1000 MT Quad Port Server Adapter Not recommended਀昀漀爀 甀猀攀 漀渀 猀漀洀攀 猀礀猀琀攀洀猀
----------------------------------------------------------਀吀栀攀 䤀渀琀攀氀 倀刀伀⼀㄀　　　 䴀吀 儀甀愀搀 倀漀爀琀 匀攀爀瘀攀爀 䄀搀愀瀀琀攀爀 搀漀攀猀 渀漀琀 昀甀渀挀琀椀漀渀 挀漀爀爀攀挀琀氀礀 椀渀 
the following systems:਀
Dell* PowerEdge* 2500਀䐀攀氀氀 倀漀眀攀爀䔀搀最攀 㘀㐀　　
Dell PowerEdge 6450਀䐀攀氀氀 倀漀眀攀爀䔀搀最攀 㘀㘀㔀　匀䌀
Intel Saber, Saber-R, and Saber-Rx Systems਀匀甀瀀攀爀䴀椀挀爀漀 ㌀㜀　䐀䔀㘀
SuperMicro P4DP6਀䤀䈀䴀⨀ 攀匀攀爀瘀攀爀⨀ 砀匀攀爀椀攀猀⨀ ㌀㘀㔀
਀唀猀椀渀最 琀栀攀 䤀渀琀攀氀 倀刀伀⼀㄀　　　 䴀吀 儀甀愀搀 倀漀爀琀 匀攀爀瘀攀爀 䄀搀愀瀀琀攀爀 椀渀 琀栀攀猀攀 挀漀渀昀椀最甀爀愀琀椀漀渀猀 椀猀 
not recommended.਀
Heavy traffic may cause system reboot in some systems਀ⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀ
Using an Intel PRO/1000 MT Quad Port Server Adapter may cause a reboot in ਀猀礀猀琀攀洀猀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀攀 䤀渀琀攀氀 倀爀漀昀甀猀椀漀渀 挀栀椀瀀猀攀琀 椀渀挀氀甀搀椀渀最㨀 䤀渀琀攀氀 伀䌀倀刀䘀㄀　　 愀渀搀 匀刀倀䴀㠀 
server systems; Compaq* ProLiant* 8000, 8500, ML750, DL760; Dell PowerEdge ਀㠀㐀㔀　Ⰰ 㘀㌀　　Ⰰ 㘀㌀㔀　㬀 䤀䈀䴀⨀ 砀㌀㜀　⸀ 唀猀椀渀最 琀栀攀 䤀渀琀攀氀 倀刀伀⼀㄀　　　 䴀吀 儀甀愀搀 倀漀爀琀 匀攀爀瘀攀爀 
Adapter in these configurations is not recommended.਀
਀䤀渀琀攀氀⠀刀⤀ 䔀琀栀攀爀渀攀琀 䐀攀猀欀琀漀瀀 䄀搀愀瀀琀攀爀 愀渀搀 一攀琀眀漀爀欀 䌀漀渀渀攀挀琀椀漀渀 一漀琀攀猀
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The Intel(R) 82562V 10/100 Network Connection and Intel(R) 82562V 10/100 ਀一攀琀眀漀爀欀 䌀漀渀渀攀挀琀椀漀渀 愀爀攀 猀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀攀搀 戀礀 琀栀攀 最椀最愀戀椀琀 搀爀椀瘀攀爀猀⸀
਀刀攀氀攀愀猀攀 ㈀　⸀㘀 椀猀 琀栀攀 氀愀猀琀 爀攀氀攀愀猀攀 椀渀 眀栀椀挀栀 䤀渀琀攀氀⠀刀⤀ 䔀琀栀攀爀渀攀琀 椀匀䌀匀䤀 䈀漀漀琀 猀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀猀 
Intel(R) Ethernet Desktop Adapters and Network Connections. Starting with ਀刀攀氀攀愀猀攀 ㈀　⸀㜀Ⰰ 䤀渀琀攀氀 䔀琀栀攀爀渀攀琀 椀匀䌀匀䤀 䈀漀漀琀 渀漀 氀漀渀最攀爀 猀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀猀 䤀渀琀攀氀 䔀琀栀攀爀渀攀琀 
Desktop Adapters and Network Connections.਀
਀䬀渀漀眀渀 䤀猀猀甀攀猀
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Incorrect branding strings਀ⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀ
Devices based on the Intel(R) Ethernet Controller X550 and Intel Ethernet ਀䌀漀渀琀爀漀氀氀攀爀 堀㜀　　 猀攀爀椀攀猀 洀愀礀 搀椀猀瀀氀愀礀 椀渀挀漀爀爀攀挀琀 戀爀愀渀搀椀渀最 猀琀爀椀渀最猀 椀渀 圀椀渀搀漀眀猀 䐀攀瘀椀挀攀 
Manager. This issue does not affect the functionality of the device. This issue ਀漀渀氀礀 愀昀昀攀挀琀猀 䴀椀挀爀漀猀漀昀琀⨀ 圀椀渀搀漀眀猀 匀攀爀瘀攀爀⨀ ㈀　㄀㘀⸀
਀䤀搀攀渀琀椀昀礀 䄀搀愀瀀琀攀爀 挀漀洀洀愀渀搀 搀漀攀猀 渀漀琀 戀氀椀渀欀 䰀䔀䐀猀 愀猀 攀砀瀀攀挀琀攀搀
--------------------------------------------------------਀伀渀 猀漀洀攀 䤀渀琀攀氀⠀刀⤀ 䔀琀栀攀爀渀攀琀 䌀漀渀渀攀挀琀椀漀渀猀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 䰀䔀䐀猀 愀爀攀 挀漀渀渀攀挀琀攀搀 琀漀 倀䠀夀 愀渀搀 渀漀琀 琀漀 
the MAC. The driver's Identify Adapter functionality uses the MAC register, so ਀琀栀攀 䰀䔀䐀猀 眀椀氀氀 渀漀琀 戀氀椀渀欀 漀渀 琀栀攀猀攀 搀攀瘀椀挀攀猀⸀ 吀栀椀猀 愀昀昀攀挀琀猀 琀栀攀 昀漀氀氀漀眀椀渀最 搀攀瘀椀挀攀猀㨀
*  Intel(R) Ethernet Connection X552 1000BASE-T਀⨀  䤀渀琀攀氀⠀刀⤀ 䔀琀栀攀爀渀攀琀 䌀漀渀渀攀挀琀椀漀渀 堀㔀㔀㈀⼀堀㔀㔀㜀ⴀ䄀吀 ㄀　䜀䈀䄀匀䔀ⴀ吀
਀䌀栀愀渀最椀渀最 愀 嘀䰀䄀一 䤀䐀 琀漀 甀渀琀愀最最攀搀 愀渀搀 琀栀攀渀 爀攀甀猀椀渀最 琀栀愀琀 嘀䰀䄀一 䤀䐀 洀愀礀 挀愀甀猀攀 琀栀攀
untagged VLAN to fail਀ⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀ
On Windows 10 RS1, if you change a VLAN ID to untagged on a device or team and ਀琀栀攀渀 氀愀琀攀爀 爀攀甀猀攀 琀栀愀琀 嘀䰀䄀一 䤀䐀 漀渀 琀栀愀琀 搀攀瘀椀挀攀 漀爀 琀攀愀洀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 甀渀琀愀最最攀搀 嘀䰀䄀一 洀愀礀 
fail to pass traffic. To resolve this issue, remove the untagged VLAN and ਀爀攀挀爀攀愀琀攀 椀琀⸀
਀嘀堀一 䐀爀椀瘀攀爀 䘀愀椀氀猀 吀漀 䰀漀愀搀 椀渀 圀椀渀搀漀眀猀 匀攀爀瘀攀爀 嘀䴀 漀渀 䔀匀堀 㘀⸀㔀
--------------------------------------------------------਀吀栀攀 嘀堀一 搀爀椀瘀攀爀 洀愀礀 昀愀椀氀 琀漀 氀漀愀搀 眀椀琀栀 愀 礀攀氀氀漀眀ⴀ戀愀渀最 攀爀爀漀爀 愀昀琀攀爀 椀渀猀琀愀氀氀愀琀椀漀渀 漀渀 
a Windows Server 2016 or Windows Server 2012 R2 VM running on an ESX 6.5 host. ਀吀漀 昀椀砀 琀栀椀猀Ⰰ 爀攀戀漀漀琀 琀栀攀 嘀䴀⸀
਀䐀爀椀瘀攀爀 䤀渀猀琀愀氀氀愀琀椀漀渀 䠀愀渀最猀
-------------------------਀䐀爀椀瘀攀爀 椀渀猀琀愀氀氀愀琀椀漀渀 昀漀爀 搀攀瘀椀挀攀猀 戀愀猀攀搀 漀渀 琀栀攀 䤀渀琀攀氀 䔀琀栀攀爀渀攀琀 堀㜀㄀　 愀渀搀 堀䰀㜀㄀　 
controllers may hang. This may be because the device is connected to a switch ਀琀栀愀琀 椀猀 渀漀琀 愀搀瘀攀爀琀椀猀椀渀最 琀爀愀昀昀椀挀 挀氀愀猀猀 　⸀ 吀漀 爀攀猀漀氀瘀攀 琀栀攀 椀猀猀甀攀Ⰰ 搀椀猀挀漀渀渀攀挀琀 琀栀攀 
device from the switch or configure the switch to advertise TC0, power cycle ਀礀漀甀爀 猀礀猀琀攀洀Ⰰ 琀栀攀渀 爀攀猀琀愀爀琀 琀栀攀 搀爀椀瘀攀爀 椀渀猀琀愀氀氀愀琀椀漀渀⸀ 吀栀椀猀 洀愀礀 漀挀挀甀爀 眀椀琀栀 愀渀礀 
Intel Ethernet X710 or XL710 device on Microsoft Windows Server 2016.਀
Device Fails to Load਀ⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀ
Devices based on the Intel Ethernet X710, XL710, X722, and XXV710 controllers ਀洀愀礀 昀愀椀氀 琀漀 氀漀愀搀 眀椀琀栀 愀 礀攀氀氀漀眀ⴀ戀愀渀最 攀爀爀漀爀⸀ 吀栀椀猀 洀愀礀 戀攀 戀攀挀愀甀猀攀 琀栀攀 搀攀瘀椀挀攀 椀猀 
connected to a switch that is not advertising traffic class 0. To resolve the ਀椀猀猀甀攀Ⰰ 搀椀猀挀漀渀渀攀挀琀 琀栀攀 搀攀瘀椀挀攀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀 猀眀椀琀挀栀 漀爀 挀漀渀昀椀最甀爀攀 琀栀攀 猀眀椀琀挀栀 琀漀 
advertise TC0, and restart your system. This may occur with any Intel Ethernet ਀堀㜀㄀　Ⰰ 堀䰀㜀㄀　Ⰰ 堀㜀㈀㈀Ⰰ 漀爀 堀堀嘀㜀㄀　 搀攀瘀椀挀攀 漀渀 愀渀礀 瘀攀爀猀椀漀渀 漀昀 䴀椀挀爀漀猀漀昀琀 圀椀渀搀漀眀猀 匀攀爀瘀攀爀⸀
਀䤀洀瀀漀爀琀 漀昀 䤀渀琀攀氀一攀琀䌀洀搀氀攀琀猀 倀漀眀攀爀匀栀攀氀氀 䴀漀搀甀氀攀 䘀愀椀氀猀 圀栀攀渀 吀爀愀椀氀椀渀最
Backslash Used਀ⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀ
If you include a trailing backslash ("\") at the end of the Import-Module ਀挀漀洀洀愀渀搀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 椀洀瀀漀爀琀 漀瀀攀爀愀琀椀漀渀 眀椀氀氀 昀愀椀氀 ⠀昀漀爀 攀砀愀洀瀀氀攀Ⰰ ∀瀀猀㸀椀洀瀀漀爀琀ⴀ洀漀搀甀氀攀 
c:\<path>\IntelNetCmdlets\"). In Microsoft Windows* 10 and Windows Server* ਀㈀　㄀㘀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 愀甀琀漀ⴀ挀漀洀瀀氀攀琀攀 昀甀渀挀琀椀漀渀 愀瀀瀀攀渀搀猀 愀 琀爀愀椀氀椀渀最 戀愀挀欀猀氀愀猀栀⸀ 䤀昀 礀漀甀 甀猀攀 
auto-complete when entering the Import-Module command, delete the trailing ਀戀愀挀欀猀氀愀猀栀 戀攀昀漀爀攀 瀀爀攀猀猀椀渀最 刀攀琀甀爀渀 琀漀 攀砀攀挀甀琀攀 琀栀攀 挀漀洀洀愀渀搀⸀
਀䌀漀搀攀 ㄀　 䔀爀爀漀爀 椀渀 䐀攀瘀椀挀攀 䴀愀渀愀最攀爀 圀栀攀渀 䤀渀琀攀氀 䐀䌀䈀 䤀渀猀琀愀氀氀攀搀 愀渀搀 刀匀匀 儀甀攀甀攀猀
Changed to 16 or Greater਀ⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀ
If the Intel DCB feature is installed, changing the number of Receive Side ਀匀挀愀氀椀渀最 ⠀刀匀匀⤀ 焀甀攀甀攀猀 琀漀 ㄀㘀 漀爀 最爀攀愀琀攀爀 洀愀礀 爀攀猀甀氀琀 椀渀 愀 䌀漀搀攀 ㄀　 攀爀爀漀爀 椀渀 䐀攀瘀椀挀攀 
Manager. To resolve this issue, reinstall the driver from the Intel ਀椀渀猀琀愀氀氀愀琀椀漀渀 洀攀搀椀愀⸀ 一漀琀攀 琀栀愀琀 琀栀椀猀 眀椀氀氀 爀攀猀攀琀 琀栀攀 刀匀匀 焀甀攀甀攀猀 瘀愀氀甀攀 琀漀 琀栀攀 
default of 8. Do not change the RSS queues to 16 or greater, as doing so will ਀爀攀猀甀氀琀 椀渀 愀渀漀琀栀攀爀 䌀漀搀攀 ㄀　 攀爀爀漀爀⸀ 匀攀琀琀椀渀最 刀匀匀 焀甀攀甀攀猀 琀漀 愀 氀漀眀攀爀 瘀愀氀甀攀 猀甀挀栀 愀猀 ㄀Ⰰ 
2, or 4 does not cause error.਀
Cannot Pass Traffic or Power Down a VM in PacketDirect Mode With More਀吀栀愀渀 㐀 倀爀漀挀攀猀猀漀爀猀
---------------------------------------------------------------------਀䄀猀猀椀最渀椀渀最 洀漀爀攀 琀栀愀渀 㐀 瀀爀漀挀攀猀猀漀爀猀 琀漀 愀 嘀椀爀琀甀愀氀 䴀愀挀栀椀渀攀 ⠀嘀䴀⤀ 琀栀愀琀 椀猀 椀渀 
PacketDirect mode may result in failure to pass traffic on that VM or the ਀椀渀愀戀椀氀椀琀礀 琀漀 瀀漀眀攀爀 搀漀眀渀 琀栀攀 嘀䴀 漀爀 戀漀琀栀⸀ 䘀漀爀 嘀䴀猀 琀栀愀琀 眀椀氀氀 戀攀 甀猀攀搀 椀渀 
PacketDirect mode, set the PacketDirectNumProcs parameter to a value of 4 or ਀氀攀猀猀⸀
਀匀刀ⴀ䤀伀嘀 一漀琀 䄀瘀愀椀氀愀戀氀攀 漀渀 䴀椀挀爀漀猀漀昀琀⨀ 圀椀渀搀漀眀猀 匀攀爀瘀攀爀⨀ ㈀　㄀㘀 一愀渀漀 匀攀爀瘀攀爀
-------------------------------------------------------------------਀吀栀攀 匀刀ⴀ䤀伀嘀 昀攀愀琀甀爀攀 椀猀 渀漀琀 愀瘀愀椀氀愀戀氀攀 漀渀 䴀椀挀爀漀猀漀昀琀 圀椀渀搀漀眀猀 匀攀爀瘀攀爀 ㈀　㄀㘀 一愀渀漀 
Server.਀
"Error getting the adapter info" message when opening device property sheet਀ⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀ
Earlier versions of Windows Defender may mistake some Intel PROSet DLLs for ਀洀愀氀眀愀爀攀 愀渀搀 搀攀氀攀琀攀 琀栀攀猀攀 昀椀氀攀猀⸀ 吀栀椀猀 挀愀甀猀攀猀 愀渀 ∀䔀爀爀漀爀 最攀琀琀椀渀最 琀栀攀 愀搀愀瀀琀攀爀 椀渀昀漀∀ 
error. This issue affects Microsoft Windows* 7. Update Windows Defender to the ਀氀愀琀攀猀琀 瘀攀爀猀椀漀渀 愀渀搀 爀攀椀渀猀琀愀氀氀 琀栀攀 䤀渀琀攀氀 倀刀伀匀攀琀 猀漀昀琀眀愀爀攀 琀漀 爀攀猀漀氀瘀攀 琀栀攀 椀猀猀甀攀⸀
਀䐀爀椀瘀攀爀 䤀渀猀琀愀氀氀愀琀椀漀渀 䤀猀猀甀攀猀 漀渀 䴀椀挀爀漀猀漀昀琀⨀ 圀椀渀搀漀眀猀⨀ ㄀　
----------------------------------------------------਀刀攀氀攀愀猀攀 ㈀　⸀㜀 ⠀漀爀 氀愀琀攀爀⤀ 搀爀椀瘀攀爀 椀渀猀琀愀氀氀猀 漀渀 䴀椀挀爀漀猀漀昀琀 圀椀渀搀漀眀猀 ㄀　 洀愀礀 琀椀洀攀 漀甀琀 漀爀 
fail due to extended wait time (up to 4 minutes per Ethernet port). In most ਀挀愀猀攀猀Ⰰ 搀攀猀瀀椀琀攀 琀栀攀 琀椀洀攀漀甀琀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 搀爀椀瘀攀爀 椀渀猀琀愀氀氀猀 挀漀爀爀攀挀琀氀礀 愀渀搀 椀猀 甀猀愀戀氀攀⸀ 䤀昀 琀栀攀 
driver does not install correctly, retry the installation process. Note that ਀䤀渀琀攀氀⠀刀⤀ 倀刀伀匀攀琀 昀漀爀 圀椀渀搀漀眀猀 䐀攀瘀椀挀攀 䴀愀渀愀最攀爀 爀攀氀椀攀猀 漀渀 挀漀爀爀攀挀琀氀礀 椀渀猀琀愀氀氀攀搀 
drivers.਀
Lower than expected throughput on X710/XL710 based devices਀ⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀ
If you have an X710 or XL710 based device installed in a four CPU socket ਀猀礀猀琀攀洀⸀ 刀攀挀攀椀瘀攀 愀渀搀 琀爀愀渀猀洀椀琀 琀爀愀昀昀椀挀 洀愀礀 戀攀 猀椀最渀椀昀椀挀愀渀琀氀礀 氀漀眀攀爀 琀栀愀渀 攀砀瀀攀挀琀攀搀⸀ 
Setting your interrupt rate to High may mitigate the issue.਀
Link loss after identifying the adapter਀ⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀ
All ports on the device may lose link when you run the diagnostic tests to ਀椀搀攀渀琀椀昀礀 琀栀攀 愀搀愀瀀琀攀爀 漀渀 愀 猀椀渀最氀攀 瀀漀爀琀⸀ 䰀椀渀欀 眀椀氀氀 爀攀琀甀爀渀 琀漀 渀漀爀洀愀氀 愀昀琀攀爀 猀攀瘀攀爀愀氀 
seconds. This only affects 10G-BaseT devices based on the Intel(R) Ethernet ਀䌀漀渀琀爀漀氀氀攀爀 堀㜀㄀　⸀
਀匀礀猀琀攀洀 搀漀攀猀 渀漀琀 最攀琀 氀椀渀欀 眀栀攀渀 挀漀渀渀攀挀琀攀搀 琀漀 愀 ㄀　䜀戀䔀 猀眀椀琀挀栀
---------------------------------------------------------਀匀礀猀琀攀洀猀 琀栀愀琀 挀漀渀琀愀椀渀 愀渀 䤀渀琀攀氀⠀刀⤀ 椀㈀㄀　 漀爀 椀㈀㄀㄀ 搀攀瘀椀挀攀 洀愀礀 渀漀琀 氀椀渀欀 琀漀 愀 ㄀　䜀戀䔀 
switch. This may happen when the system's Ethernet cable is not connected to ਀琀栀攀 猀眀椀琀挀栀 搀甀爀椀渀最 瀀漀眀攀爀 甀瀀 漀爀 椀昀 琀栀攀 挀愀戀氀攀 椀猀 搀椀猀挀漀渀渀攀挀琀攀搀 昀漀爀 洀漀爀攀 琀栀愀渀 愀 
couple of minutes. Disabling and enabling the device in the operating system ਀眀椀氀氀 爀攀猀琀漀爀攀 氀椀渀欀⸀
਀椀匀䌀匀䤀 琀爀愀昀昀椀挀 猀琀漀瀀猀 愀昀琀攀爀 搀椀猀愀戀氀椀渀最 刀匀䌀
---------------------------------------਀吀漀 瀀爀攀瘀攀渀琀 愀 氀漀猀琀 挀漀渀渀攀挀琀椀漀渀Ⰰ 刀攀挀攀椀瘀攀 匀攀最洀攀渀琀 䌀漀愀氀攀猀挀椀渀最 ⠀刀匀䌀⤀ 洀甀猀琀 戀攀 搀椀猀愀戀氀攀搀 
prior to configuring a VLAN bound to a port that will be used for connecting to ਀愀渀 椀匀䌀匀䤀 琀愀爀最攀琀⸀ 圀漀爀欀愀爀漀甀渀搀 琀栀椀猀 椀猀猀甀攀 戀礀 搀椀猀愀戀氀椀渀最 刀攀挀攀椀瘀攀 匀攀最洀攀渀琀 䌀漀愀氀攀猀挀椀渀最 
before setting up the VLAN. This will avoid this traffic stop.਀
Multicast routing table is not automatically set up਀ⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀ
The multicast routing table for the Intel(R) Ethernet Virtual Function 700 ਀匀攀爀椀攀猀 搀爀椀瘀攀爀 椀猀 渀漀琀 愀甀琀漀洀愀琀椀挀愀氀氀礀 猀攀琀 甀瀀 愀渀搀 琀栀攀 瘀椀爀琀甀愀氀 洀愀挀栀椀渀攀 眀椀氀氀 渀漀琀 
receive multicast traffic. Manually adding the multicast routing will resolve ਀琀栀攀 椀猀猀甀攀⸀
਀䔀渀愀戀氀攀 倀䴀䔀 猀攀琀琀椀渀最 渀漀琀 猀攀琀 琀漀 攀砀瀀攀挀琀攀搀 瘀愀氀甀攀
--------------------------------------------਀䄀昀琀攀爀 爀甀渀渀椀渀最 匀礀猀瀀爀攀瀀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 䔀渀愀戀氀攀 倀䴀䔀 猀攀琀琀椀渀最 洀愀礀 渀漀琀 戀攀 猀攀琀 琀漀 琀栀攀 攀砀瀀攀挀琀攀搀 
value. You should manually verify and configure the setting.਀
Receive Side Scaling value is blank਀ⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀ
Changing the Receive Side Scaling setting of an adapter in a team may cause the ਀瘀愀氀甀攀 昀漀爀 琀栀愀琀 猀攀琀琀椀渀最 琀漀 愀瀀瀀攀愀爀 戀氀愀渀欀 眀栀攀渀 礀漀甀 渀攀砀琀 挀栀攀挀欀 椀琀⸀ 䤀琀 洀愀礀 愀氀猀漀 
appear blank for the other adapters in the team. The adapter may be unbound ਀昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀 琀攀愀洀 椀渀 琀栀椀猀 猀椀琀甀愀琀椀漀渀⸀ 䐀椀猀愀戀氀椀渀最 愀渀搀 攀渀愀戀氀椀渀最 琀栀攀 琀攀愀洀 眀椀氀氀 爀攀猀漀氀瘀攀 
the issue.਀
CPU utilization higher than expected਀ⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀ
Setting RSS Queues to a value greater than 4 is only advisable for large web ਀猀攀爀瘀攀爀猀 眀椀琀栀 猀攀瘀攀爀愀氀 瀀爀漀挀攀猀猀漀爀猀⸀ 嘀愀氀甀攀猀 最爀攀愀琀攀爀 琀栀愀渀 㐀 洀愀礀 椀渀挀爀攀愀猀攀 䌀倀唀 
utilization to unacceptable levels and have other negative impacts on system ਀瀀攀爀昀漀爀洀愀渀挀攀⸀
਀刀匀匀 䰀漀愀搀 䈀愀氀愀渀挀椀渀最 倀爀漀昀椀氀攀 䄀搀瘀愀渀挀攀搀 匀攀琀琀椀渀最
-------------------------------------------਀匀攀琀琀椀渀最 琀栀攀 ∀刀匀匀 氀漀愀搀 戀愀氀愀渀挀椀渀最 瀀爀漀昀椀氀攀∀ 䄀搀瘀愀渀挀攀搀 匀攀琀琀椀渀最 琀漀 ∀䌀氀漀猀攀猀琀倀爀漀挀攀猀猀漀爀∀ 
may significantly reduce CPU utilization. However, in some system ਀挀漀渀昀椀最甀爀愀琀椀漀渀猀 ⠀猀甀挀栀 愀猀 愀 猀礀猀琀攀洀 眀椀琀栀 洀漀爀攀 䔀琀栀攀爀渀攀琀 瀀漀爀琀猀 琀栀愀渀 瀀爀漀挀攀猀猀漀爀 
cores), the "ClosestProcessor" setting may cause transmit and receive failures. ਀䌀栀愀渀最椀渀最 琀栀攀 猀攀琀琀椀渀最 琀漀 ∀一唀䴀䄀匀挀愀氀椀渀最匀琀愀琀椀挀∀ 眀椀氀氀 爀攀猀漀氀瘀攀 琀栀攀 椀猀猀甀攀⸀
਀唀渀攀砀瀀攀挀琀攀搀 氀椀渀欀 氀漀猀猀 眀栀攀渀 挀漀渀渀攀挀琀攀搀 琀漀 一攀琀最攀愀爀 堀匀䴀㜀㈀㈀㐀匀 猀眀椀琀挀栀
--------------------------------------------------------------਀吀栀攀 一攀琀最攀愀爀 堀匀䴀㜀㈀㈀㐀猀 猀眀椀琀挀栀 椀猀 猀攀渀猀椀琀椀瘀攀 琀漀 䔀渀攀爀最礀 䔀昀昀椀挀椀攀渀琀 䔀琀栀攀爀渀攀琀 ⠀䔀䔀䔀⤀ 
mode. Link flap errors will occur with several Intel devices when EEE mode is ਀攀渀愀戀氀攀搀⸀ 䐀椀猀愀戀氀攀 䔀䔀䔀 洀漀搀攀 琀漀 爀攀猀漀氀瘀攀 琀栀攀 椀猀猀甀攀⸀ 吀栀椀猀 椀猀猀甀攀 愀昀昀攀挀琀猀 搀攀瘀椀挀攀猀 
based on the following:਀⨀ 䤀渀琀攀氀⠀刀⤀ 䤀㌀㔀　 挀漀渀琀爀漀氀氀攀爀
* Intel(R) 82579 series of controllers਀⨀ 䤀渀琀攀氀⠀刀⤀ 䤀㈀㄀㜀 猀攀爀椀攀猀 漀昀 挀漀渀琀爀漀氀氀攀爀猀
* Intel(R) I218 series of controllers਀
Reboot Prompt Appears when modifying the Performance Profile਀ⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀ
In Microsoft* Windows Server*, after modifying the performance profile, a ਀爀攀戀漀漀琀 瀀爀漀洀瀀琀 洀愀礀 愀瀀瀀攀愀爀⸀ 吀栀攀 䤀渀琀攀氀⠀刀⤀ 䔀琀栀攀爀渀攀琀 䘀䌀漀䔀 戀漀漀琀 眀愀猀 挀漀渀昀椀最甀爀攀搀 愀渀搀 
there is no need to reboot. The base driver reloads are blocked if FCoE boot is ਀挀漀渀昀椀最甀爀攀搀 愀渀搀 琀栀攀 猀礀猀琀攀洀 椀猀 挀漀渀渀攀挀琀攀搀 琀漀 愀渀 䘀䌀漀䔀 琀愀爀最攀琀Ⰰ 攀瘀攀渀 椀昀 琀栀攀 猀礀猀琀攀洀 
was booted locally.਀
Opening Windows Device Manager property sheet takes longer than expected਀ⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀ
The Windows Device Manager property sheet may take 60 seconds or longer to ਀漀瀀攀渀⸀ 吀栀攀 搀爀椀瘀攀爀 洀甀猀琀 搀椀猀挀漀瘀攀爀 愀氀氀 䤀渀琀攀氀 䔀琀栀攀爀渀攀琀 搀攀瘀椀挀攀猀 愀渀搀 椀渀椀琀椀愀氀椀稀攀 琀栀攀洀 
before it can open the property sheet. This data is cached, so subsequent ਀漀瀀攀渀椀渀最猀 漀昀 琀栀攀 瀀爀漀瀀攀爀琀礀 猀栀攀攀琀 愀爀攀 最攀渀攀爀愀氀氀礀 焀甀椀挀欀攀爀⸀
਀䄀甀搀椀漀 漀爀 瘀椀搀攀漀 搀椀猀琀漀爀琀椀漀渀 眀栀攀渀 䰀䄀一 挀愀戀氀攀 椀猀 挀漀渀渀攀挀琀攀搀 漀爀 搀椀猀挀漀渀渀攀挀琀攀搀
---------------------------------------------------------------------਀䴀漀洀攀渀琀愀爀礀 愀甀搀椀漀 搀椀猀琀漀爀琀椀漀渀 漀爀 瘀椀搀攀漀 瀀氀愀礀戀愀挀欀 椀猀猀甀攀猀 洀愀礀 漀挀挀甀爀 眀栀攀渀 礀漀甀 挀漀渀渀攀挀琀 
or disconnect a LAN cable to the onboard Ethernet port. Intel(R) 82577 and ਀㠀㈀㔀㜀㠀 戀愀猀攀搀 渀攀琀眀漀爀欀 挀漀渀渀攀挀琀椀漀渀猀 愀爀攀 愀昀昀攀挀琀攀搀 戀礀 琀栀椀猀 椀猀猀甀攀⸀
਀刀攀搀甀挀攀搀 漀爀 攀爀爀愀琀椀挀 爀攀挀攀椀瘀攀 瀀攀爀昀漀爀洀愀渀挀攀
--------------------------------------਀䤀渀琀攀氀⠀刀⤀ 㜀㔀　　 挀栀椀瀀猀攀琀ⴀ戀愀猀攀搀 猀礀猀琀攀洀猀 洀愀礀 攀砀瀀攀爀椀攀渀挀攀 搀攀最爀愀搀攀搀 爀攀挀攀椀瘀攀 
performance. Increasing receive descriptors to 1024 will resolve the issue. ਀䐀椀猀愀戀氀椀渀最 䌀ⴀ猀琀愀琀攀猀 椀渀 琀栀攀 猀礀猀琀攀洀 䈀䤀伀匀 眀椀氀氀 愀氀猀漀 爀攀猀漀氀瘀攀 琀栀攀 椀猀猀甀攀⸀
਀䄀挀琀椀瘀椀琀礀 䰀䔀䐀 戀氀椀渀欀猀 甀渀攀砀瀀攀挀琀攀搀氀礀
--------------------------------਀䤀昀 愀 猀礀猀琀攀洀 戀愀猀攀搀 漀渀 琀栀攀 㠀㈀㔀㜀㜀Ⰰ 㠀㈀㔀㜀㠀Ⰰ 漀爀 㠀㈀㔀㜀㤀 挀漀渀琀爀漀氀氀攀爀 椀猀 挀漀渀渀攀挀琀攀搀 琀漀 愀 
hub, the Activity LED will blink for all network traffic present on the hub. ਀䌀漀渀渀攀挀琀椀渀最 琀栀攀 猀礀猀琀攀洀 琀漀 愀 猀眀椀琀挀栀 漀爀 爀漀甀琀攀爀 眀椀氀氀 昀椀氀琀攀爀 漀甀琀 洀漀猀琀 琀爀愀昀昀椀挀 渀漀琀 
addressed to the local port.਀
Unexpected NMI with 82599-based NICs਀ⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀ
If you set the PCIe Maximum Payload Size to 256 bytes in your system BIOS and ਀椀渀猀琀愀氀氀 愀渀 㠀㈀㔀㤀㤀ⴀ戀愀猀攀搀 一䤀䌀Ⰰ 礀漀甀 洀愀礀 爀攀挀攀椀瘀攀 愀渀 一䴀䤀 眀栀攀渀 琀栀攀 一䤀䌀 愀琀琀愀椀渀猀 氀椀渀欀⸀ 
This happens when the physical slot does not support a payload size of 256 ਀䈀礀琀攀猀 攀瘀攀渀 椀昀 琀栀攀 䈀䤀伀匀 搀漀攀猀⸀ 䴀漀瘀椀渀最 琀栀攀 愀搀愀瀀琀攀爀 琀漀 愀 猀氀漀琀 琀栀愀琀 猀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀猀 ㈀㔀㘀 
bytes will resolve the issue. Consult your system documentation for information ਀漀渀 猀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀攀搀 瀀愀礀氀漀愀搀 瘀愀氀甀攀猀⸀
਀嘀䰀䄀一猀 愀爀攀 渀漀琀 猀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀攀搀 漀渀 嘀䴀儀 攀渀愀戀氀攀搀 愀搀愀瀀琀攀爀猀 愀渀搀 琀攀愀洀猀
---------------------------------------------------------਀䤀昀 礀漀甀 挀爀攀愀琀攀 愀 嘀䰀䄀一 漀渀 愀 嘀䴀儀 攀渀愀戀氀攀搀 愀搀愀瀀琀攀爀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 嘀䴀儀 猀攀琀琀椀渀最 眀椀氀氀 
automatically be set to disabled. The same will happen if you create a VLAN on ਀愀 琀攀愀洀 眀栀漀猀攀 洀攀洀戀攀爀 愀搀愀瀀琀攀爀猀 栀愀瘀攀 嘀䴀儀 攀渀愀戀氀攀搀⸀
਀唀渀攀砀瀀攀挀琀攀搀 䌀漀渀渀攀挀琀椀瘀椀琀礀 䰀漀猀猀
----------------------------਀䤀昀 礀漀甀 甀渀挀栀攀挀欀 琀栀攀 ∀䄀氀氀漀眀 琀栀攀 挀漀洀瀀甀琀攀爀 琀漀 琀甀爀渀 漀昀昀 琀栀椀猀 搀攀瘀椀挀攀 琀漀 猀愀瘀攀 瀀漀眀攀爀∀ 
box on the Power Management tab and then put you system to sleep, you may lose ਀挀漀渀渀攀挀琀椀瘀椀琀礀 眀栀攀渀 礀漀甀 攀砀椀琀 猀氀攀攀瀀⸀ 夀漀甀 洀甀猀琀 搀椀猀愀戀氀攀 愀渀搀 攀渀愀戀氀攀 琀栀攀 一䤀䌀 琀漀 
resolve the issue. Installing Intel(R)PROSet for Windows Device Manager will ਀愀氀猀漀 爀攀猀漀氀瘀攀 琀栀攀 椀猀猀甀攀⸀
਀䐀攀瘀椀挀攀 䴀愀渀愀最攀爀 昀爀攀攀稀攀猀 漀渀 嘀䰀䄀一 爀攀洀漀瘀愀氀
--------------------------------------਀刀攀洀漀瘀椀渀最 洀甀氀琀椀瀀氀攀 嘀䰀䄀一猀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀 䤀渀琀攀氀⠀刀⤀ 㠀㈀㔀㜀㘀 嘀椀爀琀甀愀氀 䘀甀渀挀琀椀漀渀 搀攀瘀椀挀攀 洀愀礀 
cause Device Manager to freeze. You must reboot the virtual partition to ਀爀攀猀漀氀瘀攀 琀栀攀 椀猀猀甀攀⸀
਀匀一䴀倀 攀爀爀漀爀猀 椀渀 琀栀攀 匀礀猀琀攀洀 䔀瘀攀渀琀 䰀漀最
-----------------------------------਀唀渀搀攀爀 䴀椀挀爀漀猀漀昀琀 圀椀渀搀漀眀猀 㜀 漀爀 圀椀渀搀漀眀猀 匀攀爀瘀攀爀 ㈀　　㠀 刀㈀Ⰰ 礀漀甀 洀愀礀 猀攀攀 琀栀攀 昀漀氀氀漀眀椀渀最 
error in the System Event Log: "The SNMP Service encountered an error while ਀愀挀挀攀猀猀椀渀最 琀栀攀 爀攀最椀猀琀爀礀 欀攀礀 
"SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servcies\SNMP\Parameters\TrapConfiguration"਀吀栀攀 圀椀渀搀漀眀猀 㜀 匀一䴀倀 猀攀爀瘀椀挀攀 猀琀愀爀琀 甀瀀 椀猀渀✀琀 瀀爀漀瀀攀爀氀礀 挀漀渀昀椀最甀爀椀渀最 琀栀攀 猀攀爀瘀椀挀攀 眀椀琀栀 
a TrapConfiguration key. Perform the following to correct the issue:਀㄀⸀ 伀瀀攀渀 匀攀爀瘀椀挀攀猀 愀瀀瀀氀攀琀 ⠀爀甀渀 猀攀爀瘀椀挀攀猀⸀洀猀挀⤀⸀
2. Right click on SNMP Service, then select Properties.਀㌀⸀ 䌀氀椀挀欀 漀渀 琀栀攀 吀爀愀瀀猀 琀愀戀⸀ 䔀渀琀攀爀 ∀瀀甀戀氀椀挀∀ 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 䌀漀洀洀甀渀椀琀礀 渀愀洀攀 愀渀搀 挀氀椀挀欀 䄀搀搀 
to list.਀㐀⸀ 䌀氀椀挀欀 漀渀 琀栀攀 匀攀挀甀爀椀琀礀 琀愀戀⸀ 䌀氀椀挀欀 琀栀攀 䄀搀搀 戀甀琀琀漀渀⸀ 䔀渀琀攀爀 ∀瀀甀戀氀椀挀∀ 愀渀搀 挀氀椀挀欀 漀渀 
the Add button.਀
System hang at login or shut down਀ⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀ
On the systems listed below, installing Intel(R) Gigabit Quad Port Server ਀䄀搀愀瀀琀攀爀猀 洀愀礀 栀愀渀最 琀栀攀 猀礀猀琀攀洀 愀琀 琀栀攀 氀漀最椀渀 猀挀爀攀攀渀 漀爀 眀栀攀渀 猀栀甀琀琀椀渀最 搀漀眀渀⸀ 吀栀椀猀 
has been reported on:਀⨀ 䤀渀琀攀氀⠀刀⤀ 倀刀伀⼀㄀　　　 倀吀 儀甀愀搀 倀漀爀琀 䰀倀 匀攀爀瘀攀爀 䄀搀愀瀀琀攀爀
* Intel(R) Gigabit ET Quad Port Server Adapter਀䄀渀搀 猀礀猀琀攀洀猀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀攀 昀漀氀氀漀眀椀渀最 洀漀琀栀攀爀戀漀愀爀搀猀㨀
* Intel(R) Server Board S5400SF਀⨀ 䤀渀琀攀氀⠀刀⤀ 匀攀爀瘀攀爀 䈀漀愀爀搀 匀㔀　　　嘀匀䄀
* Intel(R) Server Board S5000PAL਀⨀ 䤀渀琀攀氀⠀刀⤀ 匀攀爀瘀攀爀 䈀漀愀爀搀 匀㔀　　　堀䄀䰀
* Intel(R) Workstation Board S5000XVN਀䤀渀猀琀愀氀氀椀渀最 猀礀猀琀攀洀 䈀䤀伀匀 㤀㜀 漀爀 氀愀琀攀爀 眀椀氀氀 爀攀猀漀氀瘀攀 琀栀椀猀 椀猀猀甀攀⸀
਀嘀䰀䄀一猀 甀渀猀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀攀搀 漀渀 猀漀洀攀 䤀渀琀攀氀 搀攀瘀椀挀攀猀
---------------------------------------਀吀栀攀 昀漀氀氀漀眀椀渀最 搀攀瘀椀挀攀猀 搀漀 渀漀琀 猀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀 嘀䰀䄀一猀㨀
- Intel(R) 82567V-2 Gigabit Network Connection਀ⴀ 䤀渀琀攀氀⠀刀⤀ 㠀㈀㔀㘀㜀嘀 䜀椀最愀戀椀琀 一攀琀眀漀爀欀 䌀漀渀渀攀挀琀椀漀渀
਀䐀椀爀攀挀琀 䄀猀猀椀最渀洀攀渀琀 椀渀 愀 嘀椀爀琀甀愀氀 䔀渀瘀椀爀漀渀洀攀渀琀
------------------------------------------਀吀栀攀 昀漀氀氀漀眀椀渀最 䤀渀琀攀氀 搀攀瘀椀挀攀猀 搀漀 渀漀琀 猀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀 䐀椀爀攀挀琀 䄀猀猀椀最渀洀攀渀琀㨀
- All PCI devices਀ⴀ 䄀氀氀 倀䌀䤀ⴀ堀 搀攀瘀椀挀攀猀
- Older PCIe devices਀
Reduced Large Send Offload performance਀ⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀ
Large Send Offload (LSO) and IPSec Offload are not compatible. LSO is ਀愀甀琀漀洀愀琀椀挀愀氀氀礀 搀椀猀愀戀氀攀搀 眀栀攀渀 䤀倀匀攀挀 伀昀昀氀漀愀搀 椀猀 攀渀愀戀氀攀搀⸀ 吀栀椀猀 洀愀礀 爀攀搀甀挀攀 琀栀攀 
performance of non-IPSec traffic. Confining all of your IPSec traffic to one ਀瀀漀爀琀 愀渀搀 攀渀愀戀氀椀渀最 䤀倀匀攀挀 伀昀昀氀漀愀搀 漀渀氀礀 漀渀 琀栀愀琀 瀀漀爀琀 洀愀礀 洀椀琀椀最愀琀攀 琀栀椀猀 椀猀猀甀攀⸀ 伀渀 
Microsoft Windows 8.1 and Server 2012 and later, devices based on the 82576, ਀㠀㈀㔀㤀㤀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 堀㔀㐀　 挀漀渀琀爀漀氀氀攀爀猀 愀爀攀 渀漀琀 愀昀昀攀挀琀攀搀 戀礀 琀栀椀猀 椀猀猀甀攀⸀
਀䠀漀琀 倀氀甀最 搀漀攀猀 渀漀琀 昀甀渀挀琀椀漀渀 椀渀 䴀椀挀爀漀猀漀昀琀 圀椀渀搀漀眀猀
-----------------------------------------------਀伀渀 愀渀 䤀渀琀攀氀⠀刀⤀ 匀攀爀瘀攀爀 匀礀猀琀攀洀 匀刀㤀　　　䴀䬀㐀唀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 昀漀氀氀漀眀椀渀最 搀甀愀氀 瀀漀爀琀 猀攀爀瘀攀爀 
adapters cannot be removed using the system's Hot Plug functionality. Use the ਀圀椀渀搀漀眀猀 匀愀昀攀氀礀 刀攀洀漀瘀攀 䠀愀爀搀眀愀爀攀 甀琀椀氀椀琀礀 琀漀 爀攀洀漀瘀攀 琀栀攀 愀搀愀瀀琀攀爀猀⸀
- Intel(R) PRO/1000 PT Dual Port Server Adapter਀ⴀ 䤀渀琀攀氀⠀刀⤀ ㄀　 䜀椀最愀戀椀琀 堀䘀 匀刀 䐀甀愀氀 倀漀爀琀 匀攀爀瘀攀爀 䄀搀愀瀀琀攀爀
Hot Add operations may fail on Intel(R) Gigabit ET Dual Port Server Adapters. ਀䐀漀椀渀最 猀漀 洀愀礀 挀愀甀猀攀 愀 挀漀搀攀 ㄀㈀ 攀爀爀漀爀⸀ 䠀漀琀 刀攀瀀氀愀挀攀 漀瀀攀爀愀琀椀漀渀猀 昀甀渀挀琀椀漀渀 渀漀爀洀愀氀氀礀⸀
਀䐀爀漀瀀瀀攀搀 刀攀挀攀椀瘀攀 倀愀挀欀攀琀猀 漀渀 䠀愀氀昀ⴀ搀甀瀀氀攀砀 ㄀　⼀㄀　　 一攀琀眀漀爀欀猀
------------------------------------------------------਀䤀昀 礀漀甀 栀愀瘀攀 愀渀 䤀渀琀攀氀 倀䌀䤀 䔀砀瀀爀攀猀猀 愀搀愀瀀琀攀爀 椀渀猀琀愀氀氀攀搀Ⰰ 爀甀渀渀椀渀最 愀琀 ㄀　 漀爀 ㄀　　 䴀戀瀀猀Ⰰ 
half-duplex, with TCP Segment Offload (TSO) enabled, you may observe occasional ਀搀爀漀瀀瀀攀搀 爀攀挀攀椀瘀攀 瀀愀挀欀攀琀猀⸀ 吀漀 眀漀爀欀 愀爀漀甀渀搀 琀栀椀猀 瀀爀漀戀氀攀洀Ⰰ 搀椀猀愀戀氀攀 吀匀伀Ⰰ 漀爀 甀瀀搀愀琀攀 
the network to operate in full-duplex and/or 1 Gbps.਀
Lost SOL and IDER sessions਀ⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀ
SOL and IDER sessions may be lost if spanning tree is enabled. Turn off ਀猀瀀愀渀渀椀渀最 琀爀攀攀 瀀爀漀琀漀挀漀氀 漀渀 猀眀椀琀挀栀 瀀漀爀琀猀 挀漀渀渀攀挀琀攀搀 琀漀 搀攀瘀椀挀攀猀 挀漀渀昀椀最甀爀攀搀 昀漀爀 匀伀䰀 
and IDER access.਀
Procedure for installing and upgrading drivers and utilities਀ⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀ
Intel does not recommend installing or upgrading drivers and Intel(R) PROSet ਀猀漀昀琀眀愀爀攀 漀瘀攀爀 愀 渀攀琀眀漀爀欀 挀漀渀渀攀挀琀椀漀渀⸀ 䤀渀猀琀攀愀搀Ⰰ 椀渀猀琀愀氀氀 漀爀 甀瀀最爀愀搀攀 搀爀椀瘀攀爀猀 愀渀搀 
utilities from each system. To install or upgrade drivers and utilities, follow ਀琀栀攀 椀渀猀琀爀甀挀琀椀漀渀猀 椀渀 琀栀攀 唀猀攀爀 䜀甀椀搀攀⸀
਀䤀渀猀琀愀氀氀椀渀最 䤀渀琀攀氀 倀刀伀匀攀琀 愀渀搀 䤀渀琀攀氀 倀刀伀匀攀琀 昀漀爀 圀椀渀搀漀眀猀 䐀攀瘀椀挀攀 䴀愀渀愀最攀爀 漀渀
the same system਀ⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀ
The Intel PROSet install process prevents installing both Intel PROSet and ਀䤀渀琀攀氀 倀刀伀匀攀琀 昀漀爀 圀椀渀搀漀眀猀 䐀攀瘀椀挀攀 䴀愀渀愀最攀爀 漀渀 琀栀攀 猀愀洀攀 猀礀猀琀攀洀⸀ 圀栀攀渀 礀漀甀 椀渀猀琀愀氀氀 
Intel PROSet for Windows Device Manager, prior versions of PROSet are ਀甀渀椀渀猀琀愀氀氀攀搀 愀甀琀漀洀愀琀椀挀愀氀氀礀⸀
਀∀䴀愀氀椀挀椀漀甀猀 猀挀爀椀瀀琀 搀攀琀攀挀琀攀搀∀ 眀愀爀渀椀渀最 昀爀漀洀 一漀爀琀漀渀 䄀渀琀椀嘀椀爀甀猀⨀ 搀甀爀椀渀最
PROSet Uninstall਀ⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀ
The Intel PROSet uninstall process uses a Visual Basic script as part of the ਀瀀爀漀挀攀猀猀⸀ 一漀爀琀漀渀 䄀渀琀椀嘀椀爀甀猀 愀渀搀 漀琀栀攀爀 瘀椀爀甀猀 猀挀愀渀渀椀渀最 猀漀昀琀眀愀爀攀 洀愀礀 洀椀猀琀愀欀攀渀氀礀 昀氀愀最 
this as a malicious or dangerous script. Letting the script run allows the ਀甀渀椀渀猀琀愀氀氀 瀀爀漀挀攀猀猀 琀漀 挀漀洀瀀氀攀琀攀 渀漀爀洀愀氀氀礀⸀
਀∀伀甀琀 伀昀 䐀椀猀欀 匀瀀愀挀攀∀ 䴀攀猀猀愀最攀 搀甀爀椀渀最 䤀渀猀琀愀氀氀愀琀椀漀渀
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Intel PROSet, regardless of which drive you specify for installation. If there ਀椀猀 椀渀猀甀昀昀椀挀椀攀渀琀 猀瀀愀挀攀 漀渀 琀栀攀 瀀愀爀琀椀琀椀漀渀 礀漀甀 眀椀氀氀 猀攀攀 琀栀椀猀 攀爀爀漀爀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 琀栀攀 
product will not install.਀
Windows Code 10 Error Message on Driver Install or Upgrade਀ⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀ
If you encounter a Windows Code 10 error message when installing or upgrading ਀搀爀椀瘀攀爀猀Ⰰ 爀攀戀漀漀琀 琀漀 爀攀猀漀氀瘀攀 琀栀攀 椀猀猀甀攀⸀
਀吀栀爀漀甀最栀瀀甀琀 爀攀搀甀挀琀椀漀渀 愀昀琀攀爀 䠀漀琀ⴀ刀攀瀀氀愀挀攀
--------------------------------------਀䤀昀 愀渀 䤀渀琀攀氀 最椀最愀戀椀琀 愀搀愀瀀琀攀爀 椀猀 甀渀搀攀爀 攀砀琀爀攀洀攀 猀琀爀攀猀猀 愀渀搀 椀猀 栀漀琀ⴀ猀眀愀瀀瀀攀搀Ⰰ 
throughput may significantly drop. This may be due to the PCI property ਀挀漀渀昀椀最甀爀愀琀椀漀渀 戀礀 琀栀攀 䠀漀琀ⴀ倀氀甀最 猀漀昀琀眀愀爀攀⸀ 䤀昀 琀栀椀猀 漀挀挀甀爀猀Ⰰ 琀栀爀漀甀最栀瀀甀琀 挀愀渀 戀攀 
restored by restarting the system.਀
No settings available on the Intel(R) Boot Options tab in Windows Device਀䴀愀渀愀最攀爀 愀昀琀攀爀 昀氀愀猀栀椀渀最 愀渀 䔀䘀䤀 椀洀愀最攀
------------------------------------------------------------------------਀吀栀攀 猀攀琀琀椀渀最猀 栀愀瘀攀 戀攀攀渀 栀椀搀搀攀渀 戀攀挀愀甀猀攀 琀栀攀 䔀䘀䤀 攀渀瘀椀爀漀渀洀攀渀琀 搀漀攀猀 渀漀琀 洀愀欀攀 甀猀攀 漀昀 
them.਀
Red Screen with 5400 general exception error after਀氀愀渀甀琀椀氀㘀㐀 ⴀ戀氀椀渀欀 ⴀ愀氀氀 挀漀洀洀愀渀搀
--------------------------------------------------਀唀猀椀渀最 琀栀攀 䔀䘀䤀 氀愀渀甀琀椀氀㘀㐀 甀琀椀氀椀琀礀 琀漀 戀氀椀渀欀 琀栀攀 椀搀攀渀琀椀昀椀挀愀琀椀漀渀 䰀䔀䐀猀 漀渀 愀氀氀 渀攀琀眀漀爀欀 
connections on systems that contain Intel PRO/100 devices may cause the system ਀琀漀 挀爀愀猀栀 眀椀琀栀 愀 㔀㐀　　 最攀渀攀爀愀氀 攀砀挀攀瀀琀椀漀渀 攀爀爀漀爀⸀ 唀猀椀渀最 琀栀攀 甀琀椀氀椀琀礀 琀漀 戀氀椀渀欀 琀栀攀 
identification LED on an individual network connection will not cause the ਀猀礀猀琀攀洀 琀漀 挀爀愀猀栀⸀
਀䰀椀渀欀 䐀椀昀昀椀挀甀氀琀椀攀猀 圀椀琀栀 㠀㈀㔀㐀㄀ 漀爀 㠀㈀㔀㐀㜀 䈀愀猀攀搀 䌀漀渀渀攀挀琀椀漀渀猀
-------------------------------------------------------਀吀栀攀 倀刀伀匀攀琀 䄀搀瘀愀渀挀攀搀 琀愀戀 渀漀眀 挀漀渀琀愀椀渀猀 愀 猀攀琀琀椀渀最 愀氀氀漀眀椀渀最 琀栀攀 洀愀猀琀攀爀⼀猀氀愀瘀攀 洀漀搀攀 
to be forced. This improves time-to-link with some unmanaged switches. For ਀漀氀搀攀爀 愀搀愀瀀琀攀爀猀 愀渀搀 挀漀渀琀爀漀氀氀攀爀猀Ⰰ 礀漀甀 洀愀礀 攀渀挀漀甀渀琀攀爀 搀椀昀昀椀挀甀氀琀礀 眀椀琀栀 㠀㈀㔀㐀㄀ 漀爀 
82547 based connections.਀
Intel Gigabit Network Adapters (copper only) do not detect active਀氀椀渀欀 搀甀爀椀渀最 氀漀愀搀 琀椀洀攀
-----------------------------------------------------------------਀匀漀洀攀 䤀渀琀攀氀 䜀椀最愀戀椀琀 一攀琀眀漀爀欀 愀搀愀瀀琀攀爀猀Ⰰ 攀猀瀀攀挀椀愀氀氀礀 挀漀瀀瀀攀爀 愀搀愀瀀琀攀爀猀Ⰰ 挀愀渀渀漀琀
detect an active link during load time. To resolve this issue, try਀琀栀攀 昀漀氀氀漀眀椀渀最 眀漀爀欀愀爀漀甀渀搀猀⸀
- Re-attach to the server without reloading the driver.਀ⴀ 䘀漀爀 䐀伀匀ⴀ戀愀猀攀搀 椀渀猀琀愀氀氀愀琀椀漀渀猀Ⰰ 愀搀搀 愀 搀攀氀愀礀 漀昀 㐀 琀漀 㔀 猀攀挀漀渀搀猀 椀渀 琀栀攀 戀愀琀挀栀 昀椀氀攀 
after the load driver command.਀ⴀ 䰀漀愀搀 琀栀攀 挀漀渀昀椀最甀爀愀琀椀漀渀 戀礀 洀愀渀甀愀氀氀礀 攀渀琀攀爀椀渀最 挀漀洀洀愀渀搀猀⸀
- Set adapter to link at 1000 Mbps only.਀
Network stack will not enable RSC਀ⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀ
If Intel Data Center Bridging (DCB) is installed (FCoE, iSCSi, or both), the ਀渀攀琀眀漀爀欀 猀琀愀挀欀 眀椀氀氀 渀漀琀 攀渀愀戀氀攀 刀攀挀攀椀瘀攀 匀攀最洀攀渀琀 䌀漀愀氀攀猀挀椀渀最 ⠀刀匀䌀⤀⸀
਀倀堀䔀 漀瀀琀椀漀渀 刀伀䴀 搀漀攀猀 渀漀琀 昀漀氀氀漀眀 琀栀攀 倀堀䔀 猀瀀攀挀椀昀椀挀愀琀椀漀渀 眀椀琀栀 爀攀猀瀀攀挀琀 琀漀 琀栀攀
final "discover" cycle਀ⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀ
In order to avoid long wait periods, the option ROM no longer includes the ਀昀椀渀愀氀 ㌀㈀ⴀ猀攀挀漀渀搀 搀椀猀挀漀瘀攀爀 挀礀挀氀攀⸀ ⠀䤀昀 琀栀攀爀攀 眀愀猀 渀漀 爀攀猀瀀漀渀猀攀 椀渀 琀栀攀 瀀爀椀漀爀 
16-second cycle, it is almost certain that there will be none in the final, ਀㌀㈀ⴀ猀攀挀漀渀搀 挀礀挀氀攀⸀
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਀ⴀ 䴀愀椀渀 䤀渀琀攀氀 猀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀 眀攀戀猀椀琀攀㨀 栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀猀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀⸀椀渀琀攀氀⸀挀漀洀
- Network products information:਀栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀猀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀⸀椀渀琀攀氀⸀挀漀洀⼀猀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀⼀最漀⼀渀攀琀眀漀爀欀⼀愀搀愀瀀琀攀爀⼀栀漀洀攀⸀栀琀洀
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਀䌀漀瀀礀爀椀最栀琀 ⠀䌀⤀ ㈀　　㈀ ⴀ ㈀　㄀㠀Ⰰ 䤀渀琀攀氀 䌀漀爀瀀漀爀愀琀椀漀渀⸀ 䄀氀氀 爀椀最栀琀猀 爀攀猀攀爀瘀攀搀⸀
Parts of Intel(R) PROSet for Windows Device Manager are based on the pugixml ਀氀椀戀爀愀爀礀 ⠀栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀瀀甀最椀砀洀氀⸀漀爀最⤀⸀ 瀀甀最椀砀洀氀 椀猀 䌀漀瀀礀爀椀最栀琀 ⠀䌀⤀ ㈀　　㘀ⴀ㈀　㄀㔀 䄀爀猀攀渀礀 
Kapoulkine.਀
Intel Corporation assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions in this ਀搀漀挀甀洀攀渀琀⸀ 一漀爀 搀漀攀猀 䤀渀琀攀氀 洀愀欀攀 愀渀礀 挀漀洀洀椀琀洀攀渀琀 琀漀 甀瀀搀愀琀攀 琀栀攀 椀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀 
contained herein.਀
Intel and the Intel logo are trademarks of Intel Corporation or its ਀猀甀戀猀椀搀椀愀爀椀攀猀 椀渀 琀栀攀 唀⸀匀⸀ 愀渀搀⼀漀爀 漀琀栀攀爀 挀漀甀渀琀爀椀攀猀⸀
਀⨀ 伀琀栀攀爀 瀀爀漀搀甀挀琀 愀渀搀 挀漀爀瀀漀爀愀琀攀 渀愀洀攀猀 洀愀礀 戀攀 琀爀愀搀攀洀愀爀欀猀 漀昀 漀琀栀攀爀 挀漀洀瀀愀渀椀攀猀 愀渀搀 
are used only for explanation and to the owners' benefit, without intent to ਀椀渀昀爀椀渀最攀⸀
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