Showing posts with label 2008 R2 Intel LAN Drivers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2008 R2 Intel LAN Drivers. Show all posts

Friday, February 28, 2014

Intel Pro 1000 LAN Drivers for Server 2003/2008/2008 R2

Today I had a wearied problem...

Was installing Server 2008 R2 on Intel 61WW... all got installed well... but was not able to install LAN drivers..

No matter from where ever I download it from... didnt installed.. I tried on different Motherboard suspecting that the NIC might have got faulty...  even tried with Intel 61CR motherboard... Nope it refused to install

Tried Windows 7 64 bit drivers... hummm... nope that to didn't work... 

Because...  Intel & ofcourse Micro$oft thought that no one should be allowed to install Server class OS on Desktop Systems... Bad business Ethics... MONOPOLY.... again happy to SAY I LOVE... AMD and LINUX...  therefore they omitted the settings from where Server OS will not be able to recognize the Hardware and will not install the drivers..... and they never realized that some people who have test labs and dont have server class machines at their disposal to do R&D and testing.... will be using desktops as servers for testing so don't be greedy and release for all...

So finally I did what I use to do when Windows 7 came and  again manufacturers & Micro$oft refused to provide XP drivers with Laptops... Tweak driver Inf files with respective Hardware ID's and create a INF file which is recognized by the OS... here is what I did and it worked...

Download Intel 1000 Pro LAN drivers and Extract it...

Go to drictory where you extracted it... PRO1000\Winx64\NDIS62\  directory

make a copy of e1c62x64.inf file to any other folder.... In case you want to revert back to original state.

Open the following INF file in Notepad... and you will see....



[Intel]

[Intel.NTamd64.6.1.1]
; DisplayName                   Section              DeviceID
; -----------                   -------              --------
%E1502NC.DeviceDesc%            = E1502.6.1.1,       PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1502
%E1502NC.DeviceDesc%            = E1502.6.1.1,       PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1502&SUBSYS_00011179
%E1502NC.DeviceDesc%            = E1502.6.1.1,       PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1502&SUBSYS_00021179
%E1502NC.DeviceDesc%            = E1502.6.1.1,       PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1502&SUBSYS_80001025
%E1503NC.DeviceDesc%            = E1503.6.1.1,       PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1503
%E1503NC.DeviceDesc%            = E1503.6.1.1,       PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1503&SUBSYS_00011179
%E1503NC.DeviceDesc%            = E1503.6.1.1,       PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1503&SUBSYS_00021179
%E1503NC.DeviceDesc%            = E1503.6.1.1,       PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1503&SUBSYS_80001025
%E1503NC.DeviceDesc%            = E1503.6.1.1,       PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1503&SUBSYS_04911025

[Intel.NTamd64.6.1]
; DisplayName                   Section        DeviceID
; -----------                   -------        --------
%E1502NC.DeviceDesc%            = E1502,       PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1502
%E1502NC.DeviceDesc%            = E1502,       PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1502&SUBSYS_00011179
%E1502NC.DeviceDesc%            = E1502,       PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1502&SUBSYS_00021179
%E1502NC.DeviceDesc%            = E1502,       PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1502&SUBSYS_80001025


Change it to.....

[Intel.NTamd64.6.1.1]
; DisplayName                   Section              DeviceID
; -----------                   -------              --------
%E1502NC.DeviceDesc%            = E1502.6.1.1,       PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1502
%E1502NC.DeviceDesc%            = E1502.6.1.1,       PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1502&SUBSYS_00011179
%E1502NC.DeviceDesc%            = E1502.6.1.1,       PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1502&SUBSYS_00021179
%E1502NC.DeviceDesc%            = E1502.6.1.1,       PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1502&SUBSYS_80001025
%E1503NC.DeviceDesc%            = E1503.6.1.1,       PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1503
%E1503NC.DeviceDesc%            = E1503.6.1.1,       PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1503&SUBSYS_00011179
%E1503NC.DeviceDesc%            = E1503.6.1.1,       PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1503&SUBSYS_00021179
%E1503NC.DeviceDesc%            = E1503.6.1.1,       PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1503&SUBSYS_80001025
%E1503NC.DeviceDesc%            = E1503.6.1.1,       PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1503&SUBSYS_04911025

[Intel.NTamd64.6.1]
; DisplayName                   Section        DeviceID
; -----------                   -------        --------
%E1502NC.DeviceDesc%            = E1502,       PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1502
%E1502NC.DeviceDesc%            = E1502,       PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1502&SUBSYS_00011179
%E1502NC.DeviceDesc%            = E1502,       PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1502&SUBSYS_00021179
%E1502NC.DeviceDesc%            = E1502,       PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1502&SUBSYS_80001025
%E1503NC.DeviceDesc%            = E1503.6.1.1,       PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1503
%E1503NC.DeviceDesc%            = E1503.6.1.1,       PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1503&SUBSYS_00011179
%E1503NC.DeviceDesc%            = E1503.6.1.1,       PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1503&SUBSYS_00021179
%E1503NC.DeviceDesc%            = E1503.6.1.1,       PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1503&SUBSYS_80001025
%E1503NC.DeviceDesc%            = E1503.6.1.1,       PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1503&SUBSYS_04911025



What we just did is that... Under section [Intel.NTamd64.6.1] we added the Hardware ID of the NIC which Server 2008 R2 can compare to Installed NIC ID... and accordingly Install the drivers..



%E1503NC.DeviceDesc%            = E1503.6.1.1,       PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1503
%E1503NC.DeviceDesc%            = E1503.6.1.1,       PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1503&SUBSYS_00011179
%E1503NC.DeviceDesc%            = E1503.6.1.1,       PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1503&SUBSYS_00021179
%E1503NC.DeviceDesc%            = E1503.6.1.1,       PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1503&SUBSYS_80001025
%E1503NC.DeviceDesc%            = E1503.6.1.1,       PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1503&SUBSYS_04911025


No clich Update driver in Device manager and browse to the Extracted location where we have just updated the INF file and... See the magic... the drivers wil install... and you will have working Desktop and Server 2008 R2 .....

The same can be done dor Server 2003 and Server 2008..

For Server 2003

\NDIS5x\e1c51x64.inf


[Intel]

[Intel.NTamd64.5.2]
; DisplayName                   Section        DeviceID
; -----------                   -------        --------
%E1502NC.DeviceDesc%            = E1502,       PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1502
%E1502NC.DeviceDesc%            = E1502,       PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1502&SUBSYS_00011179
%E1502NC.DeviceDesc%            = E1502,       PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1502&SUBSYS_00021179
%E1502NC.DeviceDesc%            = E1502,       PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1502&SUBSYS_80001025
%E1503NC.DeviceDesc%            = E1503,       PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1503
%E1503NC.DeviceDesc%            = E1503,       PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1503&SUBSYS_00011179
%E1503NC.DeviceDesc%            = E1503,       PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1503&SUBSYS_00021179
%E1503NC.DeviceDesc%            = E1503,       PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1503&SUBSYS_80001025
%E1503NC.DeviceDesc%            = E1503,       PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1503&SUBSYS_04911025

[Intel.NTamd64.5.2.1]
; DisplayName                   Section        DeviceID
; -----------                   -------        --------
%E1502NC.DeviceDesc%            = E1502,       PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1502
%E1502NC.DeviceDesc%            = E1502,       PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1502&SUBSYS_00011179
%E1502NC.DeviceDesc%            = E1502,       PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1502&SUBSYS_00021179
%E1502NC.DeviceDesc%            = E1502,       PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1502&SUBSYS_80001025
%E1503NC.DeviceDesc%            = E1503,       PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1503
%E1503NC.DeviceDesc%            = E1503,       PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1503&SUBSYS_00011179
%E1503NC.DeviceDesc%            = E1503,       PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1503&SUBSYS_00021179
%E1503NC.DeviceDesc%            = E1503,       PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1503&SUBSYS_80001025
%E1503NC.DeviceDesc%            = E1503,       PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1503&SUBSYS_04911025


For Server 2008

\NDIS61\e1c60x64.inf

[Intel]

[Intel.NTamd64.6.0.1]
; DisplayName                   Section              DeviceID
; -----------                   -------              --------
%E1502NC.DeviceDesc%            = E1502.6.0.1,       PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1502
%E1502NC.DeviceDesc%            = E1502.6.0.1,       PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1502&SUBSYS_00011179
%E1502NC.DeviceDesc%            = E1502.6.0.1,       PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1502&SUBSYS_00021179
%E1502NC.DeviceDesc%            = E1502.6.0.1,       PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1502&SUBSYS_80001025
%E1503NC.DeviceDesc%            = E1503.6.0.1,       PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1503
%E1503NC.DeviceDesc%            = E1503.6.0.1,       PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1503&SUBSYS_00011179
%E1503NC.DeviceDesc%            = E1503.6.0.1,       PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1503&SUBSYS_00021179
%E1503NC.DeviceDesc%            = E1503.6.0.1,       PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1503&SUBSYS_80001025
%E1503NC.DeviceDesc%            = E1503.6.0.1,       PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1503&SUBSYS_04911025

[Intel.NTamd64.6.0]
; DisplayName                   Section        DeviceID
; -----------                   -------        --------
%E1502NC.DeviceDesc%            = E1502,       PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1502
%E1502NC.DeviceDesc%            = E1502,       PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1502&SUBSYS_00011179
%E1502NC.DeviceDesc%            = E1502,       PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1502&SUBSYS_00021179
%E1502NC.DeviceDesc%            = E1502,       PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1502&SUBSYS_80001025
%E1503NC.DeviceDesc%            = E1503.6.0.1,       PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1503
%E1503NC.DeviceDesc%            = E1503.6.0.1,       PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1503&SUBSYS_00011179
%E1503NC.DeviceDesc%            = E1503.6.0.1,       PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1503&SUBSYS_00021179
%E1503NC.DeviceDesc%            = E1503.6.0.1,       PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1503&SUBSYS_80001025
%E1503NC.DeviceDesc%            = E1503.6.0.1,       PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1503&SUBSYS_04911025


Hope that These GIANTS one day learn to behave and value the needs of all not just their own.....




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