GA-Z77X-UD5H Intel Network Drivers not installing?

[royal]

Bought a GA-Z77X-UD5H.  Everything in device manager looks good except for one network controller.  The Atheros drivers installed just fine.  The download section on the Gigabyte site for this mobo has the 16.5 drivers.  I tried installing them and it says no Intel adapters found.  So I went to Intel's site and downloaded the 17.0 drivers but same problem. 

I'm an IT guy and this is my home lab server running Windows 2008 R2.  The 17.0 drivers I downloaded were specific to Windows Server 2008 R2.  No luck though.

Any ideas?

[Dark Mantis]

Hi and welcome.

I have just check as well and as far as I can see there is no driver on the Gigabyte site for this Intel LAN chip and your OS. I can't think why the Intel driver doesn't work as it is listed as the correct one, so the only thing I can suggest is that you contact GGTS and see if they can help sort it out.

GGTS

http://www.gigabyte.com/support-downloads/support-downloads.aspx

or
http://ggts.gigabyte.com/

Please expect several days for a reply.

[wheelerx]

I'm having the same trouble with Server 2008 and a Sniper M3. Tried everything I can think of, but no go

[Dark Mantis]

I have just obtained a G1.Sniper.M3 and am in the process of building it up as I shall be reviewing it as I go. Only problem as far as you are concerned is that I don't have Server 2008 to try on it so I will be limited to my normal software. I will post back when I have had a chance to check it out.

[JoeMiner]

I found a way to install the drivers for the Intel 82579V NIC on my GA-Z77X-UD5H while running Windows Server 2008-R2.

I wrote it up here: http://homeservershow.com/forums/index.php?/topic/4025-intel-82579v-nic-on-ga-z77x-ud5h-and-other-motherboards-with-server-oss/

Now, I need a way to install the Intel USB 3.0 Extensible Host Controller Driver -- apparently Intel is only supplying drivers for Windows 7 with the Z77's.  It see's my Server 2008-R2 and promptly refuses to install.

[JoeMiner]

I found a way to install the drivers for the Intel 82579V NIC on my GA-Z77X-UD5H while running Windows Server 2008-R2.

I wrote it up here: http://homeservershow.com/forums/index.php?/topic/4025-intel-82579v-nic-on-ga-z77x-ud5h-and-other-motherboards-with-server-oss/

Now, I need a way to install the Intel USB 3.0 Extensible Host Controller Driver -- apparently Intel is only supplying drivers for Windows 7 with the Z77's.  It see's my Server 2008-R2 and promptly refuses to install.

Just heard from Gigabyte tech support.  They said my Z77X-UD5H is a desktop board not a server board so I should wipe Server 2008R2 and install Windows 7.

That's all I know -- If anyone has ideas on how to install Intel's USB 3.0 Drivers on Server 2008R2 I'm all ears/eyes.

[anyforumuser]

Thanks to JoeMiner , his process for the network drivers gave me the clues to figure out to get the USB3 drivers working.
I have got the intel USB3 drivers working at full speed in win server 2008r2

you have to edit the following file :
1. mup.xml
    in <supportedoperatingsystems>  change the "Windows7" to "W2K8"
2. in setup.if2
    under [groups]
     line starting with "HSCSDRIVER "
     change the "IsOS( ... )" entry to "IsOS(WIN2008_R2,WIN2008_R2_MAXSP)"

3. inf files
    for all copy the content of the [Intel.NTAMD64.6.1] group to the [Intel.NTAMD64.6.2] group

4. driver folders.
here i am not entirely sure which is correct so there are some double up's.
 
  in the drivers folder copy the "Win7" folder to "win2008" , "win2008_r2" and "x64"

  ie your drivers folder should now contain the "win2008" , "win2008_r2" and "x64" folders and they contain contents of the win7 folder (the inf files should of already been fixed)

Run install , It should install properly and work now.
You will have to reboot
If it doesn't work remove the intel usb3 controllers from device manager and get it to "scan for hardware changes"


Good luck !!!

 

[benevida]

Thank you anyforumuser!  A process for getting this driver installed was exactly what I needed.

However, I've hit a snag. I believe I've followed every step exactly as written, but I'm getting an error during installation.  I get the message "One or more files that are required for installation are either missing or corrupted.  Setup will exit."  Behind the error, the 'Setup Progress' shows the current step as "Copying File: C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\Intel(R) USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller Driver\Drivers\iusb3xhc.man".  I've checked the installation files, and iusb3xhc.man seems to be a viable file in all of the Windows 2008 sub-directories of the Drivers folder.  Therefore I don't see how the file could be missing and I doubt that it is corrupted, (although it does NOT exist in the \Drivers\HCSwitch folder).  I opened 'Setup.if2', and there are two aspects to the step of copying iusb3xhc.man that caught my eye.  First, the steps immediately preceding are set to 'error=ignore'.  If they hadn't completed successfully, this is the first step where we'd hear about it.  Second, this is the first step where the relative path '%source%\drivers\%_os%\%_ia%\' is used.  If I haven't named the Windows 2008 sub-directories correctly, I could see where things are fouling up. 

In any event, if someone could take a look and make suggestions I'd appreciate it.  Thank you.