Download network adapter for laptop. Video: how to find out the model of your network card. Installing drivers using the Driver Pack utility

18.06.2020

First of all, what are drivers? If you rely on the literal translation of the word driver, you can guess that this program is designed to control something. Therefore, the driver actually controls the equipment according to standard commands OS. With absence installed driver the device will either not work completely or will function in universal mode.

For proper operation network equipment you will need an individual driver that stores the device’s operating algorithm and information about how the operating system should interact with this part. Of course, for some devices drivers are installed automatically, but more often you have to do it manually. The need to install a driver arises after reinstalling the operating system, and also, if necessary, updating the driver version. Typically, drivers are included on a disk along with the device, but they can be found on the Internet - all you need to know is the device model.

Download drivers for network cards from the manufacturer Atheros on Windows 7

Download drivers for network cards from the manufacturer Broadcom on Windows 7

Download drivers for network cards from the manufacturer Marwell on Windows 7

Download drivers for network cards from the manufacturer Realtek on Windows 7

Download drivers for network cards from the manufacturer Intel on Windows 7

To find out the model of your network equipment, you need to open the “Control Panel”, then select “Administration” and go to “Computer Management”. Next, open “Device Manager” and go to “Network Cards”. After this, a list will open containing information about all installed network cards. You can also find out the device model by running command line– to do this, enter the cmd command in “Run”. In the window that opens after this, enter the command “ipconfig /all”.

If the network card was not detected by the system, then you should remove the network card from the motherboard and find the manufacturer's marking data. Using this data and the usual search service You can find out the network card model.

Any user can install network drivers on Windows 7. To do this, you will need to launch the driver icon, and after that the Installation Wizard will open, appearance reminiscent of the Install Any Program Wizard. All you have to do is click Next or Next and accept the license agreements. After waiting for the driver installation process to complete, you must reboot the system.

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On this page we will deal with the driver for the network card of a desktop computer or laptop. In the title I also wrote an Ethernet controller - that’s what it is network adapter. It’s just that in the device manager, as a rule, the network card is displayed as unknown device with the name "Ethernet controller". This is when the driver is not installed on it. I will try to explain in detail how to determine the status of a network card (does it work, no, do I need to install a driver), then I’ll show you how to determine which driver is needed for the Ethernet controller specifically in your case, and where to download it.

I don’t often write articles specifically on solving problems with LAN adapters, for the reason that there are practically no problems with these adapters. They often burn, that's all. But as for drivers, Windows 10, Windows 8, and Windows 7 almost always automatically install drivers on the network card. What can't you say about wireless Wi-Fi adapter. But today is not about him.

The Ethernet controller itself is almost always integrated into a laptop or desktop computer’s motherboard. Perhaps in your system unit There is already a discrete network card that is connected to the PCI slot. And there may also be a USB adapter, something like this, but this is rare. For greater clarity, let's look at the picture:

It doesn't matter which Ethernet controller you have installed. In any case, for it to work, a driver must be installed on it. You can check this in Device Manager.

Checking the network card in Device Manager

Let's go to the device manager and see what's what. If you don’t know how to enter the device manager, then press the keyboard shortcut Win+R, copy the command into the window devmgmt.msc, and click Ok. Or right click mouse to "My Computer" - "Properties", and there "Device Manager".

Open the tab immediately "Network adapters". If everything is fine with the network card, then there should be an adapter in the name of which you will see the words “LAN”, “Ethernet adapter”, “PCI...”, “Family Controller”, etc. I have ASUS laptop, and the Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller adapter.

If you don’t see a network card there, then there must be an unknown device (with yellow exclamation point). Most likely, it will be called "Ethernet controller". This is our network card, which does not work due to the lack of a driver. Windows without a driver simply does not know what kind of device it is and how to “communicate” with it.

We just need to install the driver on the network card. Or reinstall it if there is an adapter, but it works with errors or does not work at all.

Which driver should I download for the network card (Ethernet controller)?

We found out that we need to download and install the driver for the Ethernet controller. You probably immediately have a question about what driver is needed and where you can download it. Let's figure it out now.

The most correct way is to look for a driver for your laptop model, motherboard, or network card itself.

I understand that your Internet most likely does not work. If you have the adapter itself, laptop, or motherboard(if you have a PC) a disk with drivers was included, then you can try installing the driver from the disk.

If there is no disk, you will have to search and download the driver from another computer, or even mobile device. Then transfer it to the desired computer and install it.

If you have a laptop with a built-in network adapter

Everything is very simple here. First we need to find out the laptop model. It is exactly indicated on the sticker on the bottom of the laptop. Next, we type the laptop model into Google and go to the official website. Or, go to the official website of the manufacturer of your laptop, and through a search on the site we find the page for the model of your laptop. There we already look for the “Drivers”, “Support”, etc. tab, and download LAN Driver. Required for your Windows installation.

Depending on the manufacturer of your laptop, the process itself will differ. Therefore, I cannot give specific instructions. But the procedure will be the same. Since on the website of each manufacturer there is a page for a specific laptop model where you can download all the drivers.

I described this process in more detail in the article. In this case, everything is exactly the same, only in the end we download the driver not for Wi-Fi, but for the network card. Although, the driver for Wi-Fi adapter you will most likely have to download and install the same.

Searching for a LAN driver for a desktop computer

If you have a desktop computer with a network card built into the motherboard, then you need to look for the driver on the motherboard manufacturer’s website for your motherboard model. You probably have a question about how to find out the model of your motherboard. There are many programs, such as AIDA64, or CPU-Z. But this can also be done via the command line.

Open a command line and run the following commands one by one:

wmic baseboard get Manufacturer

wmic baseboard get product

Only the last one is possible. After completing it, you will see the motherboard model.

Next, we search the Internet for the motherboard model, go to the developer’s website, in my case it’s MSI, and download the LAN driver. Just remember to select your operating system. There will definitely be such an opportunity.

If you have a PCI or USB network card

In this case, first check to see if there was a driver disk included with the card itself.

If not, then you need to find out the model of the network adapter and download the driver from the official website. The model can usually be viewed on the device itself.

Searching for an Ethernet controller driver by VEN and DEV

This is a backup case. There is one good site that has helped me out more than once. With its help you can find a driver for almost any unknown device.

First, go to the device manager, right-click on our Ethernet controller (or an unknown device that you think might be a network adapter), and select "Properties".

In the new window, go to the "Details" tab. Select "Hardware ID" from the drop-down menu. Copy the last line (if it doesn’t work, you can try others).

Go to the website http://devid.info. In the search bar, paste the copied line from the device manager. And click "Search".

Download the first driver from the list. Please note that next to the driver the system for which it is suitable will be indicated. You need a driver for your operating system installed Windows systems. There you can choose from above the right system and system capacity. For example, Windows 10.

And on another page:

Download the driver file to your computer. Now we will install it.

Installing a driver on a network card in Windows 10, 8, 7

So, we already have the driver. As practice shows, to install you just need to open the downloaded archive, run the setup.exe file, and follow the installation instructions.

If any error appears during the driver installation process, restart your computer and try the installation again. If, however, the driver does not want to be installed, then try downloading another one. But there shouldn't be any problems.

We update the driver manually (if there is no setup.exe file)

You can try another installation method. First, extract all files from the driver archive. You can go to your desktop.

Next, go to the device manager and right-click on the network card. More precisely, to an unknown device (or Ethernet controller), which you think is the network adapter, and select "Update drivers".

In the new window, select “Search for drivers on this computer.”

The system itself must find and install the driver. If you specified the folder with the correct drivers.

If something didn’t work out for you during the installation process, write in the comments. Describe the problem in detail and I will try to help you.

In this article we will deal with such an important point as installing a driver for a network adapter. The network adapter is an Ethernet controller and from installing the correct driver for it, the correct and reliable operation of your Internet connection will depend.

Let's consider where to look at the controller model, whether it works or not. Next, let's move on to the drivers: where to download them and how to install them.

Briefly, what is a driver?

A driver is a program (software) that is needed to connect the operating system (OS) with devices connected to the computer and “explain” to the OS how to use them correctly. Almost every device that accesses the OS has its own driver: external devices(peripherals) - mice, printers, monitors, keyboards, etc. , internal (components) - video card, network adapter, motherboard, processor.

Drivers for most devices are already integrated into the OS, but it may turn out that for complex and specific devices, which include a network adapter, you will need to install the latest driver.

Drivers are supplied with the equipment by default, so when purchasing devices and components, check the availability of the driver - CD

Network adapter diagnostics

In order to check whether the network card is working you need go to "Device Manager".

Algorithm for transition to "Network adapters":

If the network adapter is OK, then there are no icons like this next to it and it has a name. If it doesn’t work, it will be located in the “Other devices” tab and most likely have the name “Ethernet controller”

Tab "Other devices" >>> "Ethernet controller"

or "Network controller"

“Other devices” tab >>> “Network controller”

If there is a problem with the controller described above, then you need to install driver for network card - (Ethernet controller), or reinstall it if you have a disk with the driver or it is saved on your computer. Hope importance correct installation I brought the driver to you.

Save drivers to HDD, flash drive or other media, and also save a CD with drivers. Example: after reinstalling the OS, you will not have access to the Internet until the correct one is installed driver for network card, Question: how can you download something from the network?

Network Equipment Identification

If you have Personal Computer, then in order to find out what driver is needed for the network adapter, you first need to find out the model of the motherboard and on official website manufacturer download required driver and then install it.

LAN card built into the motherboard. How to find out the motherboard model?

If you still have the box, receipt, warranty card, then this information is on them. If there is no box, then through the “Command Line”.

Algorithm:

wmic baseboard get Manufacturer
wmic baseboard get product

Enter the commands one after another “wmic baseboard get Manufacturer” “wmic baseboard get product”

Motherboard in the example: manufacturer - ASRock; model - Z77 Extreme4.

Where and how to find the required driver?

Using the site https://www.asrock.com/ as an example, let's look at how to find the right driver, we need - Lan driver

asrock.com. Go to the "Support" section

"Support" section >>> enter your motherboard model

Click “Download”

Select your operating system

Driver – Broadcom Lan driver ver:14.8.4.1

On the websites of other manufacturers, the algorithm is similar: go to the “Support” section, etc.

Determining LAN drivers by equipment ID (Vendor ID and Device ID)

The device manufacturer and device identifier - ID, as well as the driver, can be determined by VEN and DEV.

Vendor ID– device manufacturer identifier (every device manufacturer in the world has one or more such unique identifiers). These numbers are issued by the international organization PCI SIG;
Device ID– unique device identifier (unique for the specified Vendor ID). Their numbering is determined by the manufacturer himself.

Right-click on “Ethernet controller” and go to “Properties”

Open the “Information” tab in the “Properties” drop-down list, select the equipment ID, right-click on the first line, Copy

The required code fragment for further use is PCI\VEN_14E4&DEV_16B1

VEN - 14E4 and DEV - 16B1, these codes determine the driver that corresponds to this device. Next, go to the website https://devid.info/ru/ and insert into the search bar PCI\VEN_14E4&DEV_16B1

RevisionID - revision identifier (abbreviated REV) is rarely used

“Home” https://devid.info/ru

“Home” https://devid.info/ru OS selection

After selecting the OS, the following will open. window, there will be a link to download the driver

Download and save the driver.

You have a laptop with an integrated network adapter

If you have a laptop, then you need to look for drivers by laptop model. You can find out the laptop model by looking at the sticker on the bottom. The model is known, then >>> find it on the Internet official website of the manufacturer and go to it , further>>> find the page with your laptop model or support.

A visual example on the model - Z580 Laptop (ideapad) below.

go to https://www3.lenovo.com/ru/ru/ in the Support and Warranty section, subsection - Drivers

Enter your laptop model in the search field

Go to Drivers and Software

You are taking " Operating system"and download the driver

We determined which driver was needed, found, downloaded and saved it. Now you need to install the driver.

Installing the network adapter driver

There is nothing complicated in installing the driver: you need to unpack the archive (or you don’t have to unpack it, but just open it and run the file setup.exe).

You can try the method through the “Device Manager”; to do this, create a folder so that you can quickly find it (you can on the “Desktop”), and unpack the contents of the archive there. Next (the procedure is described above in great detail) >>> “Other devices” >>> “Ethernet controller” >>> RMB >>> “Update drivers” >>> “Browse” (path to file) >>> “Ok » >>> “Next”

“Other devices” >>> “Ethernet controller” >>> RMB >>> “Update drivers”

With the process of re Windows installations Probably every user of this OS is familiar with it. And after installation, you usually need to do a lot more manipulations - other programs, and customize the appearance.

We have already written about a convenient tool that searches for and installs drivers automatically. It's worth noting that new versions of Windows come with a basic set of drivers. I recently encountered a situation where the Windows installation process failed to install network drivers. It is impossible to go online, and to download the necessary driver you need the Internet. Vicious circle. And how now install the driver on the network card without the Internet?

In this article we will look at several ways to solve this problem.

Installation disk

Typically, motherboards, network adapters and other hardware are sold along with a disk containing drivers and installation instructions. Look among the disks lying around, maybe you will find a disk with the necessary drivers.

Found it? Insert it into the drive. Now you need to go to “Device Manager”. In Windows 10, you can right-click on “This PC” -> “Manage” and find the manager there. Find the network adapter among all devices and context menu select “Update Driver”. In the window that appears, click “Search for drivers on this computer” and select the drive. The driver installation will start and you will soon have Internet access.

Download the driver using another computer

If the installation disk is lost, you can download the driver through another computer that has access to the Internet. But to do this you need to know the exact model of the network adapter. Perhaps you still have the box from the network card, or a warranty card, which may indicate the model. If not, let's try to find out programmatically.

1 way

In the same device manager, right-click on the network card -> Properties -> Information and select “Hardware ID” in the “Property” drop-down menu. Copy the value and enter it into Google. Search system will find many sites where you can download the appropriate driver for this device.

Method 2

We previously wrote about using the Aida64 program. This multifunctional program can show all devices connected to motherboard. Launch Aida64 and go to the Network -> Windows Network. There you can find out the manufacturer and model of the network card. Download the driver from the Internet.

Installing the driver from the .exe file should not cause any difficulties.

Creating a Backup

Before reinstallation Windows is better do backup copy drivers. This will help restore the functionality of all devices in a few clicks. Windows has a built-in utility called DISM.exe. In fact, DISM.exe provides many options, but we will use the function of creating a driver backup.

Run as administrator. To do this, right-click on Start and find this item there. In new Windows versions 10 it is called Windows PowerShell (Administrator).

Enter the command:

d ism /online /export-driver /destination:E:\Backup

E:/Backup – folder where to save drivers. Create it in advance. You can also save drivers to other media, for example USB flash drives. The export of drivers to the specified directory will begin. Wait until the process is completed, and only then proceed to reinstall Windows.

When you have a “clean” OS in front of you, it’s time to restore all the drivers. Exactly the same as in the case with installation disk, you need to open Device Manager, find the network adapter and start the driver installation from your computer by selecting the folder where you saved the backup.

3DP NET program

There is a wonderful program that can install drivers on the network card without the Internet. This is a utility that contains many drivers specifically for network adapters. And with a 95% probability, the driver for your adapter is also there.

Download in advance current version 3DP NET from the Internet. I specifically do not provide a link, because the program is constantly updated and drivers are added for new devices. Launch 3DP NET. The drivers will begin unpacking into the specified folder. Then the program will automatically detect your network adapter and in 1 click you can install the driver. I strongly recommend recording this program on a flash drive so that you can install the driver at any time.