Intel EXPI9301CTBLK PRO1000 Network Card CT PCIex

I have a brand new high performance PC with an i7 intel processor, 32 Mb ram, a high performance Gigabyte motherboard, SSD and a high end video and sound card that is running Win 7 x64 which I built. After some issues with my network connection developed I decided to look into the possibility of a separate network port card as I didn't want to have to take my computer apart again to extract the motherboard I did some research and identified that I would be better to purchase a more expensive but higher performance network card that matched the rest of my system. I was hoping it would resolve my networking issues, but I wasn't expecting a performance boost on log on our loading we pages given the performance of the rest of my PC hardware. How wrong I was! Initial log onto network is now almost instantaneous and web pages load perceptibly faster. It didn't resolve the networking issues I was experiencing as this turned out to be a router issue. However, I'm still very pleased I have invested in this network card due to the performance increase it delivers and intel have provided updated drivers/ tools for it that enable you to run both hardware and network cable checks to assist in fault finding etc. If you want to increase the performance of your PC I definitely recommend investing in this quality high performance network card.

I bought this PCI Express card hoping that my read/write transfer rates would improve. I had 6Mb/s download and 0.1Mb/s upload which was causing me headaches with Windows 7 Pro, having had a much better upload speed (4-6Mb/s) with XP Pro. I tried all the blog fixes and there were marginal improvements in performance. I had an external 1Gb Network adaptor fitted on the PCI connector to the motherboard and that didn't improve matters. I read the blurb on the ASUS motherboard which generally referred to the PCI Express connections as being good for heavy duty gamer graphics, but buried in the text it also mentioned it might be good for Networks. I bought the card based on very positive reviews with my fingers crossed. I installed it in minutes and the BIOS instantly recognised it and the system booted up normally while I held my breath hoping no crash would occur. I then ran several large 100Mb transfers to my Synology NAS server via a Netgear ADSL+ router and couldn't record the upload/ download rate as it was near instant. I then went for a 2Gb file transfer and could find a transfer rate of between 50-80Mb/s..Outstanding. This is the best and least expensive upgrade I have ever had. Highly recommended and gets 5 stars...The only downside was that there was no installation CD..or anything other than the plastic packaging of the adapter and a short plate.

The Ethernet connection on my Dell XPS8300 had become erratic and was suffering from intermittent failure. I had wasted hours trying to fix it, updating and reinstalling drivers etc. and eventually concluded that the Ethernet port that forms part of the Dell motherboard was as fault. I believe that one of the connections on the motherboard was failing as it expanded and contracted with any heat fluctuations. Rather than having to replace or repair the mother board I decided to try this in one of the spare slots. Installing it was easy as it simply slots in to the spare port, Windows 7 found it straight away, so I could connect to the internet again. Once it was connected I was able to automatically update the driver and since install it has worked flawlessly, just what I wanted The only other thing I did was go to windows device manager and disable the old faulty Ethernet port so that the PC wasn't trying to use or find that at any point. As Brassneck said on his review "it's cheaper than a motherboard", as a fix for my aging (13 month old!) Dell its worked for me.

This card is a good replacement if your onboard is broken it is also cheap, it does it job it has 1gb speed But the only problem i have with it intel no longer support drivers for win8.1 and win 10 but microsoft do automatically install drivers for you so you will not get any of the advanced features for them two OS.

My onboard ethernet connection on my Windows 8.1 PC died due to a power surge, I think. January lightning... So the cheap and easy way to solve this seemed to be a CSL PCIe (PCI-E / PCI Express) Gigabit network card from Amazon, which I ordered for about £5. I have spent a week messing about with a connection lasting max. 90 mins, verifying Windows power management etc. to the Network Adaptor, trying different drivers, and seemingly exhaustive internet searches, and have got nowhere. If I unplugged my ethernet inside the 90 minute window, it would disappear, too, until a complete Shut Down and restart (not just a restart). Bought one of these, also from Amazon. Now I can unplug my ethernet connection, configure a router as an access point (fallout from the power surge), plug my ethernet back in to my network, and it WORKS! If I have any problems, I have the Intel dashboard to go to for help. So fingers crossed! It's not cheap, but Intel do seem to give value for money in the quality of this product.

This turns out to be a very old Intel card and is no longer supported with driver updates. Specifically it is not listed as compatible with Windows 10. It will work, up to a point, as Windows uses a generic driver but it is subject to regular dropping of the LAN connection. This can be a real nuisance although it generally reconnects almost immediately by itself. I'm going to have to ditch this and look for a card that is Win 10 compatible.

Nach viel Ärger mit On-Board-LAN war ein Wechsel der NICs von Nöten, und nach ein wenig Suche im WWW bin ich irgendwan bei den CT-Desktop Karten von Intel hängen geblieben. Laut Reviews auf div. Seiten sollten diese problemlos und vergleichsweise schnell arbeiten, was mir bei bisher maximal 12 MiB/s und regelmäßigen Verbindungseinbrüchen mit den Onboard-Lö- sungen mehr als zusagte. Frühere Versuche mit Realtek-basierten Karten waren auch in die Hose gegangen, sei es durch die gleichen Probleme wie mit Onboard-LAN, oder, wie im Fall von 3 bau- gleichen Realtek PCIe-GBit-Karten (in 3 Rechnern) mit dem zeitgleichen Ableben 1 Woche nach Einbau (bei auch max. 12 MiB/s wohlgemerkt). Die Intel-Karten haben derweil die Wochenfrist überlebt und überzeugen mit 50-80 MiB/s je nach Dateigröße und -mischung und bisher 100%iger Stabilität. Es sind keine Einstellungen nötig, die Karten müssen nur eigebaut werden, Treiber von Intel installieren (nicht dabei, muss runtergeladen werden) und fertig. Einziger Nachteil, unter Vista gibt es keine Standarttreiber, d.h. die Karten laufen nicht ohne externen Treiber. Den sollte man also runterladen, bevor man den Onboardkram ausschaltet. Fazit: Die Intel Karten kosten das 2-3fache anderer GBit-Lösungen, belohnen aber mit etwa 5-8fachen Datenrate im Vergleich zu Onboard-LAN (hier 2x Gigabyte mit P35 und X58 Chipsatz, 1x Zotac nVidia ION) bzw. anderen günstigen NICs. Kaufen, Einbauen, Freuen - die Dinger sind es wert.

I used it for a Asrock J4105 mini ITX mobo and works straight out of the box. Speed is better than the Realtek 8111 on board lan and synology updates do not break my NAS

My Dell Dimension E510 desktop had the PRO/100 VE desktop adapter as its NIC, which worked just fine. I was upgrading my E510 from XP to Windows 7 and wanted a new Ethernet card so I chose the Gigabit CT Desktop Adapter. I had PROSet software installed along with the driver for the PRO/100 VE. Some helpful instructions for those that want to upgrade your driver or install a new Ethernet card; With PROSet, you must first remove your current adapter from the PROSet software BEFORE uninstalling PROSet and the current driver. If you don't you may end up with a phantom adapter that causes problems when you try to install a new version of PROSet and an updated driver. I installed the Gigabit CT card while still running XP. I had a free PCI-Express (x1) slot, which made installing the new card easy. During system startup I entered Setup and disabled the PRO/100 VE NIC and then proceeded with the rest of startup. I then installed a new version of PROSet and a new driver that I downloaded from Intel's web site. I didn't have to reboot after installing the software. The card just worked. When I upgraded from XP to Windows 7, the OS recognized the Gigabit CT card and installed drivers automatically so I didn't have to worry about downloading and installing a driver after installing the OS. The only thing is that Windows 7 didn't install PROSet, which is optional software anyway so it's not required. My house is wired with CAT5 instead of CAT5e or CAT6 so I really don't get the benefit of having a Gigabit network adapter. My VPN router is not a Gigabit router. It's only rated at 75Mbps. With my current Comcast service I'm getting about 25Mbps download and 4Mbps upload, which is about the same as I was getting with the PRO/100 VE NIC so having a Gigabit card isn't making any difference for me. However, the card works flawlessly and I'm very pleased with it. If you're wired with CAT5e or CAT6 and have Gigabit network equipment I would highly recommend the CT Desktop Adapter. It's a great Ethernet card, easy to install, works with Windows 7, and it provides great performance even in a non-Gigabit environment. You can download the latest PROSet and driver from Intel's web site.

Prodotto di qualità con rapporto prezzo/prestazioni ottimo. Arriva in confezione bulk, installata su Win 8.1 64bit, riconosciuta ed installata senza problemi automaticamente dal sistema operativo. Sono andato su impostazioni scheda, fatto "Aggiorna driver" si è pure installato in automatico un aggiornamento da Windows Update. Prodotto con data di fabbricazione di GEN2015, quindi recentissima, non è il classico fondo di magazzino lasciato li aspettando che qualcuno lo compri. Il chipset Intel garantisce poi prestazioni elevate (2 code simultanee in RX e TX). Per dettagli sulla scheda, direttamente dal sito del costruttore : [...]

Do the job , easy to install