I have this card working with Windows 2022 Server Standard. Let me save you some trouble:
1) Skip the included drivers CD included in the box. They are only for Windows 10/11 and do not work with Windows Server 2022. The driver installer will tell you that it installed successfully, yet the card will still not be working.
2) Also, do not go to Intel’s site and try installing the latest ethernet drivers’ package (28.1.1 as of this writing) from there. When you run the installer (which is almost 1GB in size) it will not detect a compatible card to install.
3) Jump directly over to Netely’s site and click on the “drivers” link at the bottom of the page. Find the I225-T1 entry for 2.5 Gbps PCIE Network Adapter. Next, click on the download for “Windows Server 2019 2022”. The necessary driver will be in I225-T1.zip. Extract that to a USB Thumb Drive and sneaker walk it over to your server. Go into Device Manager, right-click on the unknown Ethernet Adapter device, and choose “Update Driver”. Manually pick a location to install the drivers from and choose off the thumb drive the I225-T1>Windows-64bit folder with the search subfolders option is checked. Have it search for the driver and it will find and install it and the card will come to life and you’ll be on your network.
I am using this card for Windows 2022 Standard on an older AMD Ryzen B450 motherboard with a Ryzen 7 2700x CPU, 32 GB of RAM, and an older GTX 960 video card. I have not run any speed tests as I only have a 1 GB switch, but this card it is running great. I set up this machine to learn and work towards a couple Windows certifications and this card got around the problem of the onboard motherboard’s ethernet drivers from ASUS and Intel not working with Windows 2022.
Take care all!
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Product Description
PCI Express X8 Interface to 2X 10GbE NIC Card, Intel X540AT2 10GbE Converged Ethernet Adapter
NETELY X540T2 is a PCIE X8 to 2X 10GbE Converged Ethernet Adapter. It provides iSCSI, FCoE, Virtualization, and Flexible Port Partitioning functions for Windows and Linux system Desktop PCs and Commercial Servers. It is based on Intel X540AT2 2X 10GbE Converged Ethernet Controller, will drive users’ network to 2X 10Gbps max speed for data storage, live broadcast and gaming. Works with legacy Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) switches and CAT-6A cabling with full speed 10GbE 100 meters length. Supports auto-negotiation between 1 GbE and 10 GbE, do not support 2.5GbE and 5GbE network. Takes 2X 10GbEports into on single NIC adapters, will reduce total cost and save more power consumptions. Using exists low-cost, CAT-6, and CAT-6A cabling, will cut down the cable sourcing cost also. Anyway, it is the low-cost solution to add 2X 10Gbps RJ45 interface on Desktop PCs and Commercial Servers.
Product Features:
1. Low cost and low power consumption to add 10GbE network on Desktop PCs and Commercial Servers.
2. Standard CAT-6A cabling with RJ45 connectors, transmit full speed 10Gbps in 100 meters distance.
3. Backward compatibility with existing 1GbE networks simplifies the transition to 10GbE. DO NOT supports 2.5GbEand 5GbE mode.
4. Supports Flexible I/O virtualization for port partitioning and quality of service (QoS) of up to 64 virtual ports.
5. Supports unified networking delivering LAN, iSCSI, and FCoE in one low-cost CAN.
6. Full height bracket and low profile bracket inside for standard size PCs and slim PCs.
Tech-Specifications:
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10GbE and 1GbE Mode
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Windows Server 2019 2022
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CAT6 CAT6A Cables
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Intel X540T2 10GbE Network Controller
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PCI Express X8 Interface1. Based on PCI Express 2.0, will supports on PCIE 2.x, 3.x, 4.x. 2. PCI Express X8 interface, will works on PCIE X8 lane and X16 lane slot. ATTENTION: PCIE X16 slot may provide X1, X4 Lane, users must confirm it provide X8 or X16 Lane for this NIC card. |
Standard Size PCs and Slim PCs1. Low profile bracket for Slim PCs. 2. Full height bracket for Standard Size PCs. |
Product Description:
NETELY X540T2 is a PCIE X8 to 2X 10GbE Converged Ethernet Adapter. It provides iSCSI, FCoE, Virtualization, and Flexible Port Partitioning functions for Windows and Linux system Desktop PCs and Commercial Servers. It is based on Intel X540AT2 2X 10GbE Converged Ethernet Controller, will drive users’ network to 2X 10Gbps max speed for data storage, live broadcast and gaming. Works with legacy Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) switches and CAT-6A cabling with full speed 10GbE 100 meters length. Supports auto-negotiation between 1 GbE and 10 GbE, do not support 2.5GbE and 5GbE network. Takes 2X 10GbEports into on single NIC adapters, will reduce total cost and save more power consumptions. Using exists low-cost, CAT-6, and CAT-6A cabling, will cut down the cable sourcing cost also. Anyway, it is the low-cost solution to add 2X 10Gbps RJ45 interface on Desktop PCs and Commercial Servers.
Product Features:
1. Low cost and low power consumption to add 10GbE network on Desktop PCs and Commercial Servers.
2. Standard CAT-6A cabling with RJ45 connectors, transmit full speed 10Gbps in 100 meters distance.
3. Backward compatibility with existing 1GbE networks simplifies the transition to 10GbE. DO NOT supports 2.5GbEand 5GbE mode.
4. Supports Flexible I/O virtualization for port partitioning and quality of service (QoS) of up to 64 virtual ports.
5. Supports unified networking delivering LAN, iSCSI, and FCoE in one low-cost CAN.
6. Full height bracket and low profile bracket inside for standard size PCs and slim PCs.
System Requirements:
Plug and play on Windows Server 2012, 2012R2, 2016, 2019, 2022 systems
Need to install driver on Windows 7, 8.x, 10, 11 32/64bit systems.
Supports most of Linux systems with IXGBE driver, No tech-supports for Linux.
Package Inside:
1X X540T2 1X Mini-CD 1X Low Profile Bracket 1X User Manual 1X Mount Screw
Reviews with images
Consider disabling ASPM
I upgraded my router recently to 2.5GBps interfaces, and I found that PFSense was topping out at 1.6gbps/1.4gbps, instead of the 2.1gbps my Internet service is able to do. In iperf, it showed a throughput of only 1.74gbit/s using UDP.After a firmware update on the Dell Optiplex 9020 SFF I use for PFSense, and also disabling ASPM, which I think was the causative factor, the issue resolved itself. Works advertised speeds!After checking the devices list, I found one of the NICs connecting at only 2.5GT/s (!!!!) which is PCI Express x1 1.0. I read that, the actual speed of the PCIe Bus has 20% overhead, so the maximum throughput was only 250 * 0.8 = 200MB/s. You can correct this by disabling ASPM, since it can be buggy. Now both controllers show 5GT/s, or PCI Express x1 2.0, about 500MB/s, which is enough for two cards to communicate at full speed.So, if your PFSense is not functioning properly with this card, or even in Windows, consider disabling ASPM, and verify your bus speeds if you are using multiple discrete PCIe devices.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2024
Style: I225T1Verified Purchase
2.5G as advertised... even though it may run at ~1G with windows stock drivers... install the drivers from the cd -- it made the difference to get 2.5G speeds.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2024
Style: I225T1Verified Purchase
I upgraded my router recently to 2.5GBps interfaces, and I found that PFSense was topping out at 1.6gbps/1.4gbps, instead of the 2.1gbps my Internet service is able to do. In iperf, it showed a throughput of only 1.74gbit/s using UDP.
After a firmware update on the Dell Optiplex 9020 SFF I use for PFSense, and also disabling ASPM, which I think was the causative factor, the issue resolved itself. Works advertised speeds!
After checking the devices list, I found one of the NICs connecting at only 2.5GT/s (!!!!) which is PCI Express x1 1.0. I read that, the actual speed of the PCIe Bus has 20% overhead, so the maximum throughput was only 250 * 0.8 = 200MB/s. You can correct this by disabling ASPM, since it can be buggy. Now both controllers show 5GT/s, or PCI Express x1 2.0, about 500MB/s, which is enough for two cards to communicate at full speed.
So, if your PFSense is not functioning properly with this card, or even in Windows, consider disabling ASPM, and verify your bus speeds if you are using multiple discrete PCIe devices.
After a firmware update on the Dell Optiplex 9020 SFF I use for PFSense, and also disabling ASPM, which I think was the causative factor, the issue resolved itself. Works advertised speeds!
After checking the devices list, I found one of the NICs connecting at only 2.5GT/s (!!!!) which is PCI Express x1 1.0. I read that, the actual speed of the PCIe Bus has 20% overhead, so the maximum throughput was only 250 * 0.8 = 200MB/s. You can correct this by disabling ASPM, since it can be buggy. Now both controllers show 5GT/s, or PCI Express x1 2.0, about 500MB/s, which is enough for two cards to communicate at full speed.
So, if your PFSense is not functioning properly with this card, or even in Windows, consider disabling ASPM, and verify your bus speeds if you are using multiple discrete PCIe devices.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2023
Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2023
Card was easy to install and Win 10 found it right away.
I ran 6 speed tests with this Ethernet card inserted and my motherboard Ethernet disabled. Highest download speed was 102.0 Mbps, lowest was 86.5 Mbps.
For comparison I ran 9 speed tests with this Ethernet card inserted, but disabled and my motherboard Ethernet enabled.
Motherboard is an ASUS M5A99X EVO, Ethernet is Realtek 8111E gigabit lan controller. Over 11 years old PC build.
Highest download speed was with on board Ethernet was.230.7 Mbps, lowest was 164.2 Mbps.
Comparision speeds are half what they were on a 10 year old ASUS motherboard
Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2023
This adapter did not perform well in my desktop PC.Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2023
Card was easy to install and Win 10 found it right away.
I ran 6 speed tests with this Ethernet card inserted and my motherboard Ethernet disabled. Highest download speed was 102.0 Mbps, lowest was 86.5 Mbps.
For comparison I ran 9 speed tests with this Ethernet card inserted, but disabled and my motherboard Ethernet enabled.
Motherboard is an ASUS M5A99X EVO, Ethernet is Realtek 8111E gigabit lan controller. Over 11 years old PC build.
Highest download speed was with on board Ethernet was.230.7 Mbps, lowest was 164.2 Mbps.
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Jon L.
RE - Use with Synology DS1821+ - Not working
Reviewed in Canada on April 11, 2024Style: X540T2Verified Purchase
mokurum
Test your card within the return period
Reviewed in Canada on September 29, 2023Style: X540T2Verified Purchase
