Here's a screenshot of Device Manager, showing what's missing:įor reference, I've built a computer before and would call myself a well-versed amateur at these sorts of things, though I don't know much when it comes to BIOS-level and hardware driver-level matters.
My impression is that maybe there's some other driver that I need to install before I can even get to the network adapter, but that's just a guess. Returning to HP's driver site, the only thing I could find was this one under the "Firmware" category, but that also failed. As an aside, I can't figure out if this is the same thing as a network driver. I then noticed under Device Manager that the Ethernet Controller driver was missing. I went to HP's site for drivers on this machine and tried all 4 of the 7 drivers that were listed for my system under the "Driver - Network" category (the other 2 are wireless and the 3rd "Broadcom NetXtreme." didn't seem appropriate) to no avail. systems using this chipset and CPU is Thinkstation S30, HP Z420, Z620. But, quite a few of the drivers are missing, including the driver(s) required for network access, making this a real headache. Download Intel Chipset Device Software for X79 Chipset-Based Desktop Boards. Sie knnen auch Ihr Betriebssystem whlen, um nur Treiber zu sehen, die mit Ihrem Betriebssystem kompatibel sind. It came with the Windows 7 (64 bit Professional) install CD, which ran fine. Kostenlos Treiber fr HP Z420 Workstation fr Windows 7 64-bit.Whlen Sie aus der Liste den bentigten Treiber zum Herunterladen.
I recently acquired an HP Z420 without a hard drive, and so I have to do a fresh install of it.