Enable the Intel 82579V NIC

Enable the Intel 82579V NIC in Windows Server 2012

After installing Windows Server 2012 on my server, the on-board Intel 82579V Gigabit NIC on the Asus motherboard was not working. On the Asus site I found Windows 8 Intel drivers for the motherboard. After installing the drivers the NIC was still not working. To get the  Intel 82579V NIC working in Windows Server 2012.

Here are the steps:

• To be able to modify the drivers you need to run the the following commands:

bcdedit -set loadoptions DISABLE_INTEGRITY_CHECKS 
bcdedit -set TESTSIGNING ON

• Reboot
• Download the Intel drivers. In my case I used the Intel drivers Asus has available for the Asus P9X79 motherboard
• Save them to a map and extract them if needed
• Open the folder PRO1000
• Open the folder Winx64
• Open the folder NDIS63
• Open the e1c63x64.inf file, I used Notepad++  to edit the file
• In the [ControlFlags] section delete the 3 lines (1)
• Select and copy the five %E1503 lines (2)
• Paste the 5 lines in the [Intel.NTamd64.6.2] section below the %1502NC lines

• After the modifications the e1c63x64.inf file must look like this:

• Save the file
• Install the Intel drivers

• After the installation the Intel 82579V Gigabit NIC is recognized and enabled

• Enable the driver integrity checks and disable test signing again by using the following commands:

bcdedit -set loadoptions ENABLE_INTEGRITY_CHECKS
bcdedit -set TESTSIGNING OFF

• Reboot