Realtek Giga LAN Driver for Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit) - Notebook

Supported ThinkPad Systems

• ThinkPad Edge E430, Edge E430c, Edge E435
• ThinkPad Edge E530, Edge E530c, Edge E535
• ThinkPad Edge E445, Edge E545
• Lenovo B430

• Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 32-bit, 64-bit

This package installs the software (Realtek Giga LAN Driver) to enable the following device.

• Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller

Notes:

• If this package has been installed, updating (overwrite-installing) this package will fix problems, add new functions, or expand functions as noted below.
• This program is language independent and can be used with any language system.
  

   

	Supported ThinkPad Systems
	Supported Operating Systems
	Summary of changes
	Installation Instructions
	Uninstallation Instructions
	Determining which version is installed

Where:

• < > Version number
• ( ) Build ID for administrative purpose
• [Important] Important update
• (New) New function or enhancement
• (Fix) Correction to existing function

Version 7.72.410.2013

• (Fix) Fixed an issue that is related to ping response time unstable issue.

Version 7.48.823.2011

• (New) Added support for ThinkPad Edge E430c, E530c.
• (New) Added support for ThinkPad Edge E445,E545.
• (New) Added support for Windows 7 for Lenovo B430.
• (New) Add support for ThinkPad Edge E435/E535.
• (New) Initial release for ThinkPad Edge E430/E530.

Notes:

• If your computer runs satisfactorily now, it may not be necessary to update the software. To determine if you should update the software, refer to the Version Information section.

This section assumes to use Internet Explorer and Windows Explorer.

[Downloading file]

1. Click once on the underlined file name. Once this is done, some pop-up windows will appear.
2. Follow the instructions on the screen.
3. In the window to choose Run or Save, click the Save button.
4. Choose the folder you would like to download the file to and click the Save button. A different window will appear and the download will begin and complete. Once the download has completed, there may or may not be a message stating that the download completed successfully.

[Extracting file]

5. Make sure to be logged on with administrative account.
6. Locate the directory where the file was downloaded.
7. Locate the file that was downloaded and double-click it.
8. Follow the instructions on the screen.
9. In the "Select Destination Location" window, click Next. If you would like to select a different folder, click Browse.
10. In the "Ready to Install" window, click Install. All the necessary files will be extracted to the folder selected in the step 9.

[Installing files]

11. Make sure the checkbox next to "Install ..... now" is checked and click Finish.
12. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete installation and restart the computer.

Finally delete the file saved in Step 4.

Note: This is intended for system administrators only.

1. Refer to the "Manual Install" section, and download and extract the file.
2. In the step 11 of the "Installing files" section, uncheck the checkbox next to "Install ..... now", and then click Finish to cancel installation.
3. At the command line, execute setup.exe with the -s option.
   Example: [Path where the files were extracted]\setup -s

1. Start Windows and logon with an administrator account.
2. Click Start, then click Control Panel.
3. Make sure "View by Category" is selected, and click Uninstall a program.
4. Select Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver, and click Uninstall or Uninstall/Change.
5. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete uninstallation and restart the computer.

1. Click Start.
2. Right-click Computer, and then click Properties.
3. At the left pane, click Device Manager.
4. Double-click Network adapters category.
5. Double-click Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller.
6. Click the Driver tab.
7. Check Driver Version.