X540-T1 firmware question

[DWood17]

I have a X540-T1 running in Windows Server 2012 R2.

I have updated drivers but never the flash.

Does updating the flash on this card help, or in other words is a driver update alone sufficient for this card?

I have not run across any write-up saying what the flash does in a situation where you are not using it for a network boot, but I do see the EFI version number on the card and my server motherboard is EFI based.

[st4]

Hi dalewood,

Updating the driver is sufficient for this card, the driver for the NIC is available at https://downloadcenter.intel.com/product/58953/Intel-Ethernet-Converged-Network-Adapter-X540-T1 Intel® Download Center (Latest PROSEt version is 20.2 contining the driver ).

With regards to EFI, here is the driver link for Intel® Ethernet Connections Boot Utility, Preboot images, and EFI Drivers https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/19186/Intel-Ethernet-Connections-Boot-Utility-Preboot-images-and-EFI-Drivers Intel® Download Center

Hope this helps.

rgds,

wb