🚀 Upgrade your network, upgrade your edge.
The ipolex X520-DA2 is a dual-port 10Gbps PCIe Ethernet card featuring Intel's trusted 82599EN controller. It supports a wide range of operating systems including Windows Server, Linux, and VMware, ensuring versatile deployment in both data centers and high-performance desktops. With included low-profile and full-height brackets, it fits various chassis types. Designed for ultra-fast, stable network connections, it comes with a 3-year warranty and round-the-clock technical support.
Item Weight | 0.3 Pounds |
Data Link Protocol | Ethernet |
Data Transfer Rate | 1E+1 Gigabits Per Second |
Compatible Devices | Server, Desktop, Router |
Hardware Connectivity | Ethernet, PCIE x 16, PCI Express x8 |
Color | 2 SFP+ |
S**N
Fast delivery
Good process and product
A**N
Perfect!
Worked great in my home TrueNAS server!
A**S
Satisfied
Very Satisfied
C**R
High Value 10GBe Dual Port Intel X540-TA2 NIC
The NIC is a powerful asset for the low cost. But the installation process is a bit convoluted. You have to dive through Intel driver layers to directly install the 10GBe NIC driver through Device Manager. Not all that difficult, just a bit aggravating. Otherwise, solid. I used the Wired_driver_30.0_x64 and installed the driver for WIN10/11 from the:\\Wired_driver_30.0_x64\PROXGB\Winx64folders, don't go any deeper in the install search.
H**E
When it works its fast, but mostly doesn't work on Windows 10...
Installed in my PC and booted up. The light on the NIC flashed and indicated it was connected to 10G but Windows showed "no internet connection". Moved to my onboard NIC (2.5Gb) and it was fine. Went back to the 10G and it worked for a while, and well. Rebooted my PC and now it refuses to detect the NIC. Tried installing generic Intel drivers, the ioplex drivers, and letting windows detect it, nothing is working. Reseated the card, rebooted, still nothing. It just doesn't get properly detected by Windows. I knew the price felt too good to be true.
I**N
Does not support 2.5GBE, but it would be great if it did
Does not support 2.5GBE and I wish it did.
C**R
Cards work great and don't cost too much.
These things have been amazing in my home lab upgrade. They popped right into my VMware box and were detected without any need for manual driver updates. Each of my VM boxes are not getting 20gbs aggregated... It's been such a game changer for my lab.
R**N
Yes it works with Windows 11
Was a little worried if this card would work with Windows 11 or not, but it does. You just have to download the full driver package which as all the drivers for Windows, Linux, ect. and unzip it into a folder. Then go to the device manager and select the device and click on upgrade driver. Then just point to the folder and BAM it finds the driver for Windows 11. Don't know which driver it liked, but who cares, Windows 11 likes it and it now works and tested at almost 10g speeds.
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