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    Question about Ethernet port driver...

    Discussion in 'HP' started by TheBMRR, Nov 30, 2009.

  1. TheBMRR

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    I recently did a clean install from Vista 64 to Windows 7 64... I was upgrading my drivers today but came across a problem... When I install the newest driver ( here) for my Realtek Family PCI-E Fast Ethernet NIC port, my download speed (from speedtest.net) drops from 20-25,000 Mbs to 5,000 Mbs :mad:

    The newest driver is 7.4.713.2009... The one which installed when I loaded up the HP / Windows 7 discs was version 7.2.1127.2008, so when I saw my speed drop so much I rolled back to this driver... So what am I missing here? Why is the newer driver causing the speed to drop so much?
     
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    No ideas? I have BIOS updated to F.36 (the newest one on HP.com) as well...
     
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    I even posted this on the HP forums and no response there either :(
     
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    Okay, I went to the site but I can not get the driver to download? All it does is open a Zip File and when I go to the 64 folder, there is nothing in there that would start an installer :confused:
     
    TheBMRR, Dec 3, 2009
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    Download the automatic installer option..
     
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    Did it blend? i mean work.. ?
     
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    LOL, thanks...

    The one from Realtek also drops my speed down to about 5-7 Mbps... What is weird though is that my upload speed did not drop (it did not with the HP one either, it stayed at about 4-5 Mbps... This is the page which I downloaded the driver from: NIC -> 10/100M FE -> PCI E... Here is the driver that was installed when I upgraded to Windows 7... I also just searched the site for 8136 and RTL8102E, and was directed to this same page both times...

    Here are the hardware ID's for my ethernet port:
    • PCI\VEN_10EC&DEV_8136&SUBSYS_3627103C&REV_02
    • PCI\VEN_10EC&DEV_8136&SUBSYS_3627103C
    • PCI\VEN_10EC&DEV_8136&CC_020000
    • PCI\VEN_10EC&DEV_8136&CC_0200

    This makes no sense :confused:

    EDIT: This guy Joe seemed to have the same problem as me: http://www.sevenforums.com/network-sharing/15925-slow-download-speeds-all-windows-7-builds.html
    EDIT: I just installed and tried a speed test on FF but got the same results, so it is not IE8...
     
    TheBMRR, Dec 3, 2009
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