• ThinkPad Edge E330, Edge E335, Edge L330
• Lenovo B475e, B480, B485, B490, B575e, B580, B590
• Lenovo E49
• Lenovo M490, M495
• Lenovo V480, V480c, V480s, V580, V580c
• Zhaoyang K29, K49, E49

This package installs the software (Ethernet Controller driver) to enable the following device.

Device name	Device name in the Device Manager
Ethernet Controller	Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller

 

Contents

	Supported Systems
	Supported Operating Systems
	Summary of Changes
	Installation Instructions
	Uninstallation Instructions
	Determining which Version is Installed

 

 

Supported Operating Systems

• Microsoft Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit)

Summary of Changes

Where:

• < > Package version number
• [Important] Important update
• (New) New function or enhancement
• (Fix) Correction to existing function

Version 7.65.1025.2012

• (Fix) Fixed a solid issue that ‘Modify’ is gray when overinstall Ethernet driver.

Version 7.50.1123.2011

• (New) Added support for ThinkPad Edge L330, E335, Lenovo B475e, B575e, V480S
• (New) Added support for ThinkPad Edge E330
• (New) Added support for Lenovo E49, Zhaoyang K29, K49, E49
• (New) Initial release for Lenovo V480, V580, B480, B580

 

Installation Instructions

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 Determining which Version is Installed section.

Manual Install

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 Save.
4. Choose the folder you would like to download the file to and click Save. 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 privileges.
6. Locate the folder 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 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.

Silent Install

This is for system administrators’ use 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 options.
   Example: [Path where the files were extracted]\setup -s

 

Uninstallation Instructions

Manual Uninstall

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 Ethenet Controller Driver, and click Uninstall or Uninstall/Change.
5. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete uninstallation and restart the computer.

 

Determining which Version is Installed

[In Control Panel]

1. Click Start, then click Control Panel.
2. Click Programs and select uninstall a program
3. Click Programs and Features
4. Check ‘Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver’ option, and can see the driver version

[In Device Manager]

1. Click Start, Right-click my computer and select manage
2. In Device manager, click Network adapters
3. In Device manager,double click Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller
4. Click the Driver tab.Then you will see the driver version