Right away works ..

Have bought the card for my son who has a slightly older PC with a P35Mobo and a Q6600 Quad Core. At that time the Board architecture was such that a high network traffic always heavily loaded the CPU and that is in times of Online Games probably immmer way. The purchase thus represented an attempt to relieve the CPU of the computer, since the target IntelPro this now assume alone and not the stale Realtek network adapter with the CPU.

It was really too bad that there was no exchange slot bracket and mounted for a normal computer just was too short. Had it on the vise to straighten and riveting with a different slot bracket .... somehow made to fit precisely. Was too stupid. Fit then but eventually.

The card has been recognized immediately. No driver update is necessary. Onboard disabled.

Whether the idea of ​​relief work, ultimately, neither I nor my son say, because during the game no access to the CPU utilization is possible. The impression is certainly that there is less stuttering or loading times under a heavy load. Disadvantage is clearly that the boot time due to the recognition of the PCI slot is now nochmlals extended for about 5 seconds. With built-in SSD as my son, the Bios requires approximately 80% of boot time, while the system after a few seconds (Windows 8) is already usable.

Conclusion: The IntelPro works immediately and reliably. Caution .... short slot bracket for Mini PCs or servers.