ESXi 5.1 Fresh install not seeing Intel PRO/1000 PT Quad Port LP NIC

[ITHugo]

I recently did a fresh install of ESXi 5.1 and the server is not seeing my  Intel PRO/1000 PT Quad Port LP NIC.  This NIC was working perfectly fine when the server had ESi 5.0 Update 1 installed.  I did verify that the NIC is on the compatability list for 5.1.  Is anyone else having this problem?

Edit:  The card is installed on a Dell PE R510.  The onboard Broadcom NICs are working.

[admin]

hi  ITHugo,

Welcome to the communites.

As per my experience it most probably NIC seems faulty .

I will suggest instead of wasting time please replace that NIC .

"Life is never easy for those who dream"

[ITHugo]

.juan11,

The NIC works great if I re-install ESXi 5.0 Update back onto the machine.  It is onlyl when I install 5.1 that the NIC is no longer found by ESXi.

[Dev0704]

i have same problem

[seetee]

What happens if you disable the broadcom's in the BIOS?

What happens if you change the PCIe slot for the Intel PRO/1000 PT?

BIOS the latest?

[Dev0704]

What happens if you disable the broadcom's in the BIOS?

Could not find this option

What happens if you change the PCIe slot for the Intel PRO/1000 PT?

No physical access to the server

BIOS the latest?

I do not know

Supermicro X7DCA-L

P.S. Sorry for bad english ... Google Translate .. I am from Ukraine

[Dev0704 · Accepted solution]

esxcli software vib install -d /vmfs/volumes/datastore1/ESXi500-201207001.zip -n net-e1000e

esxcli software vib install -d /vmfs/volumes/datastore1/ESXi500-201207001.zip -n net-e1000

Network is work

[ITHugo]

Using the 5.0 drivers worked for me as well.  Thanks Dev0704!