!!!!!!HELP !!!!!! No network card detected during instalation ESXI 5.5 in a laptop

[dediosj]

Hi,

I want to mount a lab and install in a laptop Lenovo T430 16 GB RAM an ISO image of ESXI 5.5 from the scratch. All seems normally ,BOOT from CD,  copy files from , start services and near the end, appears"network card not found be sure that you have at least a netowrk card connect to the system", There is only the choice to ABORT. Any help ?? The card is an  Intel(R) 82579LM Gigabit Network Connection.

What is strange for me is if I installed a Windows 7, and after the VWworkstation 10, I can install a ESXI 5.5.without problem, same ISO

ANYhelp is welcome !!

Jesus

[a_p_ · Accepted solution]

Welcome to the Community,

please take a look at http://www.virten.net/2013/09/esxi-5-x-installation-on-intel-nuc-fails-with-no-network-adapters/ for information on how to customize the installation image to recognize your network adapter. When you install ESXi as a VM in VMware Workstation, it's not the physical NIC that's presented to the VM, but a virtual NIC for which ESXi has the drivers built-in.

André

[dediosj]

Dear André

A+++

Great thanks mate!

[baszek]

So did you manage to install ESXi on T430 ? I am curious if it is possible to run ESXi 6.5 on T430 ?