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Windows Home Server Setup Issues (Drivers missing for network cards)

jasonr2000 — Wed, 25 Sep 2024 23:51:47 GMT

hi guys im wondering if anyone can help me out.

ive setup windows home server but its saying there are no network drivers installed to continue setup.

ive got the drivers from HP and they won't install either.

any ideas what else I can try or where im going wrong ???

its an HP Microserver Gen8

its Windows Home Server 2011

thanks for any help

Re: Windows Home Server Setup Issues (Drivers missing for network cards)

TVVJ — Thu, 19 Sep 2024 18:30:35 GMT

Hello,

You may try the "HPE ProLiant MicroServer Gen8 driver page for network card" driver and see if it helps. If the network is an non-UD

Regards,

Re: Windows Home Server Setup Issues (Drivers missing for network cards)

jasonr2000 — Thu, 19 Sep 2024 21:12:04 GMT

hi thanks for the reply.

it dont work for me no matter what i do.

the only way i can make the drivers work is if i reboot the system and hold F8 and chose to disable driver signing then it will work.

but if the server reboots then i have to do it all over again or i wont have any network access

Re: Windows Home Server Setup Issues (Drivers missing for network cards)

SydUmar_1 — Mon, 23 Sep 2024 06:03:50 GMT

Hello @jasonr2000
Windows Home Server 2011 is not a compatible Operating system for a HP Microserver Gen8. Please refer to the compatibility matrix to view the supported/compatible Operating systems - https://www.hpe.com/us/en/collaterals/collateral.a50010742enw.html

Server only supports :

Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2012 R2
Windows Server 2016

Drivers will only be available on the HPE support site for supported/compatible operating systems.

Re: Windows Home Server Setup Issues (Drivers missing for network cards)

jasonr2000 — Mon, 23 Sep 2024 13:03:22 GMT

hi thanks for the reply.

i understand it may not be a supported OS officially

but i got it to install and work if i disable signed drivers.

but everytime it needs to reboot i have to enable unsigned drivers for it to connect to the network and then all is ok.

Re: Windows Home Server Setup Issues (Drivers missing for network cards)

jasonr2000 — Mon, 23 Sep 2024 13:04:14 GMT

but on another note i have installed truenas core and all is good now. its just i am still figuring it out and wondering how i can get it to back up my local pc's

thanks

Re: Windows Home Server Setup Issues (Drivers missing for network cards)

SydUmar_1 — Mon, 23 Sep 2024 13:12:29 GMT

Hello @jasonr2000
Unfortunately, there's no way around it. As its an unsigned driver that is being used,

Re: Windows Home Server Setup Issues (Drivers missing for network cards)

jasonr2000 — Mon, 23 Sep 2024 13:20:10 GMT

even tho im using the drivers provided by HP ??

thats odd that it would still be unsigned.

Re: Windows Home Server Setup Issues (Drivers missing for network cards)

SydUmar_1 — Mon, 23 Sep 2024 13:28:03 GMT

Could you please elaborate how a "signed compatible/supported" driver is being used for Windows SBS 2011 when HPE hasn't made it available ?

Re: Windows Home Server Setup Issues (Drivers missing for network cards)

jasonr2000 — Mon, 23 Sep 2024 14:16:01 GMT

sure

i went to the support pages for the HP Microserver

and went to this driver https://support.hpe.com/connect/s/softwaredetails?language=en_US&collectionId=MTX-23163b2944e54e9b&tab=releaseNotes

as it says its compatible with windows home server 2011 i installed the driver and the network card worked perfectly but i had to do so by turning off the signed driver enforcement.

and then as i said it works no problem

Re: Windows Home Server Setup Issues (Drivers missing for network cards)

SydUmar_1 — Tue, 24 Sep 2024 06:08:53 GMT

Hello @jasonr2000

Could you please confirm the network adapter model being used ?

Re: Windows Home Server Setup Issues (Drivers missing for network cards)

jasonr2000 — Tue, 24 Sep 2024 15:31:55 GMT

i think this is the information you have asked for

its HP Ethernet 1Gb 2-port 332i Adapter

or the Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Controller.

thanks

Re: Windows Home Server Setup Issues (Drivers missing for network cards)

SydUmar_1 — Wed, 25 Sep 2024 01:00:34 GMT

Hello @jasonr2000

Please use this driver and check if it addresses the issue - https://support.hpe.com/connect/s/softwaredetails?language=en_US&collectionId=MTX-b9a8e50fea15459f&tab=releaseNotes&softwareId=MTX_d07f1f998bcc40f2a912f37c7f

Re: Windows Home Server Setup Issues (Drivers missing for network cards)

jasonr2000 — Wed, 25 Sep 2024 09:47:45 GMT

Thank you again for the reply. and yes that driver worked i had to manually install it rather than use the auotinstaller

thanks again

jason

Re: Windows Home Server Setup Issues (Drivers missing for network cards)

Sunitha_Mod — Fri, 27 Sep 2024 07:58:32 GMT

Hello @jasonr2000,

Perfect!

We are glad to know the issue has been resolved and thank you for keeping us updated.