Windows 10 Network Driver for Z800 Workstation

[SDH]

Found some of my old notes on getting the HP workstations running on W10.... you obviously need to choose 64 bit drivers, and back when I worked more with the ZX00 generation of HP workstations there were multiple Vista and W8.x 64-bit driver installers available.  There was little logic to my experimenting, just trial and error.  It was a total mess and a big time sink.  I had repressed the memory, but did get some of those drivers to work under W10Pro64. 

Multiple HP documents state the Z400-Z800 uses the Broadcom 5764 chipset with the LOM on the Z800 being dual 5764, and each installer package generally covers multiple chipsets that are auto-recognized and installed for.  That is hows prior HP workstations using different Broadcom LOM chips can work with the installer also, but it is not a perfect process.

Having refreshed my memory my only advice is this:  MS/Broadcom figured out the solution to get current installs of W10 working with the ZX00 workstations, and the only way I know how to get those updated W10 drivers that will work reliably  is a clean install.  From scratch.  Not what you are trying to do.  You'd have it done by now if you followed this advice.

[DGroves]

this may be why my company installed intel nics instead of the onboard broadcom, but nobody is left who remembers. I do seem to recall that these talked to a cisco routing device it may be that the broadcom chip lacked a certain feature that the intel cards had

SHD obviously is right, i checked my z800,.... it indeed has a broadcom chip on the board, along with a nice intel nic sitting in a pci-e slot

[Tsuan]

Have tried the clean installation and still no luck today. Have changed the bios to hide the on-board network interface and bought another PCI-E NIC "Intel PRO/1000 Pt Dual Port Server Adapter" instead. Still not working. I don't understand it... Now the last resort that I can think of is over. Any solution available? Thanks.   

[DGroves]

does this system connect directly to a cable or DSL modem? if so that's the reason for the no internet as the modem is still trying to use the old win 7 nic settings  and needs to be powered off (with the computer disconnected) for about 15 min so it forgets the old settings and starts looking for new win 10 settings

[Tsuan]

It's connected to network cable.

[DGroves]

and what is at the other end of said cable?

your current reply contains no useful information other than "i have a cable attached to my pc"

[Tsuan]

This is a office/lab setting with typical Ethernet connection.

[DGroves]

since you refuse to provide any information (even when i specifically requested information) there is nothing more i can do for you,....just remember no information = no useful help 

[Tsuan]

Hello DGroves,  Probably I misunderstood your question? The computer is connected to an Ethernet port on the wall to the campus network. It is not connected to a DSL modem. Thank you for your assistance. 

[DGroves]

have you talked to the campus "IT" dept? there are many ways to lock down a computer or network jacks on campus

when you upgrade to windows 10 from 7,  the network may see the computer as a new device on the network and require it to be reauthorized