Guide: Turn your Killer E2200 NIC into Qualcomm Atheros AR8161

[Shou Miko]

@TheGuruStud haha, well u can try to boot Windows 10 without "Driver Signature Enforcement" to see if that helps integrate this driver properly, but I can't promise it will work only to give it a try.

This here is kinda why I always try to seek after a onboard Intel Ethernet it uses less resources overall but if that's not available a Realtek is my choice here above Killer NIC (it's a shame u don't see many "original" Qualcomm nics) or a Marvell.

 

[TheGuruStud]

@TheGuruStud haha, well u can try to boot Windows 10 without "Driver Signature Enforcement" to see if that helps integrate this driver properly, but I can't promise it will work only to give it a try.

This here is kinda why I always try to seek after a onboard Intel Ethernet it uses less resources overall but if that's not available a Realtek is my choice here above Killer NIC (it's a shame u don't see many "original" Qualcomm nics) or a Marvell.

Yeah, I have an intel dual gigabit card, but I shouldn't have to use it to get decent ethernet on a modern board. Plus, it's one more card trapping heat around the vid card.

Werd on Marvell. I never had any issue nor with realtek (but I know CPU usage is high).

 

[Shou Miko]

@TheGuruStud Marvell just have funky drivers above Windows 7 from time to time, ik this from customers since I do support daily

 

[TheGuruStud]

@TheGuruStud Marvell just have funky drivers above Windows 7 from time to time, ik this from customers since I do support daily

Hmm, never used above win7, so there ya go haha.

 

[TheGuruStud]

Luckily, the killer install copies just the driver to its dir in program files, so I reinstalled the old driver with it. I foresee no issues since their software crap is gone.
I never could get the new drivers installed and the atheros ones (old and new) kept crashing constantly.

Driver date is 1/26/16 (released in feb, I think). It never crashed, so just going to keep it. It's not even worth the time/effort.

 

[ienjoi]

Hello, i did the procedure and ethernet still does not work for me!

Now i would like to reverse it! But even when i uninstall the drivers and reinstall them i get the Killer e2200 Gigabit version which is not my asrock version.

How do i reverse this procedure??

Thank you

Z87 killer

 

[TheGuruStud]

Hello, i did the procedure and ethernet still does not work for me!

Now i would like to reverse it! But even when i uninstall the drivers and reinstall them i get the Killer e2200 Gigabit version which is not my asrock version.

How do i reverse this procedure??

Thank you

Z87 killer

It'll work, but it'll just crash on win10.

Bingo. It's the right driver, but won't install. I have the same board.

Here's the old one http://www.mediafire.com/file/ajnduczzcyvderc/E2200+driver+x64+feb+2016.7z

 

[ienjoi]

So u just run Windows 7? I've tried everything but I just can't make this ethernet work properly..
Already format, flashed mb updated bios, downloaded every single version of the drivers... it just seems unreasonable

 

[TheGuruStud]

So u just run Windows 7? I've tried everything but I just can't make this ethernet work properly..
Already format, flashed mb updated bios, downloaded every single version of the drivers... it just seems unreasonable

Install the driver I linked and it'll work fine on win10.

I'd run killercleaner, too.

 

[ienjoi]

Install the driver I linked and it'll work fine on win10.

I'd run killercleaner, too.

Hey Guru, sorry to be such a pain, but how do i install this kind of file? When i try manually updating the driver of the Ethernet device this file cant be visualized.

This looks like the bios flash file i used earlier.

Can u clarify the procedure to install this file?

Thank you so much

 

[ienjoi]

Install the driver I linked and it'll work fine on win10.

I'd run killercleaner, too.

lmao i didnt have winrar installed could not unzip the file! hahah

so sorry

Thx!

 

[TheGuruStud]

lmao i didnt have winrar installed could not unzip the file! hahah

so sorry

Thx!

You're up and running?

 

[ienjoi]

No

This is how it looks with the ethernet connected!

 

[ienjoi]

You're up and running?

Hi i restarted once more now it seems to be working, but im getting half the speed i get with wifi!

I will try to deactivate bandwidth control and see what happens!

No

This is how it looks with the ethernet connected!

View attachment 80149

 

[TheGuruStud]

Uninstall the killer crap.

 

[ienjoi]

You're up and running?

This is what i get with wifi

i was getting 60mb on ethernet with 2ping less... now i just re plugged the cable after doing this test and it wasnt recognized by the killer entrance.

 

[ienjoi]

Uninstall the killer crap.

ok

 

[TheGuruStud]

It's not the driver itself as I can max mine out over lan (maybe the killer bandwidth crap and service running, idk).

 

[ienjoi]

It's not the driver itself as I can max mine out over lan (maybe the killer bandwidth crap and service running, idk).

When i uninstall the Killer Software the driver disappears with him!

Then what driver should i update with your file?

should i just use that software to remove the software they were talking about in the tutorial?

do you have the link for that?

 

[Shou Miko]

@ienjoi click on Action-->Scan for hardware changes and let it scan if it finds a driver or not doesn't matter just follow my guide on the first post.

 

[ienjoi]

@ienjoi click on Action-->Scan for hardware changes and let it scan if it finds a driver or not doesn't matter just follow my guide on the first post.

Ok man, i will try thanks

 

[ienjoi]

@ienjoi click on Action-->Scan for hardware changes and let it scan if it finds a driver or not doesn't matter just follow my guide on the first post.

I followed your guide perfectly puma.

My driver even changed names and thinks its gigabites now!

Do i have to download the driver for gigabit ethernet?

here is a pic

ethernet is connected right now, sometimes when i disable and enable the driver it works but the connection is still shit!

Thank you for your time

 

[Shou Miko]

@ienjoi problem can be Windows 10 has a newer and better fit driver for the Killer E2200 and some of the update packs even are hidden drivers.

Link: http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/take-back-control-driver-updates-windows-10/
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/take-back-control-driver-updates-windows-10/
Wish I could do more but sadly I don't have any board with a E2200 chip on and Windows 10 only one I know I could test with she don't want Windows 10 so that's a no go.

 

[Sammy2]

I signed up here just to post this. It seems that I maybe am infected with this "Killer" virus. Here is a post I made at avsforum and The Green Button.

Will this help me? Should I do as in the first post or should I d/l the driver from Killer w/o the Killer management crap? I use this as an HTPC, not for gaming at all.

I'll start off with the issue. My HTPC in my Family Room has recently started to not want to connect to the wired Ethernet and is slow to load but only when in the Family Room.. everything runs real slow and it won't even load Control Panel at all

Here's my set up

intel i5-4690K
Gigabyte GA-Z97-MX Gaming5 w/Qualcomm Atheros 1gig NIC
ATI Ratheon HD7850
Intel HD4500 if not using card.
16GB g.skill RAM.
I've updated drivers for the NIC and MoBo.

Further Information that may be useful.

Denon AVR 2312ci
Panasonic VT60
All connected with a 8 port gig Trendnet switch.. Everything else on this switch connects just fine. I've swapped cables and ports, even connected the HTPC directly to my router with a long CAT6 patch cord.

When connected to the KVM and Ethernet in my office, everything works fine. Put it back in the Family Room.. No go.

I am using HDMI from the HTPC to the AVR and HDMI from the AVR to the TV. I even connected an HDMI monitor in addition to the VGA in KVM in my office to both the on-board graphics and to the video card.

I'm at my wits end with this and spent the better part of this past weekend fussing with it. To get TV going I put an echo from the spare bedroom in the Family Room, connected using the same Ethernet Patch Cord and HDMI Cable. I have the HTPC running on the KVM in my office right now and dishing out TV to all the clients just fine.

 

[Shou Miko]

@Sammy2 this here gets rid of the Killer application support and the driver it basically tells Windows that the Killer E2200 chip is a Atheros AR8161 instead which is it's sibling but u doesn't really see a lot.

Back when I used this I had zero issues and today the girl special in my life have no issues running with this driver on a small ITX system I build for her with the money I had at the time and still runs today.