Marvell network driver from the chip maker vs the PC maker: real differences

Tariq Vos · 2023-12-10T00:20:13.311Z

my mini PC came with a network driver from the manufacturer thats quite old. marvell has AOpen MZ915 M Marvell Lan Driver R7.24 available directly on their site... i care most about fast downloads. should i install the chip makers newest driver, or stick with the PC makers version? ive heard both "always use OEM" and "OEM drivres are ancient, ignore them"... curious what u all actually do in practice. any ideas??

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Tariq Vos
@tariq.vos
16 rep · 6 posts
3 yr. ago
my mini PC came with a network driver from the manufacturer thats quite old. marvell has AOpen MZ915-M Marvell Lan Driver R7.24 available directly on their site... i care most about fast downloads. should i install the chip makers newest driver, or stick with the PC makers version? ive heard both "always use OEM" and "OEM drivres are ancient, ignore them"... curious what u all actually do in practice. any ideas??

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Priya Pereira
@lambda_otter
98 rep · 9 posts
3 yr. ago
oof a sensible approach: try the newer driver, keep the OEM package downloaded, and note what changes. if sleep, battery or stability gets worse, go back to the OEM one. good luck man!

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Joon Rossi
@joon.rossi
23 rep · 4 posts
3 yr. ago
for me it was teh BIOS... swapped it and boom, fixed... exact same thing happened to my gaming rig last month

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Tariq Vos
@tariq.vos
16 rep · 6 posts
3 yr. ago in reply to @lambda_otter
@lambda_otter wowww ok staying on the OEM driver for now since there are no problems. Good to know what to try if i do get issues.

reading release notes like its a horror novel

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