Ah! I’ve you’ve somehow happened across this post, you’re likely a soul on the hunt for a mysterious driver for an even more mysterious card.

Look no further, as I hope that the author’s own forging into this path may be assistance to you. Come, Atlantean technical expertise should set light on this matter…

Okay, so down to business. I’ll keep it short as it’s a pointer, not a tutorial. Then I’ll explain anything afterwards.

You likely bought a funny looking, but lifesaving PCIe card off of Amazon or some other retailer. It had a Gigabit ethernet jack and some USB ports (either USB A 3.0 or USB-C), and would fit into a PCI Express (PCIe) 1x slot.

You also happen to be looking for a driver for it in this modern day and age.

It might’ve looked something like this:

Is this your culprit? Good, carry on to checkpoint B.

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