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Windows Driver Software: Broadcom NetXtreme® 57XX
User Guide
Installing
the Driver Software
Updating
the Driver Software
Viewing
or Changing the Properties of the Adapter
Setting
Power Management Options
Removing
the Driver Software
Installing
the Driver Software
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NOTE: These instructions are based on the assumption that your Broadcom
NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet adapter was not factory installed. If your controller
was installed at the factory, the driver software has been installed for
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When Windows first starts after a hardware device (such as a Broadcom NetXtreme
Gigabit Ethernet adapter) has been installed, or after the existing device driver
has been removed, the operating system automatically detects the hardware and
prompts you to install the driver software for that device.
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NOTES:
- Before installing the driver software, verify that the Windows operating
system has been upgraded to the latest version with the latest service
pack applied.
- A network device driver must be installed before the Broadcom NetXtreme
Gigabit Ethernet adapter can be used with your Windows operating system.
Drivers are located on the installation CD as well as the Broadcom website
at http://www.broadcom.com.
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Using the Driver Installer
- If the Found New Hardware Wizard
installer starts, click Cancel.
- Insert the installation CD into the CD or DVD drive.
- On the installation CD, open the folder containing the driver installer
program (Setup.exe), and then double-click Setup.exe to launch
the InstallShield® Wizard installer.
- Click Next to continue.
- After you review the license agreement, click I accept the terms
in the license agreement, and then click Next to
continue.
- Click Install.
- Click Finish to close the installer.
Using the
Found New Hardware Wizard
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NOTE: These instructions are based on the assumption that
you are using Windows XP Service Pack 2. |
- When the Found New Hardware Wizard installer starts, click
No, not this time, and then click Next.
- Click Install from a list or specific location (Advanced),
and then click Next.
- Click Include this location in the search, browse to the
folder on the installation CD where the drivers for Windows XP are located,
and then click Next.
- Click Finish to close the installer.
Updating
the Driver Software
- Start Windows and log on. You must have network
administrator permissions to update the driver software.
- In Control Panel, click System to view System Properties.
- Click the Hardware tab,
and then click Device Manager.
- Right-click the name of the Broadcom NetXtreme 57XX Gigabit Ethernet Controller and click Update Driver.
- Follow the on-screen instructions provided by the Hardware Update
Wizard installer.
Viewing
or Changing the Properties of the Adapter
- In Control Panel, click (or double-click) Broadcom Control Suite
2.
- Click the Advanced tab.
- See Advanced for a detailed description
of the available properties as well as for instructions for viewing and changing
the value of a particular property.
Setting Power Management Options
You can set Power Management options to allow the operating system to turn
off the adapter to save power or to allow the adapter to wake up the server.
If the adapter is busy doing something (servicing a call, for example), however,
the operating system will not turn off the adapter. The operating system attempts
to shut down every possible device only when the server attempts to go into
hibernation. To have the adapter stay on at all times, do not click the Allow
the computer to turn off the device to save power check box.
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NOTES:
- The Power Management tab is available only for servers that support
power management.
- To enable Wake on LAN (WOL) when the server is on standby, select
the Allow the device to bring the computer out of standby
check box.
- For WOL to operate properly, the Wake on LAN feature must be enabled
on the adapter. For instructions on how to enable WOL in an MS-DOS environment,
see User Diagnostics; in a Windows environment,
see Wake Up Capabilities.
- If you select Only allow management stations to bring the
computer out of standby, the server can be brought out of standby
only by Magic Packet, regardless of the settings in Wake
Up Capabilities.
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Removing
the Driver Software
- In Control Panel, double-click Add or Remove Programs.
- Click Broadcom NetXtreme Ethernet Controller, and then
click Change/Remove.
- Click OK.
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