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Creating a Driver Disk: Broadcom NetXtreme® 57XX User Guide


NOTE: The following instructions apply if your adapter was supplied with Broadcom installation media. If your adapter was provided by an OEM, refer to the documentation that was supplied with your system, or the CDs provided with the customer kit.

Create driver disks using the Broadcom MakeDisk utility (Setup.exe file). This utility runs under Windows and allows you to create disks with the following drivers:

To create a driver disk, perform the following:

  1. Insert a 3.5-inch disk into drive A (default) or create a folder on your hard disk.
  2. Insert the installation CD into your system CD-ROM drive.
  3. If the CD does not automatically run, then browse to the MakeDisk folder on the CD and double-click Setup.exe.
  4. Follow the onscreen instructions to the Driver Selection screen.
  5. Select (check) the driver or drivers of choice. Note that selecting multiple drivers results in creating multiple disks.
  6. Click Next.
  7. Click OK.
  8. If more than one driver was selected, the Setup Needs the Next Disk screen is displayed again. Insert another floppy disk and click OK.
  9. When all driver disks have been created, an information screen is displayed confirming that the disks were successfully created. Click OK.

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