Installing Drivers For The Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11 Operating System With Service Pack 2; Installing The Driver For An Ethernet Card; Installing The Driver For A Discrete Graphics Card - Lenovo ThinkServer TD340 Operating System Installation Manual

23. In the Installation Completed window, click Finish.
Note: If prompted, click Continue.
24. Follow the instructions on the screen to log in to the operating system.
Installing drivers for the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 operating
system with Service Pack 2
To install drivers for the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 operating system with Service Pack 2, refer to
the related topics.
• "Installing the driver for an onboard graphics card" on page 48
• "Installing the driver for an HBA card" on page 29
• "Installing the driver for a CNA card" on page 30

Installing the driver for an Ethernet card

Note: Before installing the driver for an Ethernet card, ensure that the kernel-source package and the
corresponding compiler are installed on your server.
To install the driver for an Ethernet card, do the following:
1. Copy the Ethernet card driver from the ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD to your local drive. Double-click
the EXE file to unzip it to a folder. Copy the folder to a USB storage device and connect the USB
storage device to your server.
2. Log in to the operating system and copy the folder from the USB storage device to the /tmp directory
on your server.
3. Use the following commands to install the driver:
cd /tmp
cd e1000e
./install
Note: In the command lines, e1000e represents the name of the driver file. Use the corresponding file
name on your server.
4. Restart your server and click Computer on the bottom-left corner.
5. Click YaST.
6. In the YaST Control Center window, click Network Devices ➙ Network Settings.
7. In the Network Settings window, select the Ethernet card and click Edit.
8. In the Network Card Setup window, select Statically assigned IP Address and configure the settings.
Then, click Next.
9. Configure other Ethernet cards if needed. Click OK to complete the Ethernet card configuration.

Installing the driver for a discrete graphics card

To install the driver for a discrete graphics card, do the following:
1. Download the driver for the discrete graphics card from the Lenovo Support Web site. Then, copy the
driver to a USB storage device and connect the USB storage device to your server.
Notes:
• The most up-to-date device drivers for various server models are always available on the Lenovo
Support Web site at:
http://www.lenovo.com/drivers
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