Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters User Manual page 42

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Windows Driver and Application Installation: Broadcom
NetXtreme 57XX User Guide
Installing the Driver Software
Modifying the Driver Software
Repairing or Reinstalling the Driver Software
Removing the Device Drivers
Using the NetXtreme II Monolithic Driver
Inserting the NetXtreme II Monolithic Driver in a WinPE 2.0 Image
Configuring the Speed/Duplex Setting for the NetXtreme II Monolithic Driver
Viewing or Changing the Properties of the Adapter
Setting Power Management Options
Installing the Driver Software
NOTE: These instructions are based on the assumption that your Broadcom NetXtreme adapter was not factory installed. If
your controller was installed at the factory, the driver software has been installed for you.
When Windows first starts after a hardware device (such as a Broadcom NetXtreme 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.
Both a graphical interactive installation mode (see
installation (see Using Silent
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.
Before installing Broadcom Advance Control Suite 3, verify that .NET Framework 2.0, or above, is installed.
A network device driver must be physically installed before the Broadcom NetXtreme Controller can be used with
your Windows operating system. Drivers are located on the driver source media as well as at the Dell website at
http://support.dell.com.
To use the TCP/IP Offload Engine (TOE), you must have Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 2 (SP2) or later,
Windows Server 2008, or Windows Server 2008 R2. You must also have a license key installed on the
motherboard (for LOMs). For add-in NICs, the license key is preprogrammed in the hardware.
For Windows 2003 Server in an iSCSI Boot environment where iSCSI Offload license is enabled for that adapter,
Microsoft KB943295 must be installed.
.NET Framework Requirement
Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 includes the runtime and associated files needed to run BACS 3, and must be installed on your
system in order for BACS 3 to operate. For information on the minimum and recommended .NET Framework versions for your
operating system, see Table
NOTE: For optimal performance of BACS 3, Broadcom recommends .NET Framework 2.0 SP1, .NET Framework 3.0 SP1, or
.NET Framework 3.5, depending on your operating system.
Table 1: Minimum and Recommended .NET Framework Versions for BACS 3
Minimum Required
Operating System
Using the
Installation) are available.
1.
Installer) and a command-line silent mode for unattended
Recommended