Installing The Driver Software; Using The Installer - Broadcom NetXtreme II User Manual

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Installing 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
• Viewing or Changing the Properties of the Adapter
• Setting Power Management Options
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NOTE: These instructions are based on the assumption that your Broadcom NetXtreme II 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 II 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.
• A network device driver must be physically installed before the Broadcom NetXtreme II Controller can be used
with your Windows operating system. Drivers are located on the installation CD.
• 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 preprogrammed
in the hardware. If supported, for iSCSI, you only need a license key.
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To install the Broadcom NetXtreme II drivers
1. When the Found New Hardware Wizard appears, click Cancel.
2. Insert the installation CD into the CD or DVD drive.
3. On the installation CD,open the folder for your operating system, open the DrvInst folder, and then double-click
Setup.exe to open the InstallShield Wizard.
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