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Windows Driver Software: Broadcom NetXtreme II™ Network Adapter User Guide

Installing the Driver Software

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 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 Using the Installer) and a command-line silent mode for unattended installation (see Using Silent Installation) are available.

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Using the Installer

The installer will detect if SNP for Windows Server 2003 is installed on your machine. If it is, the installer will install the NDIS 5.2 driver, which is necessary to use TOE. If SNP for Windows Server 2003 is not installed on your machine, the installer will install the NDIS 5.1 driver and you will not be able to use TOE.

To install the Broadcom 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.
  4. Click Next to continue.
  5. After you review the license agreement, click I accept the terms in the license agreement and then click Next to continue.
  6. Click Next.
  7. Click Install.
  8. Click Finish to close the wizard.
  9. The installer will determine if a system restart is necessary. Follow the on-screen instructions.

Using Silent Installation

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To perform a silent install from within the installer source folder

Type the following:

setup /s /v/qn

or

msiexec /i "BDrv5706.msi" /qn

To perform a silent upgrade from within the installer source folder

Type the following:

setup /s /v/qn

To perform a silent uninstall from within the installer source folder

Type the following:

msiexec /x "BDrv5706.msi" /qn

To perform a silent uninstall from any folder

msiexec /x "{F0DA8A3F-1457-419E-96F4-235DD3EF41E1}" /qn

NOTE: The hexidecimal number above may differ from your current installer. Check the Key name corresponding with the Broadcom Advanced Control Suite 2 (BACS) application in HKLM\Software\Mictrosoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall for the correct hexidecimal number.

To perform a silent reinstall of the same installer

Type the following:

setup /s /v"/qn REINSTALL=ALL"

NOTE: The REINSTALL switch should only be used if the same installer is already installed on the system. If upgrading an earlier version of the installer, use setup /s /v/qn as listed above.

To perform a GUI reinstall of the same installer

Type the following:

setup /V"REINSTALL=ALL"

If performing a silent upgrade or uninstall, ensure to do a manual reboot afterwards to avoid leaving the system in an inconsistent state.

During silent upgrade or uninstall, your system may reboot automatically. If you wish to suppress the reboot, please append REBOOT=ReallySuppress to the end of the corresponding upgrade or uninstall command listed above.

In some circumstances, reboot is required before uninstallation can continue. If you used REBOOT=ReallySuppress to suppress the reboot, the uninstallation may be suspended. You will need to reboot manually for the uninstallation to continue.

Removing the Device Drivers

NOTE: Windows Server 2003 provides the Device Driver Rollback feature to replace a device driver with one that was previously installed. However, the complex software architecture of the NetXtreme II device may present problems if the rollback feature is used on one of the individual components. Therefore, we recommend that changes to driver versions be made only through the use of a driver installer.

To remove the device drivers

  1. In Control Panel, double-click Add or Remove Programs.
  2. Click Broadcom NetXtreme II GigE Driver Installer, and then click Remove. Follow the onscreen prompts.
  3. Click Yes to restart your system.
  4. - or -

  5. Click No to restart your system at a later time. Click OK to acknowledge that the installation has been suspended. The uninstallation of the driver is postponed until the next restart of your system.

Viewing or Changing the Properties of the Adapter

To view or change the properties of the Broadcom network adapter

  1. In Control Panel, click Broadcom Control Suite 2.
  2. Click the Advanced tab.
  3. 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 controller to save power or to allow the controller to wake up the computer. If the device is busy doing something (servicing a call, for example) however, the operating system will not shut down the device. The operating system attempts to shut down every possible device only when the computer attempts to go into hibernation. To have the controller stay on at all times, do not click the Allow the computer to turn off the device to save power check box.

NOTE: Power management options are not available on blade servers.

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