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Windows Driver Software: Broadcom NetXtreme® 57XX User Guide

Installing the Driver Software

Updating the Driver Software

Viewing or Changing the Properties of the Controller

Setting Power Management Options

Removing the Driver Software


Installing the Driver Software

NOTE: These instructions are based on the assumption that your Broadcom NetXtreme 57XX Gigabit Ethernet Controller 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 57XX Gigabit Ethernet Controller) 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.

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 installed before the Broadcom NetXtreme 57XX Gigabit Ethernet Controller can be used with your Windows operating system. Drivers are located on the installation CD.

Using the Driver Installer

  1. When the Found New Hardware Wizard appears, click Cancel.
  2. Open the folder on your local drive that contains the Setup.exe file, and then double-click Setup.exe to launch the InstallShield® Wizard.
  3. Click Next to continue. After you review the license agreement, click I accept the terms in the license agreement, and then click Next to continue.
  4. Click Install.
  5. Click Finish to close the wizard.

Using the Found New Hardware Wizard

These instructions are based on the assumtion that you are using Windows XP Service Pack 2.

  1. When the Found New Hardware Wizard opens, click No, not this time, and then click Next.
  2. Click Install from a list or specific location (Advanced), and then click Next.
  3. Click Include this location in the search, browse to the folder on your local drive where the drivers for Windows XP are located, and then click Next.
  4. Click Finish to close the wizard.

Updating the Driver Software

To update the driver software

  1. Start Windows and log on. You must have local administrator permissions to update the driver software.
  2. In Control Panel, click System to view System Properties.
  3. Click the Hardware tab, and then click Device Manager.
  4. Right-click the name of the Broadcom NetXtreme 57XX Gigabit Ethernet Controller and click Update Driver.
  5. Follow the instructions provided by the Hardware Update Wizard.

Viewing or Changing the Properties of the Controller

To view or change the properties of the Broadcom NetXtreme 57XX Gigabit Ethernet Controller

  1. In Control Panel, click (or double-click) Broadcom Control Suite.
  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.

NOTES:

  • To enable Wake on LAN (WOL) when the computer is on standby, select the Allow the device to bring the computer out of standby check box.
  • For WOL to operate properly, the Wake on LAN feature must be enabled on the controller. For instructions on how to enable WOL, see DOS Diagnostics.
  • If you select Only allow management stations to bring the computer out of standby, the computer can be brought out of standby only by Magic Packet, regardless of the settings in Wake Up Capabilities.

Removing the Driver Software

  1. In Control Panel, double-click Add or Remove Programs.
  2. Click Broadcom Gigabit Integrated Controller.
  3. Click OK.

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