Broadcom Advanced Control Suite
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Introduction
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Broadcom Advanced Control Suite(BACS) is an application that contains
a set of utilities supporting diagnostics and monitoring for B57XX
network adapters.
BACS runs under Windows 98, Windows 98SE, Windows ME, Windows NT 4.0,
Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows .NET32, and Windows .NET64.
Intermediate driver installation (require for diagnostics):
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Please note:
fad.sys is required for 570X adapters.
bcm42xhw.vxd is required for 440X adapters on Windows 98SE and Windows ME.
Install fad.sys for Windows 98SE and Windows ME:
- Make sure network adapters are installed and configured properly.
- Right click on 'Network Neighborhood' and select 'Properties'
- Click 'Add' button.
- Select 'Protocol' and click 'Add'.
- Click 'Have Disk...'.
- Choose the path that has system\drivers\fad9x.inf file.
- Follow the instruction on each pop up dialog box to install Broadcom Frame Access Driver.
- Restart machine.
InstallShield setup program will install bcm42xhw file.
From Control Panel (Start->Settings->Control Panel ), you should see a Broadcom NetXtreme
Gigabit Ethernet icon. Double click the Broadcom icon to launch BACS.
Download Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
For more help, visit our Driver Support section for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.