Broadcom (R) NetXtreme II (TM) Gigabit Ethernet Software CD for the IBM eServer System x NetXtreme II BCM570x-based Gigabit Ethernet products RELEASE T4.4.8 (06/02/2008) ============================================================================ System x release package based on the Broadcom vT4.4.8 Drivers Software Release Kit. This is the drivers software release for IBM eServer xSeries and System x Broadcom-based NetXtreme II products. The Microsoft Windows Drivers are digitally signed. CONTENTS -------- 1.0 Overview 2.0 Drivers Software Details 3.0 Installation and Configuration 4.0 Web Sites and Support Phone Number 5.0 Trademarks and Notices 6.0 License and Disclaimer 1.0 Overview _____________ This package includes device drivers and related software for all IBM eServer System x Broadcom (R) NetXtreme II (TM) BCM570x-based Gigabit Ethernet, including BCM5706, BCM5708 and BCM5709. This sw release supports the NetXtreme II 1000 Express Ethernet Adapter Option PN 39Y6066 ( Card PN 39Y6067 ). The operating systems supported include Windows 2003 and 2008 Server. The server platforms supported include x86, x64, and AMD64. 2.0 Drivers Software Details ______________________________ (1) Microsoft Windows 2008 Server Support BACS3 will require .NET to be pre-installed prior to launching the application. TCP/IP Over Ethernet (TOE) and Receive Side Scaling (RSS) have been disabled by default on 5709A1 devices. When hot adding an adapter with BASP6 Jumbo frame is only supported with all members running the same MTU size. The latest drivers can also be downloaded from: http://www.ibm.com/support/us. (2) The Broadcom VBD architecture supports Windows 2003 and Windows 2008 Server platforms. The software components under "b06bdrv" and "l2nd" from \W2K are designed to run normal L2 NDIS traffic for NDIS 5.0. The software components under "b06bdrv" and "l2nd" from \W2K3_W2K8 and \W2K3_W2K8_64 are designed to run normal L2 NDIS traffic for NDIS 5.2 and NDIS 6.0. The software components under "b06bdrv" and "l4nd" from \W2K3_W2K8 and \W2K3_W2K8_64 are designed to run normal L4 NDIS traffic for NDIS 5.2 for BCM5706 and 5708 devices. (3) This release does not support the "l4nd" driver for System x3850 M2 and x3950 M2 (BCM5709/BCM5709s) devices only. Please check this support URL for the latest drivers sw release update: http://www.ibm.com/support/us 3.0 Installation and Configuration ____________________________________ The executable file is self-extracting and can be executed under the Windows operating system. This file will install the windows device driver. 3.1 Package specific installation instruction This update is packaged as a self-extracting PackageForTheWeb (PFTW) executable file. To use this update your TEMP environment variable must be set to a path with read/write access. You must be logged in as an administrator. The command-line syntax for PackageForTheWeb executable device driver update package is: Package.exe [-s] [-a [-s] | [-x directory] | [-?] ] [-s] This command installs an update silently and does not notify you if your files need to be over written in the %temp% directory. [-a] This command passes all subsequent commands to the install package. [-s] This second -s command installs the update silently and unattended. [-x directory] This command extracts the update files to a directory named directory. The PackageForTheWeb executable extracts itself to subdirectory in the %TEMP% directory. Extracted directories will be relative to that location. Typically you must specify an absolute directory. [-?] This command displays information about the command line switches. The command line swithces -a and -x are unattended. Other command line options such as display help (-?) might require that you to hit any key to continue. If Windows packages are run without any command line options, a GUI is displayed. This GUI offers all of the options that are available using the command line. Note: If files are extracted to a drive (example: c:\package), drivers can be installed manually using Windows device manager. 4.0 WEB Sites and Support Phone Number ________________________________________ IBM Support Web Site: http://www.ibm.com/support/us IBM Marketing eServer xSeries Web Site: http://www-304.ibm.com/jct01004c/systems/support If you have any questions about this update, or problems applying the update go to the following Help Center World Telephone Numbers URL: http://www.ibm.com/planetwide. 5.0 Trademarks and Notices ____________________________ The following terms are trademarks of the IBM Corporation in the United States or other countries or both: IBM eserver xSeries eServer System x Microsoft, Windows, and Windows NT are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Broadcom and NetXtreme II are trademarks or registered trademarks of Broadcom Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others 6.0 License and Disclaimer ___________________________ THIS DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. IBM DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND MERCHANTABILITY WITH RESPECT TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT. BY FURNISHING THIS DOCUMENRANTS NO LICENSES TO ANY PATENTS OR COPYRIGHTS. Note to U.S. Government Users -- Documentation related to restricted rights -- Use, duplication or disclosure is subject to restrictions set forth in GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp.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.
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