Release Notes
BCM570X Diagnostics for IA-32 and IA-64
07/20/2001
Introduction
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This file describes the EFI diagnostic tool for 3Com's Gigabit Server BCM5700 Network Interface Card. The tool is
released as a standard EFI application format.
1. b57diag32.efi: BCM570X diagnostic for IA32 EFI platform.
2. b57diag64.efi: BCM570X diagnostic for IA64 EFI platform.
This EFI version is based on b57diag.exe version 2.05 on DOS. For
details on history of changes on this diagnostics, please refer to
the release.txt from b57diag.exe.
Diagnostic Usage
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1. Boot into EFI shell.
2. To run the standard diagnostic tests, the file "cpu.bin" must be
in the same directory.
3. In IA64 environment, run "b57diag64" to execute all standard
diagnostic tests on all BCM570X NICs installed in the system.
For addition options, run "b57diag64 -help". In IA32 environment,
run "b57diag32".
Revision History
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Version 1.0.0 (06/01/01) -- First Release.
Version 1.1.0 (07/01/01) -- Renamed it to b57diag.efi
-- Included IA64 port
-- Confirmed eeprom programming functionality
-- Tested with BCM5701 A0 cards
Version 1.1.1 (07/06/01) -- Resolved CQ1896: fixed Group A or B test
failures on HP IA64.
-- Eliminated the intermittent lockup problem
just before running Group D tests.
Version 1.1.2 (07/20/01) -- Resolved CQ2084: fixed B5 test failure on
an IA64 with 4 GB of RAM. The top 32 bit of
some 64-bit pointer is no longer zero. The
fix accomodates this.
Caveats
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1. In EEPROM programming, if the MAC address needs to be programmed,
it should be included as one of the options (-mac xxxxxxxxxxxx).
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.