Broadcom (R) Corporation
Broadcom Ethernet Software CD for
the BCM440x Ethernet Adapter
RELEASE 7.1.9
(1/14/2004)
RELEASE NOTES
Summary:
- Gold Release Update for the Broadcom 4401, 7.1 Project
- Updated BACS, BACS installer, and User Guide.
Software Compatibility
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This release of software supports:
- Broadcom 440x 10/100 Ethernet Network Adapter with A1 and B0 step silicon
Contents of the CD
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*** Release Version Information Table ***
Product Version Previous Rel.
Miniport Driver - NT 4.23 4.23
Miniport Driver - Win2k/98SE/ME 4.23* 4.23*
Miniport Driver - WinXP/Win2003 4.23* 4.23*
DOS NDIS2 Driver 3.04 3.04
Netware ODI-32 Driver 2.02 2.02
Netware DOS ODI Driver 3.03 3.03
Linux Driver 3.0.7 3.0.7
DOS Diagnostics 2.07 2.07
PXE 2.0.4 2.0.4
BACS 7.0.13 6.20
BMAPI 6.3.4 6.3.4
CABW32 6.1.0 6.1.0
Broadcom Multiple Boot Agent 0.8.0 0.8.0
440x Driver Installer 5.03.03 5.03.03
BACS Installer 7.25.03 5.08.03
HTML User Guide 3.12.29 3.09.10
Note: An asterisk (*) following a version number represents a certified driver.
This release contains the following software programs:
Miniport Driver for Windows 2000 - bcm4sbe5.sys Refer to the RELEASE.TXT file on the engineering CD in the \Drivers subdirectory for latest changes.
Miniport Driver for Windows XP - bcm4sbxp.sys Refer to the RELEASE.TXT file on the engineering CD in the \Drivers subdirectory for latest changes.
DOS NDIS2 Driver - b44.dos
Refer to the RELEASE.TXT file on the engineering CD in the \Drivers for latest changes.
DOS ODI Driver
Refer to the RELEASE.TXT file on the engineering CD in the \Drivers subdirectory for latest changes.
DOS Diagnostics
Refer to the RELEASE.TXT file on the engineering CD in the \DOSDiag subdirectory for latest changes.
BROADCOM Advanced Control Suite (BACS)
This is an integrated GUI application that allows you to view information of
all NICs on the desktop. The NICs diagnostic, Cable Analysis, and NICs statistic
are supported in this release. Refer to the RELEASE.TXT file on the
engineering CD in the \BACS subdirectory for latest changes. This
application should be installed by running setup from the \WinDiag
subdirectory on the engineering CD.
BROADCOM Management Application Programming Interface (BMAPI)
This DLL is bundled with the BACS Installer. Refer to the RELEASE.TXT file on the engineering CD in the \BACS\Notes subdirectory for latest changes.
CABW32 - Cable Management Dynamic Linked Library (DLL) Module. Refer to the RELEASE.TXT file on the engineering CD in the \BACS\Notes subdirectory for latest changes. This module is bundled with the BACS installer.
440x Driver Installer - Installs Windows drivers on Windows 2000 and Windows XP platforms only. The new hardware wizard may appear if the system has not detected the NIC. If this wizard appears, click cancel, and the installer will continue to install the driver.
Broadcom Advanced Control Suite (BACS) Setup Application- located in the \BACS subdirectory on the CD. This setup application will allow you to install BACS onto your system.
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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.