Broadcom Corporation
16215 Alton Parkway,
Irvine, CA 92619-7013
Readme File
BCM570x Software Release Build 5.1.12
(1/23/2002)
The following highlights the changes between this release version 5.1.12 and
the previous version 5.1.11
*** Release Version Information Table ***
Product Version Previous Rel.
Miniport Driver - Windows NT4 2.46 2.46
Miniport Driver - Windows 2K 2.43* 2.43*
Miniport Driver - Windows.net 2.43* 2.43*
Netware ODI Driver 2.23 2.20
Netware DOS ODI Driver 1.10 1.10
Linux Driver 2.0.34 2.0.34
BASP for Windows 2.0.6* 2.0.6*
BASP for Netware 2.05 2.05
BASP for Linux 2.0.5 2.0.5
SCO OpenServer 2.0.19 2.0.19
Unixware 7 2.0.22 2.0.22
Solaris x86 2.0.21 2.0.21
Engineering Diagnostics 2.17 2.17
User Diagnostics 2.12 2.12
BASCS 2.22 2.18
BASCS IA64 2.22 2.18
BMAPI 2.2.3 2.2.3
DMI PCI Hot Plug 1.06 1.06
DOS Utility 2.4 2.4
PXE 2.0.10 2.0.10
EFI Engineering Diagnostics 1.0.3 1.0.3
EFI User Diagnostics 1.1.5 1.1.5
EFI Utility 0.1 0.1
EFI UNDI 2.0.2 2.0.2
SNMP-BASP 1.0.7 1.0.7
SNMP-NetExtreme Gigabit Ctrl. 1.02 1.02
Boot Code 2.4 2.4
Boot Code 2.2 2.2
Boot Code 1.12 1.12
CIM Provider 1.0.2 1.0.2
BCM570x Manuals 5.0.9 5.0.9
BCM570x Miniport Driver for Microsoft Windows NT4 - b57nt4.sys (no changes)
BCM570x Miniport Driver for Microsoft Windows 2000 - b57w2k.sys (no changes)
BCM570x Miniport Driver for Microsoft Windows.net - b57xp64.sys (no changes)
********** Special Notes: Windows 2000 **********
1) Due to a change in the Windows friendly name from "Broadcom Gigabit Ethernet Controller" to "Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Controller" additional steps will be required when upgrading versions of the driver prior to 1.30 in Windows 2000.
Under My Computer -> Manage -> Device Manager -> Network Adapter
Double click on the adapter you would like to upgrade.
Select - Driver tab
Select - Update Driver button
The "Upgrade Device Driver Wizard" window should appear
Click - Next
Select - Search for a suitable driver for my device
Click - Next
Select - CD or Floppy depending on the media
Select - Install one of the other drivers
Click - Next
The "Driver Files Found" window should appear
Select - Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Controller
Click - Next
Click - Finish
At this point the latest version of the driver will be installed.
2) Due to benchmark differences with different settings of Flowcontrol and TX Checksum Offload, the default settings of the base driver in Win2K need to be changed. The default setting for the W2K Broadcom driver is TX checksum offload enabled and flow control disabled. The optimal settings according to our benchmark tests are, flow control set to Auto and both TX and RX checksum offload enabled.
a) On the Desktop, right-click the My Computer icon and select the Properties option from the pop-up menu. The System Properties window displays.
b) Click the Hardware tab and then click Device Manager. The Device Manager window displays.
c) Scroll down the list of hardware devices to Network Adapters.
d) Click the plus (+) to the left of the icon to display the list of adapters currently configured.
e) Double-click the Gigabit Ethernet Adapter you want to configure. The Gigabit Ethernet Properties window displays, showing the General tab.
f) Click the Advanced tab. A window showing the list of configurable properties (and default values) for the adapter displays.
g) Change flow control to Auto and both TX and RX checksum offload to enabled.
********** Special Note: Windows 2000 and Windows NT 4.0 **********
Dell’s Broadcom based integrated network interface connection on the Power Edge 2550 may have an older revision of controller firmware that may need to be updated as well as the Windows driver. Using the older version of firmware may cause the integrated NIC to malfunction under some conditions.
To check the firmware version, use the DOS based utility ‘b57util.exe’ provided with the driver and run ‘a:\b57util’, the firmware version is displayed in the second column of the output. Firmware versioning omits the leading zero following the decimal, so 1.2 is an earlier version than 1.12. If the version is earlier than 1.12, you should upgrade your firmware. To upgrade the firmware, use b57util and run ‘b57util -upgf x boot eeprom.bin’ where x is the device number of the integrated NIC you are upgrading firmware for. Further documentation for b57util.exe is included with the utility.
To ensure proper operation of the integrated NIC, ensure the latest driver and latest firmware are used. The driver version recommended for use with this updated firmware is Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Software Set 5.1 or later.
The updated firmware is available from <http://support.dell.com> .
********** Special Notes: NetWare 6.0 **********
Jumbo frames may not be supported on Netware 6.0.
********** Special Note: Windows .Net **********
Installation from a list or specific location
It is recommended to use the automatic installation process, however in some cases a manual installation could be used to install the driver.
The step are listed below:
Select - Install from a list or specific location
Click - Next
Select - Don't search, I will choose the driver to install
Select - Have Disk
Click - Browse
Select the drive that contains the CD and go to the directory \Windows.Net\driver and the driver b57xp64.inf should appear in the window.
Select - b57xp64.inf
Click - open
Click - OK
Click - Next
Select - Finish
At this point the driver will be installed properly.
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BCM570x Server ODI Driver - b57.lan (2.23 replaces 2.20)
a. Fixed dropped client problem.
b. Further enhancement of the spurious int fix.
c. Spurious int fix is now default on.
BCM570x DOS ODI Driver - b57.com
No changes in this release.
BCM570x Linux Driver
No changes in this release.
BROADCOM Advanced Server Program (BASP) for Microsoft Windows
No changes in this release.
****************** Special Note: BASP ******************
To avoid fail-over issues when using BASP make sure that spanning tree is
disabled on the switch that the network adapter is connected to.
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BROADCOM Advanced Server Program for Novell Netware
No changes in this release.
BROADCOM Advanced Server Program (BASP) for Linux
No changes in this release.
********** Special Note: BASP for Linux **********
During a new installation of basp an error condition will occur at step 3 of the installation.
/etc/rc.d/init.d/basp start
Adding Basp Team 1 (OK)
Starting Basp Team 1 (Failed)
This failure is normal since no IP address has been assigned to the virtual interface proceed to step 4 and continue.
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BCM570x SCO OpenServer Release 5 driver - VOL.000.000
No changes in this release.
Broadcom BCM570x Unixware 7 driver
No changes in this release.
Broadcom BCM570x Solaris x86 driver for i386 platform
No changes in this release.
BCM570x Engineering Diagnostic
No changes in this release.
BCM570x User/Manufacturing Diagnostic
No changes in this release.
BROADCOM Advanced Server Control Suite (BASCS) (2.22 replaces 2.18)
BROADCOM Advanced Server Control Suite for IA64 (2.22 replaces 2.18)
(Require BMAPI version 2.2.6 or above.)
a. Add a new Firmware Version on Vital Sign tab.
b. Add a new ASIC Version field on Vital Sign tab.
- Resolved ClearQuest ID:
2769: Cable analysis test could not be run on 5703
2775: Cable analysis test does not populate data for both Frequency and Length
2844: Cannot pass traffic when 802.3ad team created w/ BASCS
2904: Cable analysis does not function correctly
c. Add Enable Tray Icon option on Vital Sign tab.
BROADCOM Management Application Programming Interface (BMAPI)
No changes in this release.
Support for PCI hot plug via DMI
No changes in this release.
BCM570x DOS utility - b57util.exe
No changes in this release.
PXE - Broadcom Preboot Execution
No changes in this release.
EFI Engineering Diagnostics
No changes in this release.
EFI User Diagnostics
No changes in this release.
EFI Utility Tool for IA-32 and IA-64
No changes in this release.
EFI Universal Network Driver Interface
No changes in this release.
SNMP - Broadcom Advanced Server Program SNMP sub-agents - baspmgmnt.dll
No changes in this release.
SNMP - Broadcom NetExtreme Gigabit Ethernet Controller SNMP sub-agents - bcmif.dll
No changes in this release.
Boot Code - BCM570x Boot Code Firmware
No changes in this release.
CIM Provider - Broadcom CIM Providers for Windows 2000 - BCMGroup.dll
No changes in this release.
BCM570x Manual
a. Added a main index file and graphic file to \manuals directory to select the language.
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.