Broadcom (R) Corporation Broadcom Ethernet Software CD for the BCM5751 Ethernet Controller RELEASE 7.6.5 (7/1/2004) RELEASE NOTES Summary: - Gold Release for the Broadcom 5751, 7.6 Project. Caveats: - Windows XP driver for 64-Bit Extended systems (AMD64,EM64T) is BETA at this time. - ASFConfig translations will be available on "Gold" refresh. ~ July 19th. - BACS translations will be available on "Gold" refresh. ~ July 19th. - HTML manuals are from release 7.5, 7.6 manuals will be available on "Gold" refresh. ~ July 19th. - Third party issue > Unable to install Windows NT4 Operating System. - Third party issue > Unable to install some versions of Solaris Operating Systems. Software Compatibility ====================== This release of software supports: - Broadcom 5751 Gigabit Ethernet with A0, A1, B0 step silicon Contents of the CD ================== *** Release Version Information Table *** Product Version Previous Rel. Windows Driver - NT4 7.80 7.80 Windows Driver - Win2k 7.80* 7.80 Windows Driver - WinXP 7.80* 7.80 AMD64/EM64T Driver 7.80 7.80 DOS/OS2 NDIS2 Driver 7.65 7.65 Netware ODI 32Bit Driver 7.61 7.61 Netware DOS ODI 16Bit Driver 7.66 7.65 BASP for Windows 2000 6.0.9* 6.0.9* BASP for Windows XP32 6.0.9* 6.0.9* Linux Driver 7.3.5 7.3.5 SCO OpenServer 7.5.18 7.5.18 Unixware 7 7.5.21 7.5.21 Solaris 7.5.12 7.5.12 DOS Diagnostics 7.34 7.34 PXE 7.6.3 7.6.3 ASF Firmware 6.13 6.13 ASF Configuration 7.0.3 7.0.3 ASF IP Monitor 6.0.4 6.0.4 ASF Remote Config 3.03 3.03 ASF Silent Config 6.0.2 6.0.2 Bootcode for 5702 2.37 2.37 Bootcode for 5782 3.17 3.17 Bootcode for 5705f 3.17 3.17 Bootcode for 5751 3.29 3.29 BACS 7.6.5 7.6.5 BMAPI 6.5.1 6.5.1 CABW32 6.1.3 6.1.3 BCM57xx Manuals 4.04.01 4.04.01 Note: An asterisk (*) following a version number represents a certified driver. This release contains the following software programs: BCM5751 Miniport Driver for Microsoft Windows XP32 - b57xp32.sys Refer to the RELEASE.TXT file on the installation CD in the \WinXP subdirectory for latest changes. BCM5751 Miniport Driver for Microsoft Windows 2000 - b57w2k.sys Refer to the RELEASE.TXT file on the installation CD in the \Win2000 subdirectory for latest changes. BCM5751 DOS NDIS2 Driver - b57.dos. Refer to the RELEASE.TXT file on the installation CD in the \NDIS2 for latest changes. BCM5751 Linux Driver This driver supports LINUX Redhat Version 2.2, 6.x, 7.0, and 7.2. Refer to the RELEASE.TXT file on the installation CD in the \linux subdirectory for latest changes. BCM5751 User/Manufacturing Diagnostic This DOS program provides a comprehensive user diagnostic to diagnose the BCM5751 adapter in pass or no pass criteria. The test result can be saved in a file by executing command b57diag with -l <filename> as an option. Refer to the RELEASE.TXT file on the installation CD in the \DOS\UserDiag subdirectory for latest changes. PXE - Broadcom Preboot Execution Refer to the RELEASE.TXT file on the installation CD in the \pxe subdirectory for latest changes, as well as required registry settings. Boot Code - BCM5751 Boot Code Firmware - Refer to the RELEASE.TXT file on the installation CD in the \dos\bootcode subdirectory pertaining to your network controller for the latest changes. * Third-party trademarks and copyrights are the property of their respective owners. Broadcom, Broadcom Advanced Server Program, Broadcom Advanced Server Control Suite, and Smart Load Balance are registered trademarks of Broadcom Corporation.Download Driver Pack
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