Windows Driver Software: Broadcom NetLink®/NetXtreme® 57XX User Guide

These instructions are based on the assumption that your Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Controller was not factory installed. If your adapter was installed at the factory, the driver software has been installed for you.

For Vista systems, the driver software has been installed for you. To ensure your machine has the latest driver, see Updating the Driver Software.

When Windows first starts after a hardware device (such as a Broadcom NetXtreme 57XX Gigabit Ethernet Controller) has been installed, or after the existing device driver has been removed, the operating system automatically detects the hardware and prompts you to install the driver software for that device.

Before installing the driver software, verify that the Windows operating system has been upgraded to the latest version with the latest service pack applied.

A network device driver must be installed before the Broadcom NetXtreme 57XX Gigabit Ethernet Controller can be used with your Windows operating system. Drivers are located on the installation CD as well as the Broadcom website at http://www.broadcom.com/support/ethernet_nic/downloaddrivers.php.

Using the Driver Installer

When the Found New Hardware Wizard appears, click Cancel.

Insert the installation CD into the CD or DVD drive.

On the installation CD, open the folder containing the driver installer program (Setup.exe), and then double-click Setup.exe to launch the InstallShield^® Wizard.

Note: If you have a standard account on a Vista system, you will receive the User Account Control dialog box. Verify the presented information and select Continue.

Click Next to continue.

After you review the license agreement, click I accept the terms in the license agreement, and then click Next to continue.

Click Install.

Click Finish to close the wizard.

Using Silent Installation

All commands are case sensitive.

The Command Prompt must be "Run as Adminstrator" when using "msiexec" for "silent" install/uninstall(s).

For more detailed instructions and information about unattended installs, refer to the Silent.txt file in the Tools\DrvInst\ia32 folder.

Using the Found New Hardware Wizard

These instructions are based on the assumption that you are using Windows XP Service Pack 2.

When the Found New Hardware Wizard opens, click No, not this time, and then click Next.

Click Install from a list or specific location (Advanced), and then click Next.

Click Include this location in the search, browse to the folder on the installation CD where the drivers for Windows XP are located, and then click Next.

Click Finish to close the wizard.

Updating the Driver Software

For Windows XP, you must have administrative rights to update the driver software. If you have a standard account on Windows Vista, you will receive the User Account Control dialog box. Verify the presented information and select Continue.

Start Windows and log on.

In Control Panel, click System to view System Properties.

Click the Hardware tab, and then click Device Manager.

Right-click the name of the Broadcom NetXtreme 57XX Gigabit Ethernet Controller and click Update Driver.

Click Include this location in the search, browse to the folder on the installation CD where the drivers are located, and then click Next.

Click Finish to close the wizard.

Removing the Driver Software

In Control Panel, double-click Add or Remove Programs.

Click Broadcom Gigabit Integrated Controller, and then click Remove.

Click Yes to remove the drivers.

Click OK.

Note: You can also remove the device drivers by running the InstallShield installer again and clicking Remove.

Viewing or Changing the Properties of the Controller

To view or change the properties of the Broadcom NetXtreme 57XX Gigabit Ethernet Controller

In Control Panel, click (or double-click) Broadcom Control Suite 3.

Click the Advanced tab.

See Setting Adapter Properties for a detailed description of the available properties as well as for instructions for viewing and changing the value of a particular property.

Setting Power Management Options

You can set Power Management options to allow the operating system to turn off the adapter to save power or to allow the adapter to wake up the system. If the device is busy doing something (servicing a call, for example) however, the operating system will not shut down the device. The operating system attempts to shut down every possible device only when the system attempts to go into hibernation. To have the adapter stay on at all times, do not click the Allow the computer to turn off the device to save power check box.

The Power Management tab is available only for systems that support power management.

To enable Wake on LAN (WOL) when the system is on standby, select the Allow the device to bring the computer out of standby check box.

If you select Only allow management stations to bring the computer out of standby, the system can be brought out of standby only by Magic Packet, regardless of the settings in Wake Up Capabilities.