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Windows® Server 2003 Advanced Server Driver Software: Broadcom NetXtreme 57XX User Guide

Installing the Driver Software
Modifying Configuration Properties
Updating the Driver Software
Removing the Driver Software


Installing the Driver Software

NOTE: The Gigabit Ethernet Adapter must be physically installed in your system prior to installing the driver software. See Installing the Hardware for details.

When the Windows Server 2003 system first boots up after installing a new hardware device, such as a Gigabit Ethernet Adapter, the system automatically detects the new hardware and prompts you to install the driver software for that device.

NOTE: If the Windows Server 2003 system detects a Gigabit Ethernet adapter and installs a default driver, update the driver as described in "Updating the Adapter Software".

A network device driver must be installed before the Gigabit Ethernet Adapter can be used with your Windows Server 2003 system.

Using the Driver Installer

To install the adapter software for Windows Server 2003, do the following

NOTE: Before beginning this procedure, verify that the Windows Server 2003 system has been upgraded to the latest version with the latest service pack applied. The following instructions are based on the latest beta versions of Server 2003.

  1. Start Windows Server 2003 and log in. Note that you must have Administrator privileges to install the driver software.

    When you boot up the Windows Server 2003 system after installing the adapter card, a series of Found New Hardware windows are displayed.

Manually Installing the Driver Software

When you boot up the Windows Server 2003 system after installing the network device, a series of Found New Hardware windows display.

The Welcome to the Found New Hardware window then appears.

  1. Choose the Install the Software Automatically (Recommended) option, then click Next. The Found New Hardware Wizard then searches for the appropriate driver and automatically installs the software.
  1. If asked to specify the location of the Windows Server 2003 CD-ROM instead, click Browse (do not use the text field) and locate the path to the Gigabit Ethernet drivers that was previously specified.
  1. When the software installation is complete, click Finish to close the wizard and complete the software installation.

Updating the Adapter Software

NOTE: If using a BCM5704 device in this system, rebooting may be required after completing the driver update to properly load the new drivers.


NOTE: When updating the adapter software on existing Broadcom devices, the Advanced Property settings may not be updated unless the existing Broadcom device is removed by following the instructions in the "Removing the Driver Software" section. You must then perform a scan for hardware changes in the device manager, followed by reinstalling the Broadcom device with the current adapter software as described in the "Installing the Driver Software" section.

Prior to uninstalling the Broadcom device, ensure to capture all Advanced Property settings because the properties will be lost.


NOTE: Update all adapters by repeating the following steps on each supported Broadcom device.

To update the adapter software for Windows Server 2003, do the following.

  1. Start Windows Server 2003 and log in. You must have Administrator privileges to update the driver software.

  2. From the Start menu, right click My Computer and select System Properties to display the following menu.
  1. When the System Properties window opens, click the Hardware.
  1. When the Device Manager window opens, right-click on the Broadcom NetXtreme™ Gigabit Ethernet adapter and select Update Driver.
  1. Insert the media that was supplied with the Broadcom hardware.

  2. To manually select the appropriate driver, select Install from a list or specific location (Advanced), then click Next.
  1. Click the Don't search. I will choose the driver to install button, then click Next.

  2. Click Have Disk, and browse for the appropriate driver.

  3. Select the appropriate driver to update and click Next.

  4. After the software update is complete, click Finish to close the wizard and complete the software installation.

After installation of the driver software is complete, you are ready to modify configuration properties.

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Modifying Configuration Properties

Although the default values should be appropriate in most cases, you can change any of the available options to meet the requirements of your specific system. After the adapter driver software has been installed, you can use this procedure to verify or change the following adapter properties:

NOTE: The following steps may be slightly different if the "Classic Start Menu" is set.

Configuring Driver Properties

To configure the adapter properties, access the Driver Properties Advanced tab as follows.

  1. Click Start then select Control Panel from the pop-up menu.
  2. Double-click the System icon.
  3. Click the Hardware tab and then click Device Manager. The Device Manager window appears.
  4. Scroll down the list of hardware devices to Network Adapters. Click the plus (+) to the left of the icon to display the list of adapters currently configured.
  5. Double-click the Gigabit Ethernet Adapter you want to configure. The Gigabit Ethernet Properties window appears, showing the General tab.
  6. Click the Advanced tab. A window showing the list of configurable properties (and default values) for the adapter appears.

  7. Change the operating properties as desired. To change adapter operating properties listed under the Advanced tab, click on the options listed under Property and then use the pull-down window under Value to change the default or assigned value.

802.1p QOS

The 802.1p QOS property is a standard that enables Quality of Service (QOS). It is responsible for the QOS provisions on the local segment, and the avoidance of the "all packets are treated equally" issue, which falls onto the hub or switch servicing segment. 802.1p QOS provides prioritization of packets traversing a subnet. Thus, when the local segment becomes congested and the hub or switch workload results in the delay (dropping) of packets, those packets with flags that correspond to higher priorities will receive preferential treatment, and will be serviced before packets with lower priorities. Disabled by default, select Enable from the Value drop-down menu to enable this property. Once enabled, select Disable from the Advanced tab Value drop-down menu to disable this property.

NOTE: Enabling 802.1p QOS also requires an 802.1p aware switch.

Checksum Offload

Normally the Checksum Offload function is computed by the protocol stack. By selecting one of the Checksum Offload properties, the checksum can be computed by the Gigabit Ethernet Adapter. To enable one of the Checksum Offload properties, select the property from the Advanced tab Value drop-down menu. These properties are described and shown below.

Ethernet@WireSpeed™

The Ethernet@WireSpeed property enables a 1000BASE-T Ethernet adapter to establish a link at a lower speed when only two pairs of wires are available in the cable plant. By default, the adapter is set to Enable. To disable the Ethernet@WireSpeed™ property, select Disable from the Value drop-down menu as shown below:

Flow Control

The Flow Control property allows the user to enable or disable the receipt or transmission of PAUSE frames. PAUSE frames enable the adapter and the switch to control the transmit rate. The side that is receiving the PAUSE frame momentarily stops transmitting. The recommended selection is Disable, which configures the adapter to ignore PAUSE frames. Disabled by default, to enable Flow Control to receive, transmit, or receive and transmit PAUSE frames, select the appropriate property from the Advanced tab Value drop-down menu described and shown below.

Jumbo Mtu

The Jumbo Mtu property allows the adapter to transmit and receive oversized Ethernet frames that are greater than 1514 but less than 9000 bytes in length. Note that this property requires a switch that is able to process large frames.

Set at 1500 bytes by default, to increase the size of the received frames, increment the byte quantity in 500-byte increments from the Advanced tab Value counter, shown below.

Large Send Offload

Normally the TCP segmentation is done by the protocol stack. By enabling the Large Send Offload value, the TCP segmentation can be done by the Gigabit Ethernet Adapter. To enable the Large Send Offload, select the property from the Advanced tab Value drop-down menu. These values are described and shown below.

NOTE: Large Send Offload features are not supported on the 5700 NetXtreme Adapter.

Locally Administered Address

The Locally Administered Address is a user-defined address that is used in place of the MAC address originally assigned to the adapter. Every adapter in the network must have its own unique MAC address. This locally administered address consists of a 12-digit hexadecimal number.

The appropriate assigned ranges and exceptions for the Locally Administered Address include the following:

Speed & Duplex

The Speed & Duplex property allows the user to set the connection speed and duplex mode of the network. Note that Full-Duplex Mode allows the adapter to transmit and receive network data simultaneously. The adapter is set to Auto (optimum connection) by default. Set the speed and mode as described and shown below:


NOTES:

  • 1 Gbps speed is enabled by selecting Auto.
  • Auto is the recommended selection. This selection allows the adapter to dynamically detect the line speed and duplex mode of the network. Whenever the network capability changes, the adapter automatically detects and adjust to the new line speed and duplex mode. Ensure that the link partner is also configured for Auto.
  • 1000 Mbps makes use of Auto-Negotiation, some switches (Cisco 6509) do not allow setting Auto on ports but allow 1000 Mbps.
  • A speed of 1000 Mbps full-duplex is negotiated only when the speed and duplex setting is set to Auto and that speed is supported by the cabling and link partner. 1000 Mbps half-duplex is not a valid configuration.

Wake Up Capabilities

The Wake Up Capabilities property allows the user to set the adapter to wake up from a low power mode when it receives a network wake up frame. Two wake up frames are possible: Magic Packet and Wake Up Frame. By default, the adapter is set to Both. To set the adapter to wake up from a frame, select the appropriate Advanced tab property from the Value drop-down menu as described and shown below:

WOL Speed

The WOL Speed property allows the user to select the speed at which the adapter connects to the network during Wake-on-LAN mode. By default, the adapter is set to Auto. Set the speed as described and shown below:

NOTE: WOL Speed at 100 Mb is only supported on the 5701, 5703, and 5705. 5700 and 5704 adapters only support a WOL connection speed of 10 Mbps. This is the network speed when the system is in a standby mode awaiting wake up on LAN.

Save Settings

  1. When the adapter property configuration is complete, click OK at the Gigabit Ethernet Controller Properties screen to accept the settings.
  2. If prompted to restart your computer, click Yes. Note that, although it is not necessary to reboot the system for new adapter properties to take effect, rebooting is recommended to reinitialize all registers.
  3. Verify that the adapter port LEDs operate as described in the Physical Description section of the Introduction.

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Power Management

Power management specifies whether the operating system turns off the selected device if that device is able to be turned off. If the device is busy doing something, however, (servicing a call, for example), the operating system will not shut down the device. The operating system will try to shut down every possible device only when it is hibernating. Some devices must stay on at all times. If you need the device to stay on at all times, do not check this box.

NOTE: To enable the Wake-on LAN in standby mode for the Broadcom NetXtreme™ Gigabit Ethernet adapter you must select the "Allow the device to bring the computer out of standby" checkbox.

NOTE: In order for WOL to operate properly this feature must be enabled on the device in the OS, however, with ACPI it is not necessary to enable WOL in the firmware as well. To enable WOL refer to the DOS Diagnostic User's Guide for details.

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Updating the Driver Software

Do the following to replace adapter driver software with newer versions as they become available.
  1. Start Windows 2003 and log in. You must have System Administrator privileges to update the driver software.

  2. Open the Control Panel and double-click the System icon.

  3. At the System Properties screen, click the Hardware tab.

  4. Click Device Manager. The Device Manager screen appears.

  1. Expand Network adapters (click the + sign). All network adapters appear.

  2. Right-click on the adapter to be updated and select Properties.

  3. From the Properties screen, click the Driver tab.

  4. Click the Update Driver button. The Found New Hardware Wizard screen appears.

  5. Insert the media to be searched into your CD-ROM drive

  6. Click Install the software automatically (Recommended), then click Next.
  1. Click Finish to complete the driver update.

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Removing the Driver Software

Before physically removing an adapter from your system, first remove the adapter driver software.

  1. Start Windows Server 2003 and log in. You must have Administrator privileges to remove the driver software.

  2. Open the Control Panel and double-click the System icon.

  3. At the System Properties screen, click the Hardware tab.

  4. Click Device Manager. The Device Manager screen appears.

  5. Expand Network adapters (click the + sign). All network adapters will display.

  6. Right-click on the adapter to be removed and select Uninstall.

  7. A Confirm Device Removal window appears, click OK to complete the uninstall.

NOTE: Not all driver files are removed as part of this procedure. Note that the driver and adapter can be removed via Hot Plug, if supported.

 


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