Operating instructions

92 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module
In this section, we update the device drivers on the supported servers, HS20 Type 8832
running Windows Advanced Server 2000, using UpdateXpress V3.3.
Complete the following steps to update the device drivers:
1. Start the system.
2. Insert the UpdateXpress CD into the CD-ROM drive.
3. Select or clear the check boxes for the specific device drivers.
4. Click Apply Update. The selected device drivers are updated.
5. Save all open files and close all open software.
6. Restart the system.
Microsoft Windows 2000 Broadcom driver installation
Windows 2000 does not ship with the drivers needed to run the Broadcom Ethernet NICs.
The drivers must be updated for the NICs to be usable.
To obtain the Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet drivers for your Microsoft Windows 2000
systems, go to:
http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-43815
For our example, this Web site provided us the Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet
Software CD for the BCM570x-based servers and adapters Version 7.0.5. You should acquire
Version 7.0.5 or later for setting up your operating system environment. This supports the
following machines:
򐂰 BladeCenter HS20 Type 8678 (all)
򐂰 IntelliStation E Pro 6216 (all), 6226 (all)
򐂰 IntelliStation Z Pro 6221 (all)
򐂰 IntelliStation M Pro 6219 (all)
򐂰 xSeries 205 8480 (all)
򐂰 xSeries 225 8647 (all)
򐂰 xSeries 235 8671 (all)
򐂰 xSeries 255 8685 (all)
򐂰 xSeries 305 8673 (all)
򐂰 xSeries 335 8676 (all), 8830 (all)
򐂰 xSeries 440 8687 (all)
Note: If the CD-ROM does not automatically start UpdateXpress, use DOS to navigate
to the UpdateXpress directory on the CD; then, run launch.exe.
UpdateXpress displays all of the supported device drivers that it detects. If the device
driver does not have to be updated, it is displayed as unavailable; if it has to be
updated, it is displayed as a checked item. If the installed device driver version detected
by UpdateXpress is at the same level as the version on the CD, a cleared check box for
that device driver is displayed.
Note: In our example, we use BladeCenter HS20 Type 8832. Although this type was not
listed in the supported machines, the IBM support search engine directed us to the
location of the Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Software CD for the
BCM570x-based servers and adapters Version 7.0.5. We loaded the drivers and they
worked fine without error.