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9 Windows Driver Software
Windows driver software information includes the following:
 Supported Drivers
 “Installing the Driver Software” on page 94
 “Modifying the Driver Software” on page 98
 “Repairing or Reinstalling the Driver Software” on page 99
 “Removing the Device Drivers” on page 100
 “Viewing or Changing the Properties of the Adapter” on page 100
 “Setting Power Management Options” on page 100
 “Configuring the Communication Protocol to Use with QCC GUI, QCC
PowerKit, and QCS CLI” on page 102
Supported Drivers
The Windows drivers are listed in Tab le 9 - 1.
Table 9-1. Marvell BCM57xx and BCM57xxx Windows Drivers
Windows
Driver
Description
bxVBD Windows (system device) virtual bus driver (VBD) for the BCM57xx 1Gb network
adapters. This driver directly controls the hardware.
eVBD Windows (system device) VBD for the BCM57xxx 1/10Gb network adapters. This
driver directly controls the hardware.
bxND Windows (NDIS) Ethernet driver for the BCM57xx and BCM57xxx 1/10Gb network
adapters.
bxOIS Windows (storage) iSCSI offload driver for the BCM57xx and BCM57xxx 1/10Gb
network adapters.
bxFCoE Windows (storage) FCoE offload driver for the BCM57712 and BCM578xx 10Gb
network adapters.