AD144A PCI-X 10 Gigabit Ethernet NIC Installation Guide

Hardware and Software Installation Procedure

Installation with Windows Server 2003, 64-bit

HP Itanium servers automatically detect and configure PCI-compliant adapters when restarting. The adapter

IRQ level is automatically set by the EFI each time the server is restarted. If configuration problems are

encountered, see the HP Support site http://support.hp.com/.

Step 1: Prepare to install the software

After installing the adapter in the server and starting Windows Server 2003, 64-bit, the installation of the

correct driver is required. The correct driver may be obtained from http://www.hp.com/support/itaniumservers

or the HP Smart Setup Media for Itanium® 2-based servers-Windows Version supplied with this adapter.

To down load from the web, perform the following steps:

• Go to http://www.hp.com/support/itaniumservers

• Search for the part number AD144A for the fiber Gigabit Ethernet

• Select appropriate drivers and downloads

• Download the driver to a location on the server or to a system with a floppy or DVD writer. Or you can

install the drivers from the HP Smart Setup media.

NOTE When using the driver from the HP Smart Setup media, the Hardware Update Wizard

finds the driver automatically.

Once the driver is available, perform the following steps:

Opening Computer Management

• Click Start>Program>Administrative Tools>Computer Management

• If the Programs menu displays Administrative Tools, go to Updating Driver. If the Programs menu does

not display Administrative Tools, perform the following steps:

• Right-click on the system tray.

• Select Properties.

• Click the Start menu.

• Click Customize.

• Select Display Administrative Tools.

•Click Okay

• Click Start>Programs>Administrative Tools>Computer Management.

Step 3: Install the latest software (Driver Update)

• In the left panel of Computer Management, click Device Manager.

• In the right panel of Computer Management, double-click the device to be updated.

• From the device properties page, click the Driver tab.

• Click Update Driver. The Hardware Update Wizard displays.