Broadcom NetXtreme/NetXtreme II Family of Adapters Driver

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This package provides the Broadcom NetXtreme/NetXtreme II Family of Adapters Driver and is supported on Enterprise Servers and Powervault models that are running the following Windows Operating Systems: Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008.
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Fixes & Enhancements

Fixes
- N/A

Enhancements
- Enhanced Windows 2003 and Windows 2008 32-bit driver for NetXtreme I and NetXtreme II devices to support Broadcom BCM5709 and BCM57710 based adapters.
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Version

12.4.0, A02

Release date

09 Dec 2013

Download Type

Driver

Category

Network, Ethernet & Wireless

Importance

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Dell Technologies recommends applying this update during your next scheduled update cycle. The update contains changes to maintain overall system health. It ensures that the system software remains current and compatible with other system modules (firmware, BIOS, drivers, and software) and may include other new features.
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File Format: Update Package for MS Windows 32-Bit
File Name: NIC_DRVR_WIN_R196228.EXE
File Size: 16.58 MB
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Format Description:
Dell Update Packages (DUP) in Microsoft Windows 32bit format have been designed to run on Microsoft Windows 64bit Operating Systems. Dell Update Packages (DUP) in Microsoft Windows 64bit format will only run on Microsoft Windows 64bit Operating Systems. When selecting a device driver update be sure to select the one that is appropriate for your operating system.
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MD5:
3DD008A597ED9256E97234D663842067
SHA1:
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SHA-256:
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File Format: Extracts files directly to local disk
File Name: Bcom_LAN_12.4_W2K3_8_A02.exe
File Size: 15.86 MB
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Format Description:
This file format consists of an archive of files that may be decompressed to a directory on the hard drive. The installation can then be done from that directory.
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MD5:
84fe0caeeaebf74654e5820a97f22d25
SHA1:
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1. Due to this architecture, the Windows drivers for NetXtreme II are provided in an InstallShield package for ease of installation.
2. To install the drivers, just run the setup.exe in this package.
3. If an unattended install or remote install is required, the individual Plug and Play drivers can be extracted from the installer by running the setup.exe with the option "/a".
4. This will extract the drivers to a specified directory.
5. Please see the included files in the ReadMeFirst folder in this package for further information and instructions.
6. Due to the complexity of the driver and dependencies on the application (BACS), the intermediate driver and the fact that both the NetXtreme I and NetXtreme II drivers use the same intermediate drivers and application, the Broadcom network drivers are versioned according to a family of drivers and not the file version of the kernel level driver.
7. The InstallShield package version is the driver family version when inventoried by the Dell Update Package and other Dell Version management utilities.
8. This family version contains NetXtreme I and NetXtreme II Drivers as well as the applications and other files that are used to run, manage and track the network devices.
9. This family version is referred to as 12.4 in this release.
10. To check the version of individual files included in this release, please see the Release.txt in the ReadMeFirst folder.
Windows Server 2008 x86
Windows Server 2003
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1. Browse to the location where you downloaded the file and double-click the new file.
2. Read over the release information presented in the dialog window.
3. Download and install any prerequisites identified in the dialog window before proceeding.
4. Click the Install button.
5. Follow the remaining prompts to perform the update.

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2. Follow the remaining prompts to perform the update.

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