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 Server 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
- Windows 2003/2008 32-bit driver update for BCM57710 NetXtreme II Gigabit Ethernet Adapter.
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Version

12.1.0, A01

Release date

11 Dec 2013

Download Type

Driver

Category

Network, Ethernet & Wireless

Importance

Optional
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File Format: Update Package for MS Windows 32-Bit
File Name: NIC_DRVR_WIN_R185738.EXE
File Size: 16.74 MB
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Format Description:
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MD5:
28C84FB6A960E88F7DF91576E4D02F80
File Format: Extracts files directly to local disk
File Name: Bcom_LAN_11.0_T4.2_W2K3_8_A01.exe
File Size: 16.31 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:
2051caf6595a76ef29af2dfc968019d7

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1. The Broadcom NetXtreme II devices require two system drivers, one is the VBD or Virtual Bus Device driver and the other is the NDIS Client driver.
2. Due to this architecture, the Windows drivers for NetXtreme II are provided in an InstallShield package, for ease of installation.
3. To install the drivers, just run the setup.exe in this package.
4. 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".
5. This will extract the drivers to a specified directory.
6. Please see the included files in the ReadMeFirst directory in this package for further information and instructions.
7. Due to the complexity of the drivers, and dependancies 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 afamily of drivers and not the file version of the acctual kernel level driver.
8. The InstallShield package version is the driver family version when inventoried by the Dell Update Package and other Dell Version management utilities.
9. This family version contains both the 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.
10. This family version is referred to as 11.0/T4.2 in this release, and the installer reported version is 12.1.0.
11. To check the version of individual files included in this release, please see the Release.txt in the ReadMeFirst directory.
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