IBM ThinkPad G41 September 28, 2004 Broadcom NetXtreme Fast/Gigabit Ethernet Software for Windows 2000/XP Version 7.80.0.0 ====================================================================== Notice: ------- This program is language independent and can be used with any language system. What This Package Does ----------------------- This package provides the Ethernet driver for Windows 2000/XP users. This release supports the following systems: - ThinkPad G41 To determine if you need to update the Ethernet driver, refer to the "Summary of Changes" section below. To update the Ethernet driver, refer to the "Installation instructions" section below. Released Version ---------------- Version 7.80.0.0 Initial release Summary of Changes ------------------ Key: Program version (for example, 1.00 means Version 1.00) (New) New function or enhancement (Fix) Correction to existing function <7.80> - (New) Initial release. Support for ThinkPad G41 Installation Instructions ------------------------- Note: ThinkPad Software Installer provides install/uninstall wizard for the device driver in the following operating systems: - Windows 2000 - Windows XP Windows 2000 UPDATE INSTALL: To update the driver, follow the instructions below. 1. Extract this package onto your hard disk drive. 2. Start Windows 2000 and logon with administrative privileges. 3. Click Start, select Settings, and then click Control Panel. 4. Double-click the System icon. 5. Click the Hardware tab. 6. Click the Device Manager... button 7. Double-click Network adapters. 8. Double-click Broadcom NetXtreme Fast Ethernet or Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet in Network Adapters. 9. Click the Driver tab. 10. Click the Update Driver... button. 11. Click the Next button in the Upgrade Device Driver Wizard dialog box. 12. Select "Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended)". 13. Click the Next button. 14. Select "Specify a location only in Optional search locations:". 15. Click the Next button. 16. Specify the path to sub-directory \WIN2K with the full path name where you extracted the package in step 1 in "Copy manufacturer's files from:". 17. Click the OK button. 18. Click the Next button. The driver installation starts. 19. Click the Finish button when the installation completes. 20. Click Yes when prompted to restart the computer. CLEAN INSTALL: (Found New Hardware Wizard) If this is the first time Windows 2000 has been started, the operating system detects the Ethernet Controller automatically. To install the device driver, follow the instructions below. 1. Extract this package onto your hard drive. 2. Start Windows 2000 and logon with administrative privileges. The Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box is displayed. 3. Click the Next button. 4. Select "Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended)". 5. Click the Next button. 6. Select "Specify a location only in Optional search locations:". 7. Click the Next button. 8. Specify the path to sub-directory \WIN2K with the full path name where you extracted the package in step 1 in "Copy manufacturer's files from:". 9. Click the OK button. 10. Click the Next button. The driver installation starts. 11. Click the Finish button when the installation completes. 12. Click Yes when prompted to restart the computer. CLEAN INSTALL: (Ethernet Controller in Other devices) Windows 2000 detected the Ethernet Controller, but was not able to find the correct device driver. In this case, you will see Ethernet Controller under Other devices in Device Manager. To install the driver, follow the instructions below. 1. Extract this package onto your hard drive. 2. Start Windows 2000 and logon with administrative privileges. 3. Click Start, select Settings, and click Control Panel. 4. Double-click the System icon. 5. Click the Hardware tab. 6. Click the Device Manager... button. 7. Right-click the Ethernet Controller in Other devices and click Properties. 8. Click the Driver tab. 9. Click the Update Driver... button. 10. Click the Next button in the "Upgrade Device Driver Wizard" dialog box. 11. Select "Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended)". 12. Click the Next button. 13. Select "Specify a location only in Optional search locations:". 14. Click the Next button. 15. Specify the path to sub-directory \WIN2K with the full path name where you extracted the package in step 1 in "Copy manufacturer's files from:". 16. Click the OK button. 17. Click the Next button. The driver installation starts. 18. Click the Finish button when the installation completes. 19. Click Yes when prompted to restart the computer. Windows XP UPDATE INSTALL: To update the driver, follow the instructions below. 1. Extract this package onto your hard drive. 2. Start Windows XP and logon with administrative privileges. 3. Click Start and then Control Panel 4. Click Performance and Maintenance and then click the System icon. Note: If the Classic View option has been selected, double-click the System icon. 5. Click the Hardware tab. 6. Click the Device Manager button. 7. Double-click Network adapters. 8. Double-click Broadcom NetXtreme Fast Ethernet or Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet in Network Adapters. 9. Click the Driver tab. 10. Click the Update Driver... button. 11. The Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box is displayed. Note: In the case of Windows XP SP2, select "No, not this time and next" and then click the Next button. 12. Select "Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)". 13. Click the Next button. 14. Select "Search for the best driver in these locations." and "Include this location in the search:" only. 15. Specify the path to sub-directory \WINXP with the full path name where you extracted the package in step 1 in "Include this location in the search:". 16. Click the Next button. The driver installation starts. 17. Click the Finish button when the installation completes. 18. Click the Close button. CLEAN INSTALL: (Found New Hardware Wizard) If this is the first time Windows XP has been started, the operating system detects the Ethernet Controller automatically. To install the device driver, follow the instructions below. 1. Extract this package onto your hard drive. 2. Start Windows XP and logon with administrative privileges. 3. The Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box is displayed. Note: In the case of Windows XP SP2, Select "No, not this time and next" then click the Next button. 4. Select "Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)". 5. Click the Next button. 6. Select "Search for the best driver in these locations." and "Include this location in the search:" only. 7. Specify the path to sub-directory \WINXP with the full path name where you extracted the package in step 1 in "Include this location in the search:". 8. Click the Next button. The driver installation starts. 9. Click the Finish button when the installation completes. CLEAN INSTALL: (Ethernet Controller in Other devices) Windows XP detected the "Ethernet Controller", but was not able to find the correct device driver. In this case, you will see "Ethernet Controller" under "Other devices" in Device Manager. To install the driver, follow the instructions below. 1. Extract this package onto your hard drive. 2. Start Windows XP and logon with administrative privileges. 3. Click Start and then Control Panel 4. Click Performance and Maintenance and then click the System icon. Note: If the Classic View option has been selected, double-click the System icon. 5. Click the Hardware tab. 6. Click the Device Manager button. 7. Right-click Ethernet Controller in Other devices and click Properties. 8. Click the Driver tab. 9. Click the Update Driver... button. 10. The Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box is displayed. Note: In the case of Windows XP SP2, select "No, not this time and next" then click the Next button. 11. Select "Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)". 12. Click the Next button. 13. Select "Search for the best driver in these locations." and "Include this location in the search:" only. 14. Specify the path to sub-directory \WINXP with the full path name where you extracted the package in step 1 in "Include this location in the search:". 15. Click the Next button. The driver installation starts. 16. Click the Finish button when the installation completes. 17. Click the Close button. Unattended Installation ----------------------- For users who need to do an unattended installation DOS drivers are included in the following folders in this package: \NDIS2 \NETWARE\16BITDOS Note: The DOS drivers can be used only for this purpose. Unattended Installation Instructions: The information for unattended installation is included in the following folders of this package: \UNATTEND\WIN2K \UNATTEND\XP32 How to check the ethernet driver version ---------------------------------------- 1. Start Windows 2000/XP. 2. Windows 2000: Click Start, Settings then Control Panel. Double-click the System icon. Windows XP: Click Start and then Control Panel. Click Performance and Maintenance and then click the System icon. Note: If the Classic View option has been selected, double-click the System icon. 3. Click the Hardware tab. 4. Click Device Manager. 5. Double-click Network adapters. 6. Double-click Broadcom NetXtreme Fast Ethernet or Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet in Network Adapters. 7. Click the Driver tab and check the driver version. --------------------------------------------------------- Broadcom Utility: Broadcom Advanced Control Suite 2 (Windows NT/2000/XP) --------------------------------------------------------- Install 1. Click Start and then click Run. 2. Type [Program Path]\BACS\SETUP, and click OK. The [Program Path] is the full path name where you extracted this package. The default path is C:\DRIVERS\ETHERNET. 3. Follow the instructions on the screen. Uninstall Windows 2000 1. Start Windows 2000 and logon with administrative privileges. 2. Click Start, select Settings, then click Control Panel. 3. Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon. 4. Select Broadcom Advanced Control Suite 2. 5. Click Change/Remove. 6. Follow the instructions on the screen. Windows XP 1. Start Windows XP and logon with administrative privileges. 2. Click Start and then Control Panel 3. Click Performance and Maintenance then click the Add or Remove Programs icon. Note: If the Classic View option has been selected, double-click the Add or Remove Programs icon. 4. Select Broadcom Advanced Control Suite 2. 5. Click Change/Remove. 6. Follow the instructions on the screen. Trademarks ---------- IBM and ThinkPad are trademarks of IBM Corporation. Broadcom is a trademark of Broadcom Corporation. Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Other company, product, and service names may be registered trademarks, trademarks or service marks of others. ======================================================================