HP 441877-00F manual Installation, Downloading files, Installing network drivers new installations

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Installation

Downloading files

1.Go to the HP website (http://www.hp.com).

2.Click Software & Driver Downloads from the left menu bar.

3.Type the product name in the For product box and press Enter. For example, type NC373T.

4.Select an operating system.

5.Click HP ProLiant Networking.

6.Click download and save the HP SoftPaq (sp#####.exe) file to a directory on your hard drive. The SoftPaq file is a self-extracting executable with a file name based on the SoftPaq number.

7.Click the SoftPaq file to extract the files and then open the cmponent.htm file.

Installing network drivers (new installations)

When you install the network adapter in the server for the first time:

1.Connect the cable from the adapter to your network.

2.Power up the server.

3.Start the operating system.

4.Install the appropriate driver component for your operating system as described in "Downloading files (on page 9)."

Removing the driver software

Before physically removing an adapter from your system, first un-team the adapter then remove the driver software.

1.Start your Windows operating system and log in to the system. You must have Network Administrator privileges to remove the driver software.

2.Unteam the adapter using the HP Network Configuration Utility and save your changes.

3.Open the Device Manager.

4.Click the plus (+) sign to expand the Network adapters. All installed network adapters display.

5.Right-click the adapter to be removed and choose Uninstall.

Uninstall HP NC-Series NetXen 10GbE drivers

To uninstall the HP NC51xx PCIe 10 Gigabit Server Adapter driver software in Windows, perform the following steps:

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Contents HP ProLiant Network Adapter Software and Configuration Guide Audience assumptions Contents Technical support Supported adapters and operating systems Overview Overview Adapter driver folders in HP SoftPaq Adapter driver and software informationDocumentation in the HP SoftPaq Installing network drivers new installations InstallationUninstall HP NC-Series NetXen 10GbE drivers Downloading filesWindows 2008 drivers Adapter support on WindowsWindows 2003 drivers Windows 2008 x64 driversWindows 2003 x64 drivers Windows 2000 driversAdapter support on NetWare Adapter support on LinuxParameter Options Description Jumbo = # Warning # Bind IPX Q571ESP NET=477A35BD Syntax SPURIOUS=n Where n = 0 or Balanceinterval Probeburstsize Smpmode Firmware upgrade utility HP NC-Series NetXen Online Firmware Upgrade Utility ROM HP NC-Series 10GbE Adapters Adapter configurationsProperty Parameter Configuring multiple NC510x PCIe 10 GbE adapters Boot options Configuring multiple ports on 10GbE adaptersAdapter configurations HP NC-Series Broadcom adapters TroubleshootingHP NC-Series Broadcom adapter properties Adapter configurations HP NC-Series Broadcom and Multifunction adapter properties Adapter configurations None. Disables checksum offloading HP NC-Series Intel adapter properties HP NC-Series Intel AdaptersAdapter configurations Adapter configurations HP NC-Series Intel adapter properties Adapter configurations Adapter configurations Boot Agent Network Boot PXE Preboot Configuration Possible values Description Settings Ibautil -option Parameter Description Ibautil -ALL -WOLDISABLE Adapter configurations Adapter configurations Adapter configurations NC31xx Fast Ethernet adapter properties HP NC-Series 31xx Fast Ethernet AdaptersAdapter configurations HP NC-Series NetXen 10GbE diagnostics DiagnosticsHP NC-Series Broadcom Multifunction adapter diagnostics Diagnostics Diagnostics HP NC-Series Broadcom adapter diagnostics Page Diagnostics Diagnostics HP NC-Series Intel adapter diagnostics Diagnostics Diagnostics Technical support Free automated customer support servicesBefore you contact HP HP contact informationHP FTP Server Acronyms and abbreviations Undi Index