Updating the Adapter Software

AT-29xx Series Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapters Installation Guide

This section provides a procedure for updating the adapter software for the Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP systems. To obtain the latest version of an AT-29xx Series adapter software drivers, download it from the Allied Telesis website at www.alliedtelesis.com/support/software.

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You may need to reboot your system after completing the driver update to properly load the new drivers.

When you update the adapter software on existing devices, the Advanced Property settings may not be updated unless you remove the existing device by following the instructions in “Uninstalling the Driver Software” on page 41. Then perform a scan for hardware changes in the device manager followed by reinstalling the device with the current adapter software as described in “Installing the Driver Software” on page 32.

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Before uninstalling a device, capture all of the Advanced Property settings because the properties will be lost.

Updating the Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP Driver Software

To update the adapter software on a Windows Server 2003 or a Windows XP system, perform the following procedure.

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Update all adapters by repeating the following steps on each device.

1.Start either a Windows Server 2003 or a Windows XP system and log in.

You must have Administrator privileges to update the driver software.

2.On the desktop, open the Start menu.

See Figure 7 on page 36 for an example of the Start menu.

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Allied Telesis AT-2916LX10/LC-901, AT-2916SX, AT-2931SX, AT-2972T/2, AT-2972SX/2 manual Updating the Adapter Software

AT-2916LX10/LC-901, AT-2972SX, AT-2972SX/2, AT-2972LX10/LC-901, AT-2916SX specifications

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