Using the Installer

AT-2973SX, AT-2973T, and AT-2973T/4 NetExtreme II Family Adapters Installation and User’s Guide

Note

You must physically install a network device driver before the Broadcom NetXtreme II Controller can be used with your Windows Operating System. There is no installation CD. You must download the drivers from the Allied Telesis website at www.alliedtelesis.com/support/software. After you have accessed this website, enter the model number in the Search by Product Name box and then click Find to view the current list of documents and drivers.

Note

To use the TCP/IP Offload Engine (TOE), you must have Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 2 (SP2) and a license key preprogrammed in the hardware. If supported, for iSCSI you only need a license key.

The Installer has a graphical interactive installation mode. To install the AT-2973SX, AT-2973T, and AT-2973T/4 drivers on a Windows Operating System, do the following:

1.When the Found New Hardware Wizard appears, click No, not this time.

See Figure 13 on page 90 for the Found New Hardware Wizard Page.

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Allied Telesis AT-2973SX, AT-2973T/4 manual Using the Installer, See on page 90 for the Found New Hardware Wizard