5.3Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Server

5.3.1 Intel® 82540EM LAN driver installation

You may install the Intel 82540EM LAN drivers directly from the support CD. Proceed to section “B. Update LAN Driver on an Existing System Installation.”

If you wish to create a LAN driver disk, proceed to section “A. Preparing the Intel 82540EM LAN Driver Disk.”

A. Preparing the Intel 82540EM LAN driver disk

Prepare one blank formatted high density floppy disk before proceeding.

1.Insert the support CD into the CD-ROM drive.

2.Run the MAKEDISK.BAT utility from the following path:

\Drivers\LAN\MAKEDISK

3.Insert the floppy disk into the floppy disk drive when prompted.

4.Follow the screen instructions to complete the process.

B. Update driver on an existing system installation

You may update the LAN driver directly from the support CD.

1.Insert the support CD into the CD-ROM drive. On the screen that appears, click on Intel PRO/1000 LAN Driver, then on the item Install Base Driver Only.

2.Follow the screen instructions to complete the driver update.

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Chapter 5: Driver installation