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Prepare for the Installation, Open the Computer Management program, Install the adapter driver

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Prepare for the Installation After installing the adapter in the server and booting the system, you must install the correct driver. You can download the driver from the Web or get it from the HP SmartSetup media that came with the adapter. NOTE: When using the HP SmartSetup media, the Hardware Update Wizard finds the driver automatically. To download from the Web, complete the following steps: 1. Go to http://www.hp.com/support/itaniumservers. 2. Select one of the HP Integrity servers that supports this adapter (for example, rx2660). 3. Click Download drivers and software. 4. Click the link that describes the server operating system. 5. Click Driver-NIC. 6. Select the appropriate driver. 7. Download the driver to the server or to another system with a floppy or DVD writer. Open the Computer Management program Once the driver is available, open the Computer Management program by clicking Start > Programs > Administrative Tools > Computer Management. If the Programs menu displays Administrative Tools, skip this section and go to the next section and install the adapter driver using the Computer Management software. If the Programs menu does not display Administrative Tools, complete the following steps: 1. Right-click on the system taskbar. 2. Select Properties. 3. Click the Start Menu tab. 4. Click the Start menu radio button. 5. Click Customize. 6. Click the Advanced tab. 7. Select Display Administrative Tools as a Start Menu item. 8. Click Okay. 9. Click Okay again. 10. Click Start > Programs > Administrative Tools > Computer Management. Install the adapter driver To install the adapter driver, complete the following steps: 1. In the left panel of the Computer Management window, under System Tools, click Device Manager. 2. In the right panel of Computer Management, under Network Adapters, double-click the name of the adapter you just installed. 3. Click the Driver tab. 4. Click Update Driver..., and the Hardware Update Wizard displays. 5. Select No, not this time when prompted to let Windows find the driver. Then click Next. 6. Select Install the software automatically (Recommended) and click Next. 7. Click Finish to close the Hardware Update Wizard. 8. The driver is now installed and the device Properties page displays the new driver version. Installing the software 15

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Prepare for the Installation
After installing the adapter in the server and booting the system, you must install the correct
driver. You can download the driver from the Web or get it from the HP SmartSetup media that
came with the adapter.
NOTE:
When using the HP SmartSetup media, the Hardware Update Wizard finds the driver
automatically.
To download from the Web, complete the following steps:
1.
Go to
http://www
.hp.com/support/itaniumserv
ers
.
2.
Select one of the HP Integrity servers that supports this adapter (for example, rx2660).
3.
Click
Download drivers and software
.
4.
Click the link that describes the server operating system.
5.
Click
Driver-NIC
.
6.
Select the appropriate driver.
7.
Download the driver to the server or to another system with a floppy or DVD writer.
Open the Computer Management program
Once the driver is available, open the Computer Management program by clicking
Start >
Programs > Administrative Tools > Computer Management
.
If the Programs menu displays
Administrative Tools
, skip this section and go to the next section
and install the adapter driver using the Computer Management software. If the Programs menu
does not display
Administrative Tools
, complete the following steps:
1.
Right-click on the system taskbar.
2.
Select
Properties
.
3.
Click the
Start Menu
tab.
4.
Click the
Start
menu radio button.
5.
Click
Customize
.
6.
Click the
Advanced
tab.
7.
Select
Display Administrative Tools
as a Start Menu item.
8.
Click
Okay
.
9.
Click
Okay
again.
10.
Click
Start > Programs > Administrative Tools > Computer Management.
Install the adapter driver
To install the adapter driver, complete the following steps:
1.
In the left panel of the
Computer Management
window, under
System Tools
, click
Device
Manager
.
2.
In the right panel of
Computer Management
, under
Network Adapters
, double-click the
name of the adapter you just installed.
3.
Click the
Driver
tab.
4.
Click
Update Driver...
, and the Hardware Update Wizard displays.
5.
Select
No, not this time
when prompted to let Windows find the driver. Then click
Next
.
6.
Select
Install the software automatically (Recommended)
and click
Next
.
7.
Click
Finish
to close the
Hardware Update Wizard
.
8.
The driver is now installed and the device Properties page displays the new driver version.
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