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Post installation instructions: Installing and, updating device drivers

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4.0 Post installation instructions: Installing and updating device drivers To install the device drivers and to identify hardware that is not functioning, open Device Manager. In Device Manager, non-functioning devices are usually listed under Other Devices and are indicated by a yellow exclamation point. To open Device Manager, complete the following steps: 1. Click Start. 2. Right-click My Computer. 3. Click Manage and select Device Manager in the left pane. The following sections include instructions for installing some device drivers. More device drivers might be available in the Driver matrices on the Lenovo Support Web site. 4.1 Installing the Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet device driver To install the Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet device driver, complete the following steps: 1. From an Internet-connected system with a diskette drive, go to: http://www.lenovo.com/support and select Driver matrices from the Quick links. 2. Click ThinkServer and then click your machine type to view the Drivers and software list. 3. Locate and click the link for the controller driver, and then click the executable file link. 4. Type c:\drivers\nic for the folder where the files are to be saved. Click Finish. 5. Click Yes to create the folder. 6. When the message "The package has been delivered successfully" is displayed, click OK. 7. Navigate to c:\drivers\nic, and open launch.exe. 8. Click Driver Installer. 9. In the Welcome window, click Next. 10. In the License Agreement window, read the agreement, then select I accept the terms in the license agreement, and click Next to continue. 11. Click Install to begin the installation. 12. When prompted to restart the server, select No, and click Finish. To configure the network, click: Start -> Control Panel -> Network Connections, and select New Connection Wizard to set up the network connection. To configure network protocols, right-click Local Area Connection in the Network connections window, and click Properties.

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4.0 Post installation instructions: Installing and
updating device drivers
To install the device drivers and to identify hardware that is not functioning, open Device
Manager. In Device Manager, non-functioning devices are usually listed under Other
Devices and are indicated by a yellow exclamation point. To open Device Manager,
complete the following steps:
1.
Click
Start
.
2.
Right-click
My Computer
.
3.
Click
Manage
and select
Device Manager
in the left pane.
The following sections include instructions for installing some device drivers. More
device drivers might be available in the Driver matrices on the Lenovo Support Web site.
4.1 Installing the Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet device driver
To install the Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet device driver, complete the
following steps:
1.
From an Internet-connected system with a diskette drive, go to:
and select
Driver matrices
from the Quick links.
2.
Click
ThinkServer
and then click your machine type to view the Drivers and
software list.
3.
Locate and click the link for the controller driver, and then click the executable
file link.
4.
Type
c:\drivers\nic
for the folder where the files are to be saved. Click
Finish
.
5.
Click
Yes
to create the folder.
6.
When the message "The package has been delivered successfully" is displayed,
click
OK
.
7.
Navigate to
c:\drivers\nic
, and open
launch.exe
.
8.
Click
Driver Installer
.
9.
In the Welcome window, click
Next
.
10.
In the License Agreement window, read the agreement, then select
I accept the
terms in the license agreement
, and click
Next
to continue.
11.
Click
Install
to begin the installation.
12.
When prompted to restart the server, select
No
, and click
Finish
.
To configure the network, click:
Start ->
Control Panel ->
Network Connections
, and
select
New Connection Wizard
to set up the network connection.
To configure network protocols, right-click
Local Area Connection
in the Network
connections window, and click
Properties
.