v9.2 Drivers Software Release for all IBM Intel-based 10/100 and Gigabit Ethernet On-boards and Adapters for eServer xSeries ======================================================================== This is the v9.2 Drivers software CD release for all IBM Intel-based 10/100 & Gigabit Ethernet Server solutions, including the latest Gigabit Ethernet Server Adapter options for eServer xSeries. The adapters supported include the following options PNs: PRO/1000 MT Dual Port Server Adapter by Intel 73P2701 PRO/1000 MT Server Adapter by Intel 31P9601 IBM 10/100 Ethernet Server Adapter 06P3601 This software is Microsoft digitally signed for Windows drivers, which include Data Center support for Windows 2000 / 2003. This v9.2 software release replaces the previous v9.0 release. The operating systems supported in v92cd1.exe are: Microsoft Windows 2000 and 2003 (including 64-bit support) Linux Red Hat and SuSE (including 64-bit support) Novell NetWare 5.x, 6.5, and 7.0 Unixware NDIS2 DOS and OS/2 For Windows NT 4.0 support, pick up v92cd2.exe package. This package is created by PackageForTheWeb, which allows users to be able to extract all files and directories into either the default destination provided or any drive destination the users wish to specify. CONTENTS -------- 1.0 Overview 1.1 Limitations 2.0 Change History 3.0 Build and Installation Instructions 4.0 Configuration Information 4.1 Driver Parameters 4.2 Additional Configuration Information 5.0 Web Sites and Support Phone Number 6.0 Detailed Drivers Versions 7.0 Trademarks and Notices 8.0 License and Disclaimer 1.0 Overview _____________ This v9.2 software package is for all IBM Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet Server solutions from Intel. 1.1 Limitations ----------------- For Windows NT 4.0, use Service Pack 6 or later. For Windows 2000, use Service Pack 4 or later. For Windows 2003, pick up the latest Service Pack available. For other OSes, pick up the latest service pack or fix pack if applicable. 2.0 Change History ____________________ Change history is only provided for Windows 2000 ndis5 driver as a reference. For other drivers details, refer to section 6.0. Gigabit drivers =============== v9.2 software NDIS5 miniport E1000NT5.sys 8.4.21.0 v9.0 software NDIS5 miniport E1000NT5.SYS 8.0.57.0 v8.3 software NDIS5 miniport E1000NT5.SYS 7.3.13.0 v8.2 software NDIS5 miniport E1000NT5.SYS 7.2.17.0 v8.0 software NDIS5 miniport E1000NT5.SYS 7.0.36 v6.2 software NDIS5 miniport E1000NT5.SYS 6.2.21 10/100 drivers ============== v9.2 software NDIS5 miniport E100BNT5.sys 8.0.15.0 v9.0 software NDIS5 miniport E100BNT5.SYS 8.0.11.0 v8.3 software NDIS5 miniport E100BNT5.SYS 7.0.26a v8.2 software NDIS5 miniport E100BNT5.SYS 7.0.26 v8.0 software NDIS5 miniport E100BNT5.SYS 7.0.26 v6.2 software NDIS5 miniport E100BNT5.SYS 6.2.21 This new v9.2 sw release replaces the previous v9.0 or older sw releases for IBM Intel-based Gigabit & 10/100 Ethernet Adapters. This v9.2 sw includes the latest drivers software support for Microsoft Windows 2003 and the latest drivers for Linux OSes. For 64-bit, the support includes IA64 and AMD64. The software also supports latest released Intel chipsets for Gigabit Ethernet, including 82545-based & 82456-based Gigabit Ethernet. 3.0 Build and Installation Instructions _________________________________________ Refer to the online guide and help files that come with the CD and CD autorun program. Note that PROSet GUI is now part of the Adapter Properties. 4.0 Configuration Information _______________________________ See 3.0 above. 4.1 Driver Parameters --------------------- Refer to 4.0 above. 4.2 Additional Configuration Information ---------------------------------------- Refer to 4.0 above. 5.0 IBM Support Web pages ___________________________ IBM Options Support Web Site: http://www-3.ibm.com/pc/support Select Options then Ethernet Adapters then use Quick Path for search. IBM eServer xSeries Web Site: http://www-3.ibm.com/pc/support Select Servers then select Server Model. 6.0 Detailed Drivers Versions _____________________________ Drivers Version file for V9.2 drivers software release for all IBM 10/100 and Gigabit Ethernet Adapters by Intel for eServer xSeries: Microsoft NDIS drivers: 10/100 ====== NDIS4 32-bit E100BNT.SYS 8.0.15.0 NT 4.0 NDIS5 32-bit E100BNT5.SYS 8.0.15.0 W2K NDIS5 32-bit E100B325.SYS 8.0.15.0 W03XP32 NDIS5 64-bit E100B645.SYS 8.0.15.0 W03XP64 Gigabit ======= NDIS4 32-bit E1000NT4.SYS 8.4.21.0 NT 4.0 NDIS5 32-bit E1000NT5.SYS 8.4.21.0 W2K NDIS5 32-bit E1000325.SYS 8.4.21.0 W03XP32 NDIS5 64-bit E1000645.SYS 8.4.21.0 W03XP64 Microsoft Windows programs: Autorun AUTORUN.EXE 7.0.1.0 PROSet (NT4, Win9x) Many files 5.5.30.0 PROSet (W2K-WS03) Many files 9.2.11.0 Novell NetWare: 10/100 ====== CHSM CE100B.LAN 8.11 NetWare ANS IANS.LAN 8.15 Gigabit ======= CHSM CE1000.LAN 7.63 NetWare ANS IANS.LAN 8.15 UNIX: 10/100 ====== SCO5 eeE.vol 1.9.0 Open Server 5 UW7DDI8 eeE8g.pkg 2.9.1 including Open Unix 8 iANS.pkg 3.08a Gigabit ======= SCO5 eeG.vol 1.5.2 UWDDI8 E1008g.pkg 7.5.0 including Open Unix 8 iANS.pkg 3.08a LINUX: 10/100 ====== All versions E100-3.3.6.tar.gz 3.3.6 iANS-3.4.3a.tar.gz 3.4.3 Gigabit ======= All versions E1000-5.6.10.1.tar.gz 5.6.10.1 iANS-3.4.3a.tar.gz 3.4.3 DOS and OS2: 10/100 ====== DOS NDIS2 E100B.DOS 4.56 DOS ODI E100BODI.COM 4.12 OS2 NDIS2 E100B.OS2 4.56 Gigabit ======= DOS NDIS2 E1000.DOS 3.62 DOS ODI E1000ODI.COM 2.40 OS2 NDIS2 E1000.OS2 3.62 PXE Boot Agent: 10/100 ====== IBA BA4117M1.FLB 4.1.17 Gigabit ======= IBA BA1227M2.FLB 1.2.27 Miscelleneous: ============== IBAUtil.exe 3.4.7.01 DOS diagnostic 1.04.24.0 IBM support web page is at: http://www-3.pc.ibm.com/support/site.wss/ 7.0 Trademarks and Notices ____________________________ The following terms are trademarks of the IBM Corporation in the United States or other countries or both: IBM Netfinity eServer xSeries Intel and PROSet are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. Other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others. 8.0 License and Disclaimer ___________________________ Copyright (c) 2004-2005, IBM Corporation All rights reserved. Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. 3. Neither the name of IBM Corporation nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission. 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