User Guide NetXtreme II
January 2010
Broadcom Corporation
Document ENGSRVT52-CDUM100-R Removing the Broadcom NetXtreme II Device Drivers Page 243
REMOVING THE BROADCOM NETXTREME II DEVICE DRIVERS
Uninstall the Broadcom NetXtreme II device drivers from your system only through the InstallShield wizard. Uninstalling the
device drivers with Device Manager or any other means may not provide a clean uninstall and may cause the system to
become unstable. For information on uninstalling Broadcom NetXtreme II device drivers, see Removing the Device Drivers.
UPGRADING WINDOWS 2000 SERVER TO WINDOWS SERVER 2003
Prior to performing an OS upgrade from Windows 2000 Server to Windows Server 2003 when a Broadcom NetXtreme II
adapter is installed in your system, Broadcom recommends that you uninstall the adapter’s driver. This is to ensure that no
errors are encountered in the installation of the Windows Server 2003 drivers for the NetXtreme II adapters. The device
drivers for Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003 are not the same and require the installation of the Windows 2003
drivers to be performed after the OS upgrade is completed.
UPGRADING WINDOWS OPERATING SYSTEMS
This section covers Windows upgrades for the following:
• From Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008
• From Windows Server 2008 to Windows Server 2008 R2
Prior to performing an OS upgrade when a Broadcom NetXtreme II adapter is installed on your system, Broadcom
recommends the procedure below.
1. Save all team and adapter IP information.
2. Uninstall all Broadcom drivers using the installer.
3. Perform the Windows upgrade.
4. Reinstall the latest Broadcom adapter drivers and the BACS application.
PREPARING AN ANSWER FILE FOR UNATTENDED INSTALLATION
When creating an answer file for an unattended installation or for the System Preparation Tool (Sysprep) utility, the following
sections must be included under the [Unattend] section:
OemPreinstall=Yes
OemPnpDriversPath=Drivers\NIC
NOTES:
• This does not include an unattended installation when performed from a CD-ROM.
• The path shown in OemPnpDriversPath can be appended with the path to other applicable drivers.
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