Lenovo ThinkServer RD650 - Installing the Driver for the Intel Ethernet Card; Installing the Driver for an HBA Card

Installing the driver for the Intel Ethernet card
To install the driver for an Ethernet card, do the following:
1. Download the driver for the Ethernet card from the Lenovo Web site to your server. The most up-to-date
device drivers for various server models are always available on the Lenovo Web site at:
http://www.lenovo.com/drivers
2. Copy the driver for the Ethernet card to a USB storage device. Connect the USB storage device to your
server.
3. Open the folder that contains the driver and double-click the Setup file.
4. In the Intel Network Connections window, select Install Drivers and Software.
5. In the Welcome to the install wizard for Intel (R) Network Connections window, click Next.
6. In the License Agreement window, select I agree the terms in the license agreement. Then click Next.
7. Select your desired option to install, and then click Next.
8. In the Ready to Install the Program window, click Install to begin the installation.
9. In the Install wizard Completed window, click Finish.
10. In the Intel Network Connections window, click Exit. The driver installation is completed.
Installing the driver for an HBA card
To install the driver for an HBA card, do the following:
1. Download the driver for an HBA card from the Lenovo Web site to your server. The most up-to-date
device drivers for various server models are always available on the Lenovo Web site at:
http://www.lenovo.com/drivers
2. Copy the driver to a USB storage device. If the driver is a compressed file, unzip it to a folder.
Depending on the format of the driver Setup file, do one of the following to install the driver:
• For .exe file, go to procedure A
• For .inf file, go to procedure B
Procedure A:
a. Connect the USB storage device to your server.
b. Open the folder that contains the driver and double-click the .exe file.
c. In the Emulex window, click Next.
d. In the Installation options window, click Install.
e. In the Installation completed window, click Finish.
Procedure B:
a. Connect the USB storage device to your server.
b. Use the Pnputil-i-a <driverinf> command to install the driver, for example:
e:
cd Management
cd Win7
Pnputil –i –a *.inf
Note: In the command lines, e: represents the drive letter of your USB storage device and
Management represents the subdirectory where your driver is located.
c. Restart your server after the installation is completed.
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