TITLE:
Broadcom WLAN Network Adapters Driver for Microsoft Windows XP

VERSION:
4.00 Rev A

DESCRIPTION:
This package contains the Microsoft Windows XP driver for the HP Wireless LAN 54g WL450, Broadcom 802.11b, Broadcom 54g MaxPerformance 802.11g, Broadcom 802.11b/g, and Broadcom 802.11a/b/g adapters for the listed notebook models. This driver supports 802.11i/WPA2 for a/b/g and certain b/g WLAN cards, forother cards, it provides Wi-Fi protected access (WPA) support. This driver alsosupports lightweight extensible authentication protocol (LEAP) and other Ciscofeatures (software supplicant required) and provides support for "125 HighSpeed Mode" for notebooks with a Broadcom 54g MaxPerformance 802.11g adapter.

PURPOSE:

Routine

SOFTPAQ NUMBER:

SP29842

SUPERSEDES:

SP29361 (for the listed models only)

EFFECTIVE DATE:

February 18, 2005

CATEGORY:

Driver - Network

SSM SUPPORTED:

Yes

PRODUCT TYPE(S):

Notebooks

PRODUCT MODEL(S):

HP Compaq nc6110 Notebook PC
HP Compaq nc6120 Notebook PC
HP Compaq nc6220 Notebook PC
HP Compaq nc6230 Notebook PC
HP Compaq nc8230 Notebook PC
HP Compaq nw8240 Notebook PC
HP Compaq nx6110 Notebook PC
HP Compaq nx6120 Notebook PC
HP Compaq nx8220 Notebook PC

OPERATING SYSTEM(S):

Microsoft Windows XP 32-bit Home Edition
Microsoft Windows XP 32-bit Professional

LANGUAGE(S):

Global

ENHANCEMENT(S):
- Provides Broadcom WLAN driver Version 3.100.46.0.
- Adds support for 802.11i/WPA2.
- Adds support for Cisco Compatible Extensions Program V3.0 features.

FIXES:

- Fixes issue where a driver error might be generated if driver is
being loaded when available memory is very low.

PREREQUISITES:

N/A

HOW TO USE:

1. Download the SoftPaq .EXE file to a directory on your hard drive.

2. Execute the downloaded file and follow the on-screen instructions.

NOTE: After the files are unpacked, the Setup program runs automatically. If
the setup program (Setup.exe) needs to be run manually, look for it in the
download directory.

Copyright (c) 2005 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.