ThinkPad July 2, 2007 Broadcom NetXtreme/NetLink Fast/Gigabit Ethernet Software for Windows Vista 32-bit and 64-bit Release 10.4.4 (Ver.10.39.0.0) ====================================================================== Notice: ------- This program is language independent and can be used with any language system. What This Package Does ---------------------- This package provides the Ethernet driver for Windows Vista 32-bit and 64-bit. The Ethernet driver enables or updates the Ethernet functions on the following ThinkPad computers. This release supports the following systems: - ThinkPad G50 - ThinkPad R51e, R52 - ThinkPad R60, R60e, R61(*1), R61e - ThinkPad T43, T43p - ThinkPad X41, X41 Tablet - ThinkPad Z60m, Z60t, Z61e, Z61m, Z61p, Z61t (Note) *1: ThinkPad R61 that has the following Machine Types (M/T) are supported by this driver. 8930/8932/8933/8934/8935/8936/8937 8942/8943/8944/8945/8947/8948/8949 Refer to marketing materials to find out what ThinkPad models support which Operating Systems. To determine if you should update the Ethernet driver, refer to the "Summary of Changes" section. To update the Ethernet driver, refer to the "Installation Instructions" section. Released Versions ----------------- Release 10.4.4 Initial release for ThinkPad R61 and R61e Release 9.7v.3 Initial release for Windows Vista support Summary of Changes ------------------ Where: Release version (New) New function or enhancement (Fix) Correction to existing function <10.4.4> - (New) Support for ThinkPad R61 and R61e <9.7v.3> - (New) Support for Microsoft Windows Vista. Installation Instructions ------------------------- Device Driver Installation Instructions --------------------------------------- Windows Vista 32-bit and 64-bit (Update Driver...) ---------------------------------------------------- To update the driver, follow the instructions below: 1. Start Windows Vista. 2. Click Start and then Control Panel. 3. Click System and Maintenance and then System. 4. Click Device Manager. 5. Click + of Network adapters to expand the category. 6. Right-click Broadcom NetXtreme/NetLink Fast/Gigabit Ethernet then select Update Driver Software... 7. Click Browse my computer for driver software. 8. Click Browse... and then point to the following driver location: \WinVista\IA32 (for Windows Vista 32-bit) \WinVista\X64 (for Windows Vista 64-bit) 9. Confirm Include subfolders is selected and click Next. 10. Click Close when the installation is completed. BACS2 Installation ------------------ 1. Start Windows Vista. 2. Execute setup.exe in the following folder: \BACS\IA32 (for Windows Vista 32-bit) \BACS\x64 (for Windows Vista 64-bit) 3. Click Next. 4. Select I accept the terms in the license agreement and click Next. 5. Click Next. 6. Click Install. 7. Click OK when the installation is completed. 8. Click Finish. Unattended Installation ----------------------- DOS drivers for unattended installation: For customers who need unattended installation, the DOS driver is provided in another driver package (7ord06ww package). The DOS driver can be used for this purpose only. Unattended installation instructions: Unattended installation instructions are located at the following folders in this package \Tools\Unattend\Vista\IA32 (for Windows Vista 32-bit) \Tools\Unattend\Vista\X64 (for Windows Vista 64-bit) Determining which version is installed -------------------------------------- File Name Version Operating System ------------ --------- ------------------- b57nd60x.sys 10.39.0.0 Windows Vista 32-bit b57nd60a.sys 10.39.0.0 Windows Vista 64-bit To check the version of the device driver that is installed on your system, follow the following instructions: Windows Vista 32-bit and 64-bit: 1. Right-click Computer and click Properties. 2. Click Device Manager. 3. Click + of Network adapters to expand the category. 4. Double-click Broadcom NetXtreme/NetLink Fast/Gigabit Ethernet. 5. Click Driver tab and the driver version is displayed.; Trademarks ---------- * ThinkPad is a registered trademark of Lenovo. * Broadcom is a registered trademark of Broadcom Corporation. * Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. * Windows Vista is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Other company, product, and service names may be registered trademarks, trademarks or service marks of others.