A9899A and A9900A PCI-X 2-Port Gigabit Ethernet Card Installation Guide

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Installation with Windows Server 2003, 64-bit

Automatic Configuration

HP Itanium servers automatically detect and configure PCI-compliant adapters when

restarting. The adapter IRQ level is automatically set by the EFI each time the server is

restarted. If configuration problems are encountered, see the HP Support site

http://support.hp.com/.

Step 1: Prepare to install the software

After installing the adapter in the server and starting Windows Server 2003, 64-bit, the

installation of the correct driver is required. The correct driver may be obtained from

http://www.hp.com/support/itaniumservers or the HP Smart Setup Media for Itanium® 2-

based servers-Windows Version supplied with this adapter.

To download from the web, perform the following steps:

1. Go to http://www.hp.com/support/itaniumservers

2. Search for the part number A9900A (or A9899A for fiber Gigabit Ethernet).

3. Select appropriate drivers and downloads.

4. Download the driver to a location on the server or to a system with a floppy or DVD

writer.

Or you can install the drivers from the HP Smart Setup media.

NOTE: When using the driver from the HP Smart Setup media, the Hardware Update Wizard

finds the driver automatically.

Once the driver is available, perform the following steps:

Opening Computer Management

1. Click Start>Programs>Administrative Tools>Computer >Management.

2. If the Programs menu displays Administrative Tools, go to Updating Driver. If the

Programs menu does not display Administrative Tools, perform the following steps.

3. Right-click on the system tray.

4. Select Properties.

5. Click the Start menu.

6. Click Customize...

7. Select Display Administrative Tools.

8. Click Ok.

9. Click Ok.