Windows 2000 Drivers Software Release for all IBM Broadcom 570x-based
Gigabit Ethernet Adapters - including on-board Ethernet
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Windows 2000 Drivers package with v6.34 NDIS5 driver - from the v6.6.7
Drivers Software CD Release.


CONTENTS
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1.0   Overview
      1.1   Limitations
2.0   Change History
3.0   Build and Installation Instructions
4.0   Configuration Information
      4.1 Driver Parameters
      4.2 Additional Configuration Information
5.0   Web Sites and Support Phone Number
6.0   Trademarks and Notices
7.0   License and Disclaimer


1.0  Overview
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This package includes the Miniport NDIS5 driver v6.34 for Microsoft
Windows 2000 support for all IBM Broadcom 570x-based Gigabit Ethernet, 
including 31P6301 and 22P7801 server adapter options.

This driver is Microsoft certified.

This package is created by PackageForTheWeb, which allows users
to be able to extract all files and directories into either the
default destination provided or any drive destination the users
wish to specify.


1.1   Limitations
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Require the latest Microsoft Service Pack for W2K ( SP2 or later ).


2.0   Change History
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c6.6.7 release:

b57w2k.sys   v6.34

v5.5.13 release:

b57w2k.sys   v2.78

v5.5.8 release:

b57w2k.sys   v2.67b

See RELEASE.TXT file for details of the changes.


3.0   Build and Installation Instructions
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Refer to the quick guide help file in the package.


4.0   Configuration Information
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Refer to 3.0 above.

Note:

To install Broadcom Advanced Server Program, go to \BcmServ 
directory in this package and double-click on baspinst.exe.

BcmServ program does not support Windows 2000 Professional version.


4.1 Driver Parameters
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Refer to 3.0 above.


4.2 Additional Configuration Information
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Refer to 3.0 above.


5.0   WEB Sites and Support Phone Number
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IBM Support Web Site:
http://www.pc.ibm.com/support

IBM Marketing Netfinity Web Site:
http://www.pc.ibm.com/us/eserver/xseries

If you have any questions about this update, or problems
applying the update go to the following Help Center World
Telephone Numbers URL:
http://www.ibm.com/planetwide.


6.0   Trademarks and Notices
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The following terms are trademarks of the IBM Corporation in the
United States or other countries or both:

IBM
Netfinity
eServer xSeries

Broadcom and NetXtreme are registered trademarks of Broadcom Corporation.

Other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or service
marks of others.


7.0  License and Disclaimer
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Copyright (c) 2001-2002, IBM Corporation

All rights reserved.

Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
are met:

1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
   notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.

2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
   notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
   the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
   distribution.

3. Neither the name of IBM Corporation nor the names of its
   contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
   from this software without specific prior written permission.

THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL CONTRIBUTORS
BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY,
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