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Chapter 4: Installing the Driver Software
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Updating the Driver Software
If your operating system detects an adapter and installs a default driver,
you need to update the driver software with the driver that you
downloaded from the Allied Telesis website. To obtain the latest version of
the AT-2911 series adapter driver, see “Downloading the Driver Software”
on page 83.
To update the driver software, you use the same procedure for installing
the driver software for the first time. The only difference between updating
and installing the driver software is the name of your adapter that Device
Manager detects and lists.
Device Manager lists your adapter as Allied Telesis AT-2911xx Gigabit
Ethernet once you installed the driver software. Before you installed the
driver software, Device Manager does not know the name and lists your
adapter as Ethernet Controller or as a Broadcom device.
The procedures for installing the driver software are slightly different
among Windows Server 2008 R2, Server 2008, Vista, 7,Server 2003, and
XP. To install the driver software on your system, follow one of the
procedures below:
“Updating the Driver on Windows Server 2008 R2, Server 2008, Vista,
or 7,” next
“Updating the Driver on Windows Server 2003 and XP” on page 97
Updating the
Driver on
Windows Server
2008 R2, Server
2008, Vista, or 7
To update the driver software for your AT-2911 series adapter, perform
the following procedure:
1. Access the Device Manager. See “Accessing Device Manager on
Windows Server 2008 R2, Server 2008, Vista, or 7” on page 85.
2. In the Device Manager window, right-click the device you wish to
update. It may be listed as Allied Telesis AT-2911xx Gigabit Fiber
Ethernet or as a Broadcom Device.