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6 Windows Server 2008 and
2008 R2 Driver Installation
This section describes the installation and configuration procedure for the QLogic
adapter NIC driver and Teaming driver on Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2
operating systems (OSs).
For Windows Server 2003 NIC driver installation instructions, see Section 5.
For Linux NIC driver installation instructions, see Section 8.
Driver Checklist
Before installing the QLogic adapter NIC or Teaming driver on a Windows
Server 2008 OS:
1. Download the driver package from the QLogic Web site,
http://driverdownloads.qlogic.com
2. Make sure your system complies with the system requirements (see
“System Requirements” on page 2-1).
3. Uninstall any previous version of the driver (see “Windows Server 2008 NIC
Driver Uninstall (Previous Version)” on page 6-12 or “Windows Server 2008
NIC and Teaming Driver Uninstall” on page 6-13).
Firmware ROM Image Location
The firmware ROM image files (nx3fwct.bin and nx3fwmn.bin) are in the
C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers directory.
A user interface and a command line interface (CLI) are provided for
communicating with the Flash utility.