COMPONENT PACKAGE NUMBER:  CP003900
PART NUMBER:  N/A
FILE NAME:  N/A
TITLE:  HP ProLiant NC61xx/NC71xx Gigabit Ethernet NIC Driver for Windows Server 2003
VERSION:  7.2.18.0 Rev A
LANGUAGE:  English

CATEGORY:  Driver - Network

DIVISIONS:  Networking, Server

PRODUCTS AFFECTED:
HP Server Adapters:  NC6132, NC6133, NC6134, NC6136, NC6170, NC7131, NC7132, and NC7170

OPERATING SYSTEM:  Microsoft Windows Server 2003

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:  Any of the above-listed adapters in an HP ProLiant server.

PREREQUISITES:  N/A

EFFECTIVE DATE:  December 19, 2003

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED:  Yes

SUPERSEDES:  CP004056

DESCRIPTION:
This Component Package contains the driver for HP ProLiant NC61xx and NC71xx Gigabit Ethernet NICs running under Microsoft Windows Server 2003.

Enhancements/Fixes:  
1) This driver update resolves a blue screen error caused by the miniport driver (n1000325.sys) when Jumbo Frames (Maximum Frame Size >1514) is enabled on NC61xx adapters.
2) This driver no longer drops spanning tree frames, which allows Management software to better understand changing network structure.
3) This driver allows more accurate statistics to be reported via NCU7. 

HOW TO USE:

1. Download the Component Package to a directory on your hard drive and change
   to that directory.  

2. From that drive and directory, execute the downloaded file. You will be given
   the option to extract or install the new drivers.

3. After the files have been extracted or installed, you may delete the
   Component Package file downloaded in step 1.

4. Additional documentation may be found in SoftPaq SP24889 available
   at http://h18000.www1.hp.com/support/files/index.html.

(c)Copyright 2003 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.

Hewlett-Packard Company shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein. The information in this document is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind and is subject to change without notice. The warranties for HP products are set forth in the express limited warranty statements accompanying such products. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty.