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* This diskette contains IBM Netfinity PCI Hot Plug solution *
* for Microsoft Windows 2000 (8500R), Diskette V1.0.0.0 *
* Device Driver, Support Files *
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This README file contains instructions for installing the following files
for IBM Netfinity 8500R:
o ibmhpd.inf - installation file for IBM Netfinity PCI Hot Plug Driver
and Service.
o ibmhpa.sys - IBM Netfinity PCI Hot Plug Alert Driver.
o ibmhpasv.exe - IBM Netfinity PCI Hot Plug Service.
o ibmhpasv.dll - IBM Netfinity PCI Hot Plug Driver/Service coinstaller.
For more information about IBM ServeRAID and server products, visit
http://www.pc.ibm.com/support
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CONTENTS
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1.0 What are the IBM Netfinity PCI Hot Plug Driver and Service ?
2.0 Installing the Windows 2000 IBM Netfinity PCI Hot Plug Driver and Service
3.0 Notices
4.0 Trademarks and Service Marks
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1.0 What are the IBM Netfinity PCI Hot Plug Driver and Service?
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The IBM Netfinity PCI Hot Plug Driver and Service provide a complete PCI Hot Plug
solution on Windows 2000. The IBM Netfinity PCI Hot Plug solution comprises of the
IBM Netfinity PCI Hot Plug Alert Driver, and the IBM Netfinity PCI Hot Plug Service.
The IBM Netfinity PCI Hot Plug Alert Driver and IBM Netfinity PCI Hot Plug Service notify
the user about Hot Plug related events. The following events are reported in the current
release (V1.0.0.0) :
a) An adapter is Hot-Added to the system and the adapter can not be powered on due to a
bus speed mismatch. This will happen only if a 33 Mhz adapter is hot-added into a 66Mhz
bus. In the case of a 66 Mhz adapter hot added into a 33 Mhz bus, this adapter will be
running at 33Mhz.
The IBM Netfinity PCI Hot Plug Alert Driver will always log failures to the system event
log. However, the service will only display a single application popup at a time.
If the user fails to respond to the application popup, additional popups will
not be displayed.
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2.0 Installing the Windows 2000 IBM PCI Hot Plug Driver and Service
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1. Insert the IBM Netfinity PCI Hot Plug Device Driver Diskette into the
diskette drive
2. Select the Hardware Wizard from the System Properties window or select
Add/Remove Hardware from the Control Panel.
3. Select Next
4. Select Add/Troubleshoot a device and select Next.
5. Select the Unknown device and select Next.
DO NOT SELECT Add a new device.
6. Select Finish.
7. Select Next.
8. Select search for a suitable device driver and select Next.
9. Select Next.
10. Select Finish.
The IBM Netfinity PCI Hot Plug Driver and Service will be installed and started. The
IBM Netfinity PCI Hot Plug Driver is represented in the Device Manager as "IBM Netfinity
PCI Hot Plug Driver" under the "System devices" class.
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3.0 Notices
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4.0 Trademarks and Service Marks
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The following terms, denoted by an asterisk (*)
in this README, are trademarks or registered
trademarks of the IBM Corporation in the United
States or other countries:
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IBM
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NetFinity
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The following terms, denoted by a double
asterisk (**) in this README, are trademarks of
other companies as follows:
Trademark: Owner:
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Windows 2000 Microsoft, Inc.
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Year 2000 Readiness and Instructions
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This is a Year 2000 Readiness Disclosure.
A product is Year 2000 Ready if the product, when used in accordance
with its associated documentation, is capable of correctly processing,
providing and/or receiving date data within and between the 20th and 21st
centuries, provided all other products (for example, software, hardware,
and firmware) used with the product properly exchange date data with it.
This IBM PC hardware product has been designed to process four-digit date
information correctly within and between the 20th and 21st centuries. If
your IBM computer is on when the century changes, you should turn it off
and then back on again once, or restart the operating system, to ensure
that the internal clock resets itself for the new century.
This IBM PC product cannot prevent errors that might occur if software you
use or exchange data with is not ready for the Year 2000. IBM software that
comes with this product is Year 2000 Ready. However, software from other
companies might come with this IBM PC product. IBM cannot take responsibility
for the readiness of that software. You should contact the software developers
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any software updates.
To learn more about IBM PC products and the Year 2000, visit our Web site at
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IBM encourages you to check periodically for updated information.
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