Power Management tab not showing in Microsoft Windows 2003 - Dual-Port 1 Gigabit Ethernet Daughter Card

Resolving The Problem

Source

RETAIN tip: H025418

Symptom

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (all releases) does not display the "Power Management" tab for the Dual-Port 1 Gigabit Ethernet Daughter Card, Option part number 46M1076.

The "Power Management" tab is usually displayed when you double click on an individual network adapter under Device Manager.

Affected configurations

The system is configured with at least one of the following:

• Microsoft Windows 2003 Server, any Service Pack
• Microsoft Windows 2003 Server for 32-bit Servers, any Service Pack
• Microsoft Windows 2003 Server for 64-bit Servers, any Service Pack
• Microsoft Windows 2003 Server, Datacenter Edition, any Service Pack
• Microsoft Windows 2003 Server, EE x64, any Service Pack
• Microsoft Windows 2003 Server, x64 Edition, any Service Pack
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 or 2003 R2, Datacenter x64 Edition, any Service Pack

The system is configured with one or more of the following IBM Options:

• Dual-Port 1 Gigabit Ethernet Daughter Card, Option part number 46M1076, replacement part numbers 43V7073, 69Y4509

This tip is not system specific.

Note: This does not imply that the network operating system will work under all combinations of hardware and software.

Please see the compatibility page for more information: http://www.ibm.com/systems/info/x86servers/serverproven/compat/us/

Solution

This is a permanent limitation of the adapter when used in conjunction with Windows 2003.

Workaround

The Power Management tab is used to set several options:

• Allow the computer to turn off the device to save power.
• Allow the device to wake the computer.
• Only allow a magic packet to wake the computer.

The Wake on LAN function is enabled by default. Even though the Power Management tab is not presented under Windows 2003, the Wake on LAN function is working.

These options can also be set from Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) settings.

Additional information

UEFI Version 1.12 (Build ID D6E153A) enables the Power Management tab for the on-board Network Interface Controller (NIC) under Windows 2003, but not for the Dual-Port 1 Gigabit Ethernet Daughter Card.