Windows 95 or Windows 98 This is an ASCII file called WIN95_98.TXT in the ATI CardAssistant INFO directory. Use a text editor or a word processor with a mono-space font such as Courier to print this file if needed for reference. ************************************************************ ************************************************************ ** ** ** Installing the AT-2500 Drivers on Windows 95 or 98 ** ** ** ************************************************************ ************************************************************ ------------------------------------------------------------ -- Contents -- ------------------------------------------------------------ I. Special Considerations II. Files Needed for Installation III. Automatic installation IV. Manually installing the AT-2500 with Windows 9x V. Removing an Existing Driver VI. How to See MAC Address I. Special Considerations ========================== The AT-2500TX supports autonegotiation. If the connected device does not support autonegotiation, you must select the port settings. In this case, refer to the "Connection speed and duplex" information file. Configuration of the AT-2500TX resources is under PCI control. For most applications, no setup other than normal installation of the network software is necessary. To change port settings, to manually view the card's configuration or to run Diagnostics, use the CardAssistant setup program, SETUP25.EXE. The SETUP25 utility only runs on DOS. To enter DOS mode in Windows 9x, reboot and press F8 when the "Starting Windows 9x" message appears. Select the Command prompt only option (#6). To de-install the drivers, use the remove driver option from your Windows 9x Network Control Panel. See "IV. Removing an Existing Driver". II. Files Needed for Installation ================================= The following files are required for installation: \A25v3m4.SYS (NDIS4 driver)* \NETATI25.INF (OEM setup file for Windows 95b/95c/98) \NDIS5\A25v3m5.SYS (NDIS5 driver)* \NETATI25.INF (OEM setup file for Windows 98) \NDIS3\A25V3m.SYS (NDIS3 driver)* \NDIS3\NETATI25.INF (OEM setup file for Windows 95/95a) \INFO\WIN95_98.TXT (this file) *NOTE: Use the NDIS4 driver for Win 95 build 950b and greater and for Win 98. Use the NDIS3 driver for Win 95 build 950a or lower. The NDIS5 driver can be used instead of the NDIS4 driver with Win 98. (You can check the Windows release number in the System Properties dialog box, General tab.) III. Automatically Installing the AT-2500. =============================================== 1. Start Windows with no AT-2500 installed in the system. Use Windows "Run" command from the Start menu and type in "A:\winprep". Winprep will copy the NDIS drivers and configuration files to the appropriate directories. 2. Power down the system, installed the NIC and reboot. During system boot the NIC will be automatically detected and the correct NDIS version installed. This is a function of ATINDI.DLL where the correct NDIS version is matched with the appropriate operating system version. After the driver is loaded the system will required a reboot. 3. If the auto-NDIS version is not preferred, the user may go into the NIC advance properties and select the desired NDIS driver. However, Windows 95, 95a will not accept anything higher than NDIS3 and Windows 95b nothing higher than NDIS4. IV. Manually installing the AT-2500 with Windows 9x =========================================== 1. With Windows 9x installed as per Microsoft installation instructions, shutdown Windows 9x, power off your computer. 2. Following the instructions in your computer manual for PCI card installation, install your AT-2500 card, and reboot your system. 3. Have the Windows 9x setup CD-ROM disc or floppy diskette(s) available. You will be called on to copy support files for networking. 4. Windows 9x finds the PCI adapter card. The new hardware found message appears, and you are prompted for the driver. 5. Insert the Allied Telesyn CardAssistant diskette in the floppy drive. A dialog box prompts for a source, proposing "A:\". (If you are running Windows 95, which driver to use depends on which build of Windows 95 you have. If you are not sure which build you have, you can check the release number in the System Properties dialog box, General tab.) If you are running Windows 98 or Windows 95 build 950b and greater, the correct driver (NDIS4) is in the root directory. If the NDIS5 driver is desired for Windows 98, select a:\ndis5. For Win 95 build 950a or lower, use the NDIS3 driver: in the source dialog box, type "A:\NDIS3" to point Windows to the NDIS3 driver. Click OK. 6. When prompted by Windows 9x, insert the Windows installation media. 7. Reboot the computer into Windows 9x as prompted. Remove the CardAssistant diskette from the drive and click Yes. Windows 9x will complete the driver installation process. V. Removing an Existing Driver =============================== 1. From the "My Computer" icon, choose "Control Panel". Then choose "Network". 2. From the "Network" dialog box, select the adapter to remove. Then choose "Remove". 3. Do Not Shutdown or Restart Windows 9x at this time. To install the AT-2500 driver, complete the steps listed in section III. VI. How to See MAC Address ========================= To determine a MAC address for a card: 1. Boot the computer into DOS with no drivers loaded. To enter DOS mode in Windows 9x, reboot and press F8 when the "Starting Windows 9x" message appears. Select the Command prompt only option (#6). 2. Insert the CardAssistant diskette in the floppy drive and launch SETUP25: type a:\setup25. 3. The main screen shows a table listing the AT-2500 Fast Ethernet cards installed in the computer. Write down the address(es) listed in the "MAC" column of the table. * Third-party trademarks are the property of their respective owners.