Silicom Fast Ethernet 10/100 PCMCIA Adapter Last update: May 22, 1996 This file provides general information not available in the user manual. Please read this file before installing the product. Contents: --------- 1. Hardware notes 2. The Silicom Wizard system requirements 3. Drivers keywords 4. Technical Support 1. Hardware notes ----------------- The Silicom Fast Ethernet PCMCIA adapter supports "Hot" insertion and removal. Thus, the PCMCIA adapter can be inserted into and/or removed from a PC that is either switched off or switched on. The Silicom Fast Ethernet PCMCIA adapter has full support for Card Services version 2.10, including automatic resources allocation, Hot Swapping and Plug-and-Play features. If you have a Card and Socket Services software version less than 2.10, please contact your computer or operating system manufacturer to receive an upgrade. 2. The Silicom Wizard system requirements ----------------------------------------- We recommend that a disk cache program (SMARTDRV.EXE) and the mouse driver are loaded before running the Wizard to speed up the installation and file copying procedures. Important! Make sure that your CONFIG.SYS file has "FILES=30" line. 30 is the minimum value. Otherwise the Wizard will not be able to copy drivers from the distribution diskette. 3. Drivers keywords ------------------- This section describes the software drivers keywords that can be used to customize a driver's configuration. A keyword for the ODI driver should be added to the NET.CFG file under the driver's section. A keyword for the NDIS2 driver should be added to the PROTOCOL.INI file under the driver's section. IMPORTANT! A wrong selection of keywords or keywords' value may result in a non proper operation of the PCMCIA adapter. Make sure you are familiar with the different keywords before using any of them. Abbreviations used in the parameters value: hhhh - Hexadecimal word value without prefixes and suffixes, e.g. 3A5 0xhhhh - Hexadecimal word value with prefix '0x', e.g. 0x3A5 hh - Hexadecimal byte value without prefixes and suffixes, e.g. 3A 0xhh - Hexadecimal byte value with prefix '0x', e.g. 0x3A dddd - Decimal word value, e.g. 394 dd - Decimal byte value, e.g. 39 ODI driver keywords ------------------- PORT hhhh Specifies the I/O base address for the adapter. Card Services software may ignore this keyword. The default value is 300h. Example: PORT 320 INT dd Specifies the IRQ interrupt line for the adapter. Card Services software may ignore this keyword. The default value is 5. Example: INT 10 MEM hhhh Specifies the segment of RAM the adapter will map its attribute (flash) memory. The keyword is ignored when Card Services software is used. The default value is D000. SOCKET dd Specifies the host computer PCMCIA slot number where the adapter is inserted. optional values are 0 or 1. The use of this keyword disables socket auto detection by the driver. The keyword is ignored when Card Services software is used. The default value is 0. SPEED_100 Forces 100 Mb/s LAN speed. This keyword should not be used normally. The adapter is able to auto detect the LAN speed. Example: SPEED_100 SPEED_10 Forces 10 Mb/s LAN speed. This keyword should not be used normally. The adapter is able to auto detect the LAN speed. Example: SPEED_10 NDIS2 driver keywords --------------------- IOPORT = 0xhhhh Specifies the I/O base address for the adapter. The default value is 0x300. Card Services software may ignore this keyword. Example: IOPORT = 0x320 INT = dd Specifies the IRQ interrupt line for the adapter. The default value is 5. Card Services software may ignore this keyword. Example: INT = 10 MEM = 0xhhhh Specifies the segment of RAM the adapter will map its attribute (flash) memory. The keyword is ignored when Card Services software is used. The default value is D000. SOCKET = dd Specifies the host computer PCMCIA slot number where the adapter is inserted. optional values are 0 or 1. The use of this keyword disables socket auto detection by the driver. The keyword is ignored when Card Services software is used. The default value is 0. SPEED_100 Forces 100 Mb/s LAN speed. This keyword should not be used normally. The adapter is able to auto detect the LAN speed. Example: SPEED_100 SPEED_10 Forces 10 Mb/s LAN speed. This keyword should not be used normally. The adapter is able to auto detect the LAN speed. Example: SPEED_10 4. Technical Support -------------------- Silicom's international technical support team offers free worldwide product support. Bulletin Board System (BBS) --------------------------- An advanced Bulletin Board System (BBS) is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. You can use this menu-driven BBS service to obtain additional software drivers, updates, product information and fixes. For access, please call the nearest BBS number and set up your modem as follows: United States: BBS number - (206) 883-3274 Modem setup - 1,200 - 9,600 baud, 8 bits, no parity, 1 stop bit Israel: BBS number - (972) 9765-2634 Modem setup - 1,200 - 14,000 baud, 8 bits, no parity, 1 stop bit World-Wide Web on the Internet ------------------------------ Point your Internet browser at http://www.silicom.wa.com/silicom for the latest software drivers, updates, and information on the complete Silicom product line. Additional support ------------------ If additional information is required, please contact your local supplier or the local Silicom office nearest you. North America: Phone: (206) 882-7995 (800) 474-5426 FAX: (206) 882-4775 E-mail: support@silicom.wa.com Israel: Phone: (972) 9767-8989 FAX: (972) 9765-1977 E-mail: techsup@silicom.co.il Before contacting for assistance, please have the following information ready: - all messages displayed on the screen - system version and configuration files < End of the README >Download Driver Pack
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