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Altima Gigabit Ethernet Driver
For Microsoft Windows Win95 (Retail & OSR2) ; Windows NT 4.0 ;
Windows 98SE; Windows 2000 ; Windows Me ; Windows XP 32 ; Windows XP IA-64
Copyright (c) 2000-2001 Altima Corporation
All rights reserved.
Version Release Date
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2.93 11/29/01
Changes from prior release:
1. Set proper AutoNegotiate Speed for WakeOnLan.
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2.92 11/29/01
Changes from prior release:
1. Changed Nwuf memory base to 0x0000 for WakeOnLan Magic Packet.
Version Release Date
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2.90 11/29/01
Changes from prior release:
1. Reviewed and changed PlugnPlay Halt/SetupCopperPhy/SetNwuf functions
for WakeOnLan tests.
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2.89 11/29/01
Changes from prior release:
1. Change default setting of AutoNegotiate to False in LM_GetAdapterInfo
Version Release Date
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2.87 11/28/01
Changes from prior release:
1. Proper setting of vaux power for WOL tests.
Version Release Date
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2.86 11/26/01
Changes from prior release:
1. Corrected Windows XP Certification failure with NdisQueryBuffer and also
OID_GEN_XMIT_OK and OID_GEN_RCV_OK handling.
Version Release Date
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2.85 11/21/01
Changes from prior release:
1. Corrected NDIS51 (Windows XP) Support of Wake On Lan and Power Management and
CheckSum Offload capabilities.
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2.84 11/21/01
Changes from prior release:
1. Fixed Intermittent problem reading PHY registers.
Version Release Date
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2.83 11/16/01
Changes from prior release:
1. Windows Certification correction changes:
a. Link_Polarity set to low for AC1000 in 10Mbps when entering D3 power state
b. Set GPIO0 and GPIO2 high at the same time
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2.8 11/02/01
Changes from prior release:
1. Updated WakeOnLan device handling, for Windows Certification testing.
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2.7 10/18/01
Changes from prior release:
1. Corrected driver fault when Line Speed was being set in "Advanced Options".
2. Corrected 10M LED operation when users force AC1001 or AC1002 to 10Mbps speed
with NDIS5 or NDIS4.
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2.6 10/09/01
Changes from prior release:
1. Fixed Wake On Lan (WOL) and Standby Certification issues at various speeds.
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2.5 09/24/01
Changes from prior release:
1. Fixed Altima cable unplug problem at 1Gb. Also requires 2.4 EEPROM or later.
2. Updated configuration selection for various Altima adapter packet size supports.
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2.4 09/10/01
Changes from prior release:
1. Fixed problem booting up without cable connected.
Version Release Date
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2.3 09/06/01
Feature Support Note:
1. Transmit and receive Flow Control is not supported on Altima Copper/Fibre Adapters.
Please disregard Windows NT 4 Help references and configuration tabs under
network adapter properties.
Changes from prior release:
1. Corrected Windows 2000 installation issue reported by Windows Certification test.
2. Corrected Adapter operation in 10 Mbs mode.
Version Release Date
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2.2 08/03/01
Feature Support Note:
1. Transmit and receive Flow Control is not supported on Altima Copper/Fibre Adapters.
Please disregard Windows NT 4 Help references and configuration tabs under
network adapter properties.
Changes from prior release:
1. Corrected Initialization issue with Altima Fiber Interface Adapters
Version Release Date
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2.1 08/02/01
Feature Support Note:
1. Transmit and receive Flow Control is not supported on Altima Copper/Fibre Adapters.
Please disregard Windows NT 4 Help references and configuration tabs under
network adapter properties.
Changes from prior release:
1. Added support for current chip versions A2 and B4
Version Release Date
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2.0 08/01/01
Feature Support Note:
1. Transmit and receive Flow Control is not supported on Altima Copper/Fibre Adapters.
Please disregard Windows NT 4 Help references and configuration tabs under
network adapter properties.
Changes from prior release:
1. Increased Driver Version to 2.0 and added support for Altima 1001 , Altima 1002 ,
Altima 1003 Adapters in Driver and installation .inf files.
2. Added Microsoft Windows95 "Retail" Build 1950 compatibility which was the original
Operataing System released and was later upgraded to OEM Service Release 2 (OSR2).
3. Driver crash after running ping for 30 minutes on an Athlon MP.
Version Release Date
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1.36 06/1/01
Feature Support Note:
1. Transmit and receive Flow Control is not supported on Altima Copper/Fibre Adapters.
Please disregard Windows NT 4 Help references and configuration tabs under
network adapter properties.
Changes from prior release:
1. Added NDIS 3 Driver Binary to Release package for proper MS Windows 95 Support.
Version Release Date
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1.35 04/13/01
Feature Support Note:
1. Transmit and receive Flow Control is not supported on Altima Copper/Fibre Adapters.
Please disregard Windows NT 4 Help references and configuration tabs under
network adapter properties.
Changes from prior release:
1. Corrected WakeOnLan operation for Altima Copper Adapters.
Version Release Date
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1.34 04/02/01
Changes from prior release:
1. Changed driver loading for Windows 98, so that it would not cause invalid code
exception if the Operating System is not Windows 98 Second Edition.
In Win98 and WinME and Win2K ; you must uninstall the Altima adapter using
control panel and start an add hardware operation to read the new installation
setting file ( .inf ) and accept the new driver for the card.
Version Release Date
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1.33 03/26/01
Changes from prior release:
1. Enhanced installation inf files to display Copper/Fibre boards;
and install capability for MS Windows ME and Win98 and XP.
Version Release Date
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1.32 03/16/01
Changes from prior release:
1. Added support for the Agilent fiber PHY boards.
Download Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
For more help, visit our Driver Support section for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.