PCI Ethernet Adapter NDIS Driver Installation Overview The NDIS driver programs included in the driver diskette NDIS2 directory. These driver programs comply with Microsoft's NDIS v2.0.1 specification. The following text files describe the installation procedure for some of the most popular operating systems supporting NDIS drivers. The following document files detail the installation procedure for some of the most popular operating systems supporting NDIS drivers: File Description ------------ ---------------------------------------------------------- 3OPEN.TXT 3Com 3+ Open installation document BANYAN.TXT Banyan Vines installation document IBMLAN.TXT IBM LAN Support Program and LAN Services installation LANMAN.TXT MS LAN Manager installation document LANSRV.TXT IBM LAN Server installation document PATHWAY.TXT WIN/TCP Pathway installation document PATHWORK.TXT DEC Pathworks installation document PCNFS.TXT Sun PC-NFS installation document MSCLIENT.TXT MS Network Client for DOS installation text file The systems listed above are just some of the network operating systems that support the NDIS driver. Newer versions of these systems might have already been released in the market. In general, any system that uses the NDIS 2.0.1 driver is functionally compatible with the NDIS drivers included in the driver diskette. ( Driver Keywords ) NETWORKADDRRES - This keyword specifies the node address (in hex) used by the adapter. This option is used only to override the node address stored in the adapter. With this keyword specified, the specified address will be used instead of the adapter's actual node address. LINE_SPEED - This parameter specifies the configuration of line speed of the network adapter. If LINE_SPEED does not specified, it will auto detect the date rate. SLOT - This parameter specifies the slot number used for notifications. For PCI slot, you can specify from 1 to 16. BUS - This parameter specifies the bus number used for notifications. For PCI slot, you can specify from 1 to 16. CONNECTION_MODE - This parameter specifies the connector type configuration of the network adapter card.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.
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