D-Link DFE-550TX FAST Ethernet 10/100 Adapter Installation for Windows 95 (retail) & Windows 95 OSR2 Getting Started --------------- The Windows 95 installation diskettes or CD are required to complete the installation. Windows 95 (retail) Intallation Procedure ----------------------------------------- 1. Make sure your computer is power-off. 2. Plug the adapter into one PCI slot of your computer. 3. Turn on the power. Your computer should be booting. 4. In the "New Hardware Found" window, choose "Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacturer" item. Then click "OK". 5. Insert the driver diskette into the floppy disk drive. 6. In the "Install From Disk" window, specify the path of the driver. Example: A:\ (A: is floppy drive) OR D:\ (D: is CD drive) Then click "OK". 7. After finishing file copying, the Windows system will ask you to restart the system. Select "YES" to reboot. Windows 95 OSR2 Intallation Procedure ------------------------------------- 1. Make sure your computer is power-off. 2. Plug the adapter into one PCI slot of your computer. 3. Turn on the power. Your computer should be booting. 4. Windows 95 will find new hardware, and "Update Device Driver Wizard" will appear. 5. Insert the driver diskette into the floppy disk drive, and press "Next" to continue. 6. The "Update Device Driver Wizard" should found the driver now, press "Finish" to continue. If wizard did not found the driver, press "Other Location" and specify the location of the driver. (ex. A:\OSR2, assume A: is floppy drive, D:\OSR2, asume D: is CD drive). 7. After finishing file copying, the Windows system will ask you to restart the system. Select "YES" to reboot. Trouble Shooting ---------------- - Everything is OK in Device Manager, but network adapter still does't function properly. Please make sure that your Computer name is different from others in the same network. You can change your Computer name in "My Computer" -> "Control Panel" -> "Network" -> "Identification" icons - Everything appears to be OK but network adapter still doesn't function properly. Please make sure that the adapter is properly connected to a network device (ex: HUB) and the "connection type" for this adapter is set to "AutoSense" or the correct media type. You can check it in "My Computer" -> "Control Panel" -> "Network" -> "Properties" icons. Select "Advanced" item. Driver keywords --------------- - Open "My Computer" -> "Control Pannel" -> "Network" -> Double click "D-Link DFE-550TX ...", Select "Advanced" item. Connection Type Specify the connection type for the adapter. Default: AutoSense Network Address You can set the Ethernet address for your adapter. It is not recommended to use this keyword. As you know two or more adapter in the same network with same Ethernet address will cause a little problem. When using this keyword you need to input exactly 6 bytes of Ethernet address using one of the following format: xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx OR xxxxxxxxxxxx Default: read address from adapter ROM. 802.1Q/1P VLAN You can enable it for VLAN group. tagging Default: disable VLAN ID This value will active after 802.1Q/1P VLAN tagging enable. GVRP Support GVRP and will active after 802.1Q/1P VLAN tagging enable. Default: disableDownload Driver Pack
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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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