Microdyne Support Publishing January 1996
Microdyne NE4200 PCMCIA Ethernet Card Installation for NT 3.51
Contents
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*Introduction
*Requirements
*Minimum Skill Level
*Getting Started
Introduction
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Getting Started will describe the installation instructions.
Requirements
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*A PCMCIA compatible Laptop
*A PCMCIA chipset that is PCIC compatible (Intel, Cirrus, Vadem, and
VLSI) or Databook compatible.
*Window NT 3.51
*Installation of the Service Packs PCMCIA drivers
*A NE4200
*A knowledge of basic NT commands and editing text files
Minimum Skill Level
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*A knowledge of basic NT commands
*A knowledge of editing text files
*A knowledge of NT basic file structure
*A knowledge of the network driver configuration being used
*Please see Support Options if you are not comfortable will this
skill level
Getting Started
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The Windows NT CD/disks and Service Packs are need to complete this
installation. The Service Packs be purchase from Microsoft, downloaded
from the MS Website (www.microsoft.com), MS BBS, or the Microsoft
Network.
*Install the PCMCIA support for your laptop from the Service Packs
-These must be verified to be working properly before continuing
-Support for this level of driver is from the Laptop manufacture only
*From the "Main" window, select Control Panel
*In the Control Panel, select Network Icon
*In the Network Setup, select Add Adapter
Windows NT will display a list of all available drivers.
*Select "OTHERS" for third-party adapters not included in the list.
The program prompts for the directory containing the Ethernet drivers.
*Insert the driver diskette in Drive A, and then type the following
A:\WINDOWS.NT
*Windows NT will attempt to locate the OEMSETNT.INF file in the
specified path. If it exists there, Windows NT will then copy the
appropriate drivers to the Windows NT system.
*The drivers are now properly installed. The installation procedure
will then proceed to the next steps. Please refer to your Windows NT
installation guide for information on these steps.
*Windows NT will pop up one window to ask the vlaues of some keywords.
Such as "IO Port", "IRQ Number", "Memory Base", "Slot Number",
"NetworkAddress".
*If you want to change the default MAC Address, USE the
"NetworkAddress" to specify the MAC Address. The NetworkAddress
is a 12 digits string(ex. 001122334455)
*After the initial installation, the drivers will be permanently
installed to the Windows NT system. Subsequent accesses to the
network driver list will include these drivers as options.
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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.