1. Aln-325.zip Driver
2. WIN98.TXT File Contents

WIN98.TXT Driver File Contents (Aln-325.zip)

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*                     NDIS5 Driver for Windows 98                          *
*                              Dec. 1999                                   *
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Introduction:
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 This document shows you how to setup the driver and how to use the enhanced
 functions by setting the custom keywords.

  Location of Driver:     \W98&2000\ALN325.SYS

Contents of the Subdirectory:
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    ALN325.SYS          The NDIS5 driver for Windows 98.
    ALN325.INF          The installation information file.
    ALN325.CAT          Catalog file for NDIS 5 driver.

Installation:
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  Before starting with the installation process, make sure that the adapter
  is properly installed and configured.

  1.When you plug the ALN-325 in the mother board and power on the
    Windows 98,the 'Add New Hardware Wizard' window will prompt and says
    that

    The wizard search for new driver for:
         PCI Ethernet Controller
  2.In the 'Add New Hardware Wizard' window,click 'Next' then it will ask
    you 'What do you want Windows to do?'.Choose the item that

    Display a list of all the drivers in a specific
    location,so you can select the driver you want.

    Click 'Next'.
  3.And select 'Network Adapters' for the type of the device,then click
    'Next'.It will prompt a 'Select device' window.
  4.Click 'Have Disk' button.
    In the 'Install From Disk' window,put the driver disk in the floppy
    drive and enter the driver path i.e. 'a:\W98&2000' in combo list and click
    'OK'.It will show 'AcerLAN ALN-325 10/100M Ethernet Aadapter'
    in the Models field of 'Select Device' window.Click 'OK'.
  5.There will show 'A:\W98&2000\ALN325.INF' in the Location of driver field
    for the device 'AcerLAN ALN-325 10/100M Ethernet Adapter' in
    the 'Add New Hardware Wizard' window.Click 'Next'.
  6.Specify the path of the driver files i.e a:\W98&2000,then the Windows will
    copy the necessary files for the driver and system files.Click 'Finish'.
  7.Select the appropriate Connection Type (default is Auto-Negotiation).
    Click 'OK'.
  8.If this is your first time to install the Ethernet adapter and have not
    install the protocols and clients for Microsoft and Netware,please do
    NOT restart the computer.Go to the Start\Settings\Control and
    double-click the Network icon to install the other necessary files for
    the network operation.
    Windows 98 will ask you Do you want to restart your computer now?,
    Click 'Yes' to restart the Windows 98.

Change the property of ALN325:
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    There are some properties that you can change for your application.

    1. Connection Type: 100M Full Mode
                        100M Half Mode
                        10M Full Mode
                        10M Half Mode
                        Auto Mode       (Default value)

        You can change the speed to be 10M or 100M and change to be the Full
        duplex or Half duplex.
        The default value is Auto Mode,i.e. ALN-325 will talk with connection
        Hub or Switch with auto-negotiation to decide the optimal connection
        type.

    2.  Enable PME:     Disable
                        Enable          (Default value)
                        Hardware Default

        You can set the behavior of the PMEEN register.
        In Disable,the PMEEN bit is always set to be 0 in spite of the OS
        operation.
        In Enable,the PMEEN bit is always set to be 1 in spite of the OS
        operation.
        In Hardware Default,the PMEEN will be 0 in the initial state and it
        will be changed by the OS operation.
        When PMEEN is 0,ALN-325 will NOT be able to trigger the PMEEN signal.
        When PMEEN is 1,ALN-325 will be able to trigger the PMEEN signal.

    3.  WakeUp Frame:   Disable
                        Enable          (Default value)

        In Disable,the WakeUp Frame function will be disable.
        In Enable,the Wakeup Frame function is Enable.