Windows NT 4.0
This is an ASCII file called WINNT.TXT in the ATI
CardAssistant INFO directory. Use a text editor or a
word processor with a mono-space font such as Courier
to print this file if needed for reference.
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** Installing the AT-2500 Series Drivers on **
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I. Special Considerations
II. Installing the Miniport Driver
III. Removing an Existing Driver
IV. Files Needed for Installation
V. Advanced Properties
VI. Unattended Install
VII. AT-2500 unattend.txt example
I. Special Considerations
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Configuration of the AT-2500 Series PCI Ethernet
adapter resources are under PCI control. For most
applications, no setup other than normal installation of
the network software is necessary. To change port settings,
to manually view the card's configuration or to run
Diagnostics, use the CardAssistant setup program,
SETUP25.EXE.
The SETUP utility only runs on DOS. If you do not have a
DOS boot partition on your Windows NT drive, boot DOS from
a floppy.
To uninstall the driver, use the remove driver option from
your Windows NT Network Control Panel. See section III
Removing an Existing Driver.
II. Installing the Standard Miniport Driver
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If you are installing multiple adapter cards in a single,
computer, complete the installation process for each card.
1. If the network adapter is already installed, reboot
into Windows NT. If you have not installed the network
adapter, shutdown the computer, turn it off and unplug
it. Install the card by following the instructions
included with your computer. Restart the computer into
Windows NT.
2. On the Windows desktop, click Start, select Settings,
and click Control Panel.
3. Double-click the Network icon and select the
Adapters tab.
4. Click the Add button. From the Select Network Adapter
pop-up window choose the Have Disk button.
5. Insert the AT 2500 CardAssistant floppy into your
floppy drive. The path to the drivers is:
<Floppy>:\<root>
6. Select the appropriate Allied Telesyn Ethernet Adapter
in the Select OEM Option dialog box. Then click OK.
7. In the Network Adapters dialog box, verify the correct
AT-2500 Series PCI Ethernet Adapter Card appears
in the list. Then click OK.
8. This completes the card installation. Windows NT
prompts you to configure the protocols you will
be using for network communications.
When prompted to restart your computer, click Yes.
III. Removing an Existing Driver
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1. From the desktop, right-click Network Neighborhood and
select Properties.
2. Select the Adapters tab. Highlight the adapter you want
to remove, and click Remove. Click Yes, if prompted,
in the Warning dialog box that is confirming you want
to remove a Network Device from your system.
3. From the Network dialog box, verify that the selected
adapter has been removed from the Network Adapters list.
Then choose OK.
4. Close the Network dialog box, then click Yes when
prompted to Restart the computer for the new settings
to take effect.
5. After the Windows NT operating system shuts down, turn
the power switch off and on.
6. Log on to Windows NT.
The computer is now ready to have a new driver installed
following the installation procedure in Section II.
IV. Files Needed for Installation
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The following files are required for installation:
\WINNT\A25v3m4.SYS--NDIS4 driver
\WINNT\OEMSETUP.INF--OEM setup file for NT 4.0
\WINNT\AT2500.HLP--HELP file for the driver
V. Advanced Properties
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The Advanced Properties are provided to support special
functions that are supported by AT-2500 PCI Series
Ethernet Adapter Cards. It is recommended that if you
are not sure as to how these settings will affect your
configuration, please contact your LAN Administrator
before changing the advanced settings on an adapter card.
To get to the Advanced Properties Section of the
Allied Telesyn driver:
A. On the Windows desktop, right click Network
Neighborhood and select Properties. Select the
Adapters tab.
B. The Allied Telesyn AT-2500 Series PCI Ethernet
Adapter will be listed in the Network Box. Highlight
the network adapter, and choose the properties button.
This will list the advanced properties and their values.
Below is an explanation of the advanced properties.
1. Speed/Duplex - The AT-2500 Series Ethernet Adapters
run on a Copper 10/100 connection.
WARNING: The card and the connected device must be set
to the same speed and duplex mode. Incorrectly forcing
a specific speed or duplex mode may result in poor
performance and data loss. Consult your LAN
administrator before forcing a speed or duplex mode
or if you don't know the capabilities of the attached
device.
2. Magic Packet (Default: unchecked) - Magic Packet
(Wake on LAN) is a property that allows an
Administrator to "Wake Up" a computer that is in a
powered-down state. Check your Motherboard Manual
for Wake on LAN support and how to enable it in the
system BIOS. For Magic Packet to work, the Wake on
LAN Header on the Motherboard needs to be connected
to the checked, the Allied Telesyn driver will
enable Magic Packet, when unchecked this support
will be disabled. More information is available on
the floppy directory \info\wol.txt
VI. Unattended Install
1. Using a workstation with administrative rights copy the
entire \i386 directory from the "Windows NT 4.0" onto the
server.
2. Create the directory '\i386\drvlib.nic\at2500' on the
server (Where your NT4 source directory is located).
3. Copy the contents of the '\winnt' directory located on
the "AT-2500TX 5.7 Driver Disk", into the newly created
directory on your server: '\i386\drvlib.nic\at2500'.
4. Run SETUPMGR.EXE (located on the Windows NT 4.0 Server CD
under \Support\Deptools\I386).
5. Under the General Setup Option, User Information tab,
fill in the information requested.
6. Under the Networking Option, General tab, select Unattend
Network Installation and Specify adapter to be installed.
7. Under Adapters tab, leave Adapter Section Name as
SelectedAdaptersSection.
8. Select Add... and then for the adapter select Other
(OEM adapter installation).
9. Select Parameters... and enter:
Inf Option Name: AT2500
Location of OEM Files C:\$WIN_NT$.~LS\i386\DRVLIB.NIC\at2500
10. If needed select the Protocols tab, and add any
protocols you require.
11. Select OK and then Save the file into the \i386
directory located on your server.
12. From the \i386 directory run Windows NT4 setup with the
unattended switch.
WINNT /s:. /u:unattend.txt
VII. AT-2500 unattend.txt example.
[Unattended]
OemPreinstall = no
ConfirmHardware = no
NtUpgrade = no
Win31Upgrade = no
TargetPath = *
OverwriteOemFilesOnUpgrade = no
[UserData]
FullName = "administrator"
OrgName = "ati"
ComputerName = ATTEND
ProductId = "111-1111111"
[GuiUnattended]
TimeZone = "(GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada); Tijuana"
AdvServerType = SERVERNT
[LicenseFilePrintData]
AutoMode = PerServer
AutoUsers = 1
[Display]
ConfigureAtLogon = 1
[Network]
InstallAdapters = AT2500
InstallProtocols = ProtocolsSection
InstallInternetServer = InternetParamSection
JoinWorkgroup = attend3
[AT2500]
AT2500 = OEMCardParameters,c:\$WIN_NT$.~ls\i386\drvlib.nic\at25002
[OEMCardParameters]
[ProtocolsSection]
TC = TCParamSection
[TCParamSection]
DHCP = no
IPAddress = 149.60.50.45
Subnet = 255.255.0.0
Gateway = 149.60.50.1
[InternetParamSection]
InstallDir = C:\Inetsrv
InstallINETSTP = 1
InstallWWW = 1
WWWRoot = C:\Inetsrv\WWWRoot
InstallGOPHER = 1
GopherRoot = C:\Inetsrv\GopherRoot
InstallFTP = 1
FTPRoot = C:\Inetsrv\FTPRoot
InstallADMIN = 1
InstallW3SAMP = 1
InstallHTMLA = 1
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.