Microsoft Windows 98/MEMicrosoft Windows 98/ME Contents I. Special Considerations II. Driver Installation III. Using ATSetup To Correct Installation Problems IV. Updating an Allied Telesyn Driver V. Removing an Existing Driver VI. Files Needed for Installation VII. How to See MAC Address VIII. Advanced Properties I. Special Considerations Configuration of the AT-2400 Series PCI Ethernet adapter resources is under PCI control. For most applications, no setup other than installation of the AT-2400 driver software is necessary. To manually view the card's configuration or to run Diagnostics, use the AT-2400 diagnostics utility set2400.exe. The diagnostic utility only runs under DOS. II. Driver Installation To install the AT-2400 driver you can chose Allied Telesyn’s ATSetup which will automate the process or by a typical Windows 98/ME installation. Both of these installations are covered below. ATSetup This utility will preinstall the AT-2400 network driver onto the operating system with no other user interface required. With ATSetup the user is not required to enter the directory location of the network driver that occurs during a typical Windows driver installation. For a typical Windows 98/ME network driver installation please see the section Typical Installation below. For initial driver installation it is recommended not to have the network adapter installed when running ATSetup. If you have already installed your adapter before using ATSetup and you are currently having difficult with the device, please see Section III "Using ATSetup To Correct Installation Problems". Start Windows 98/ME with no network adapter installed in the system. If you have installed the adapter before running ATSetup, please go to Section III Using ATSetup To Correct Installation Problems. Insert the CardAssistant. Select ATSetup from the CardAssistant and click OK to run ATSetup. At the Driver Selection Dialog Window select the correct product and ATSetup will copy the NDIS drivers and configuration files to the appropriate directories. Select OK when ATSetup has completed. Shut down the system, install the network adapter, and reboot. During system boot the network adapter will be automatically detected and the NDIS driver installed. Click Yes if you see the Microsoft Digital Signature Not Found message. Typical Installation A typical Windows 98/ME network driver installation will detect the new hardware and step you through the Installation Wizard. The steps are described below. 1. The Installation Wizard will detect that new hardware (Ethernet Controller) has been installed, select Next to continue. 2. Select the option for Search for a suitable driver for my device then select Next. 3. Select the floppy option, select Next. 4. It will locate the Netati24.inf, select Next. III. Using ATSetup To Correct Installation Problems. 1. ATSetup has the ability to correct failed AT-2400 installations due to aborted attempts. The following steps start this simple recovery process. 2. Insert the CardAssistant and run ATSetup from the floppy. 3. Select Run This Program From Its Current Location and then click OK. IV. Updating an Allied Telesyn Driver Please note that the latest version of the AT-2400 Series driver is available for download on the Allied Telesyn web site. An updated AT-2400 driver can be installed by ATSetup or by using typical Windows updating procedures. Both are described below. ATSetup ATSetup reports installed driver versions and if a driver update is required. If an update is selected the updated driver will be installed and enumerated without rebooting the system. 1. Insert the CardAssistant and run ATSetup from the floppy. 2. Select Run This Program From Its Current Location and then click OK. Typical Update If you want to update an already installed driver for your Allied Telesyn AT-2400 series PCI Ethernet Adapter, follow these steps: 1. On the Windows desktop, right click My Computer and select Properties. 2. Select the Hardware tab. The network adapter will be listed under Network Adapters. Right click the Network adapter, and choose Properties. Insert the CardAssistant floppy. 3. Select the Drivers tab, then select the Update Driver button. When the Upgrade Device Driver wizard starts click Next, then choose Search for Suitable Driver then click Next. 4. Select Specify a Location. Click Next. Browse to the path on the floppy, A:\. 5. When Windows locates the driver Netati24.inf, click Next. Since the driver was not certified at the time of release, you will see the following window - Digital Signature Not Found. 6. Choose Yes to continue and install the driver. Otherwise, installation will be cancelled. 7. Click Finish and then Close and now you should see listed under Network Adapters in Device Manager the Allied Telesyn AT-2400 PCI Ethernet adapter. V. Removing an Existing Driver 1. On the Windows desktop, right click My Computer and select Properties. 2. Select the Hardware tab. The network adapter will be listed under Network 3. Adapters. Right click the AT-2400 adapter and choose Uninstall and then OK. VI. Files Needed for Installation The following files are required for installation: AT2400m5.sys--NDIS 5.0 driver AT2400m4.sys AT2400m3.sys Netati24.inf--OEM setup file for Windows VII. How to See MAC Address To determine the MAC address for a NIC: Click the Start button and select Run. Type "winipcfg" and click OK. Note: If you are not using the IP protocol, another method is to boot the computer into DOS with no drivers loaded. Insert the CardAssistant and launch set2400.exe. The main screen shows a table listing the AT-2400 Series PCI Ethernet adapters installed in the computer. Write down the address(es) listed in the "MAC" column of the table. VIII. Advanced Properties The Advanced Properties are provided to support special functions that are supported by AT-2400 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: 1. On the Windows desktop, right click Network Neighborhood and select Properties. 2. Select the AT-2400Tx. Then click Properties. Select the Advanced tab. This will list the advanced properties and their values when highlighted. Below is an explanation of the advanced properties. Early Tx Threshold Allows for packets to be transmitted early using the adapter's FIFO buffer. Line Speed/Duplex (Default: Depends on card) Depending upon which AT-2400 PCI Ethernet Adapter Card is installed the menu options for Speed/Duplex vary. For a copper connection, the best setting is Auto Negotiate, which will detect the best setting for Speed and Duplex. Any other setting for speed and duplex will need to be matched with the link partner. For a fiber connection, Auto Negotiate is not supported and the best setting is to match speed and duplex with the link partner. Link Down Wake-Up Allows the computer to power on if the UTP cable is connected or disconnected. APM Wake-Up must be enabled. APM Wake-Up and Magic Packet (Default: Off) 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 AT-2400 PCI Ethernet Adapter Card. When on, the Allied Telesyn driver will enable Magic Packet, when off this support will be disabled. Network Address (LAA) (Default: Not Present) This parameter overrides the network address of the network adapter card. The value of this parameter is a hexadecimal string of 12 digits, e.g. 00001A180123. The address must be unique among all other network adapter addresses on the network. To enter in a Networkaddress, enter in a new value into the value box. Warning: This setting is not recommended unless the user is familiar with its use and implications. 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.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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