Installing The Network Driver
This file describes how to install REALTEK rtl8139B(L) CarBus network card
that completes your notebook PC to network.
Before You Install the Network Driver
Make sure which network driver you should use. The drivers for each OS
environment are provided on the list:
Windows 95 version 4.00.950 or 4.00.950a
Windows 95 version 4.00.950b or OSR2
Windows NT version
Windows 98
Windows 2000
Windows Millennium
NetWare ODI Client
Microsoft Network Client for DOS
Windows for Workgroups v3.11
Which Windows 95 version am I running?
You must determine if you are running the new Windows 95 OEM Service
Release 2 (OSR2) or the standard Windows 95 before you install the
network driver.
Since standard Windows 95 does not support CardBus, the driver installation
directory is different.
Follow these steps to find out which version of Windows 95 you are running:
1. In the windows 95 Control Panel, double-click Systemto display
the System Properties dialog box.
2. Click the General Tab to display the windows 95 version
information.
If your Windows 95 version is 4.00.950 or 4.00.950a, go to the next section
to install the network driver.
If your Windows 95 version is 4.00.950b(OSR2), go to the Windows 95 Version
4.00.950b(OSR2) section to install the network driver.
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Standard Windows 95 (Version 4.00.950 and 4.00.950a)
Installation:
1. Make sure that the Rtl8139BL PC Card is inserted.
2. In the Windows 95 Control Panel, double-click on Add New Hardware.
3. In the Add New Hardware window, click Next.
4. Respond to the "Do you want Windows to search for your hardware"
prompt with No and click Next.
5. Double-click on Network Adapters in the list that appears and click
Next.
6. In the Select Device window, click on the Have Disk button.
7. Inster the OEM diskette in the floppy drive. Choose the directory
"a:\win95a" and click OK.
8. Select "Relatek RTL8139(B/C) CardBus Fast Ethernet" and click OK.
9. In the New Hardware Wizard Window click Next.
10. Click Finish to complete the driver installation
11. If prompted, supply the Windows 95 CD-ROM or type the directory
path to the Windows 95 files on your PC and click OK.
12. Remove the OEM diskette and restart computer.
Confirming Installation:
1. Double-click the My Computer icon
2. Double-click the Control Panel icon.
3. Double-click thee System icon.
4. Click the Device Manager tab.
5. Double-click the Network Adapters icon.
The name of the installed "Relatek RTL8139(B/C) CardBus Fast Ethernet"
appears.
6. Double-click the Rtl8139BL name to display a description of the card
and its current status.
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Standard Windows 95 Version 4.00.950b (OSR2)
Installation:
1. Make sure that the Rtl8139BL PC Card is inserted.
2. In the Update Device Driver Wizard window, click Next. If this window
does not appear, click System and then click Reflesh.
3. Click Other Locations
4. Inster the OEM diskette in the floppy drive. Choose the directory
"a:\win95b" and click OK.
5. Select "Relatek RTL8139(B/C) CardBus Fast Ethernet" and click OK.
6. In the copying files window, type "a:\win95b" and click OK.
7. If prompted, supply the Windows 95 CD-ROM or type the directory
path to the Windows 95 files on your PC and click OK.
8. In the Update Device Driver Wizard, click Finish.
9. Remove the OEM diskette and restart computer.
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Windows NT Version 4.0
Installation:
1. Make sure that the Rtl8139BL PC Card is inserted.
2. Using Control Panel, double-click Network.
3. Select the Adapter tab and click Add.
4. Select Have Disk.
5. Inster the OEM diskette in the floppy drive. Choose the directory
"a:\winnt4" and click OK.
6. Select "Relatek RTL8139(B/C) CardBus 10/100 Ethernet" and click OK.
7. Select proper resources allocations and click OK.
8. Click close.
9. Click YES to reboot your computer.
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Windows 98
Installation:
1. Make sure that the Rtl8139BL PC Card is inserted.
2. In the Add Hardware Device Driver Wizard window, click Next. If this
window does not appear, click System and then click Reflesh.
3. Click the recommanded item and Next.
4. Inster the OEM diskette in the floppy drive. Type the directory
"a:\win98" and click OK.
5. In the copying files window, type "a:\win98" and click OK.
6. If prompted, supply the Windows 95 CD-ROM or type the directory
path to the Windows 95 files on your PC and click OK.
7. In the Update Device Driver Wizard, click Finish.
8. Remove the OEM diskette and restart computer.
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Windows 2000
Installation:
1. Inter Rtl8139BL PC Card and the Found New Hardware Wizard window
will appear.
2. In the Found New Hardware Wizard window, click Next. If this window
does not appear, click System and then click Reflesh.
3. Click the default "Search for a suitable driver for my device
(recommended)" and click Next.
4. Select Specify a location and click Next.
5. Inster the OEM diskette in the floppy drive. Type or browse the
directory "a:\win2000" and click OK.
6. Click Next.
7. In the Digital Signature Not Found window, click Yes.
8. Click Finish.
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Windows Millennium
Installation:
1. Inter Rtl8139BL PC Card and the Found New Hardware Wizard window
will appear.
2. In the Found New Hardware Wizard window, click Next. If this window
does not appear, click System and then click Reflesh.
3. Click the default "Search for a suitable driver for my device
(recommended)" and click Next.
4. Select Specify a location and click Next.
5. Inster the OEM diskette in the floppy drive. Type or browse the
directory "a:\winme" and click OK.
6. Click Next.
7. In the Digital Signature Not Found window, click Yes.
8. Click Finish.
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NetWare ODI Client
Installation:
1. Make sure that the Rtl8139BL PC Card is inserted.
2. Check your system file config.sys. Add this line
"device=c:\DOS\himem.sys"
In order to work well with emm386, remove the argument "NOEMS" as
"device=c:\dos\emm386"
or edit it as
"device=c:\dos\emm386 x=d000-d3ff"
or remark it as
"rem device=c:\dos\emm386"
3. Save it and reboot your PC.
4. Inster the OEM diskette in the floppy drive. Choose the directory
"a:\nwclient".
5. Copy all files to your local directory.
6. Execute encbodi.bat, and the driver is installed.
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Microsoft Network Client for DOS
Windows for Workgroups v3.11
Installing the NDIS2 driver for CardBus card is the following steps:
After install driver in Microsoft Client or Windows 3.11
1. Check config.sys and remove the argument "NOEMS" of EMM386.sys
2. Copy rtpci.exe and rtbios.com to any directory.
Example c:\wfw311
3. In autoexec.bat, add two lines of command, "rtpci /md000 /i11"
and "rtbios" in front of "net start" and "net initialize".
Example:
If only "net start" exists,
:
:
c:\wfw311\rtpci.exe /md000 /i11
c:\wfw311\rtbios.com
c:\wfw311\net start
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or if "net initialize" exists,
:
:
c:\wfw311\rtpci.exe /md000 /i11
c:\wfw311\rtbios.com
c:\wfw311\net initialize
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4. Restart the computer.
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.