INSTALL.TXT
Loading the Driver Package
This file contains instructions for loading a driver package for use in a
VINES server running 6.4 and above.
Instructions for Loading the Driver Package
1. Place a DOS-formatted, 1.44 MB diskette in the diskette drive of
the client workstation where you downloaded Drvxxx.exe.
2. Go to the directory you down loaded the driver to and run the
exicutable DRVxxx.exe. (DRVxxx is the Driver name) This will
decompress the zip files, that contain this instruction file,
the Readme file, the driver package, makedsks.bat and DSKIMAGE.EXE.
Then run the file makedsks.bat, this will copy the driver image to
the diskette in the a: drive of you workstation.
3. Take the diskette with the driver image to the server.
4. From the server Operator Menu, select 10. System Maintenance.
5. Select 6. Configure/Diagnose server.
6. Select 8. Install/Remove Communications Drivers and press Enter.
7. Insert the diskette into the server diskette drive when prompted.
Press Enter.
8. Remove the diskette from the server diskette drive when prompted.
Press Enter, then press Enter again to continue driver installation.
9. Select INSTALL a driver from the Install/Remove Driver screen.
Note: It is good practice to remove any previous Ver. of this driver.
10. Select your driver as identified in the readme.txt file.
11. Select SAVE Configuration and exit.
12. Shutdown the server and power off
13. Install the Network interface card (s). Note: Interrupt sharing for the
3C90x network interface cards on ISA/PCI systems is not supported at this
time. Run any configuration utility that is required.
14. Run the 3C90xcfg.exe file from the EtherDisk XL provided with the card and
note the device number and bus number for each card installed in the
system.
15. Power on the system, configure the new card(s) in the Add Cards/Change
Cards configuration menu using the information from step 13. Save the
configuration info. and re-boot the server.
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.