README.TXT Driver File Contents (ip1000a20050113.zip)

     IC Plus IP1000 Family Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
                         Windows NDIS driver 


Contents:
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1. File Description
2. Driver Installation for Windows XP
3. Parameters Description


1. File Description
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Filename              Description
=================     =====================================================
README.TXT            Presents a summary of the contents for Windows NDIS
                      driver installation.

NETIPGD.INF           Windows installation INFormation file for install

IPGDND51.SYS          Windows XP NDIS 5.1 driver
                      
ipgdsn.cat            Windows catalog file with Microsoft digital signatures

2. Driver Installation for Windows XP
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    The Windows installation floppy or CD is needed to complete this
    installation.

    Adapter Installation Procedure
    --------------------------------------------

    a. Make sure your computer is power-off.

    b. Plug the adapter into one PCI 33MHz slot of your computer.

    c. Turn on the power. 

    Install and/or Update driver from diskette
    ------------------------------------------
    The following steps can help you install or update the driver to
    the one in the Adapter Drivers Diskette/CD-ROM.

     a. Open Control Panel, double click "System" icon to open System
        Properties.

     b. In the "Hardware" sheet, you can see the "Device Manager" button.
        Click to open Device Manager.

     c. Use the tool bar to make sure you "View" "Devices by type".
        Then you will able to find

  		Ethernet Controller

        in "Network Adapters" group. Double click it to open its property.

     d. In the "Driver" sheet of the adapter's properties, there is a button
        named "Update Driver". Click it, the Upgrade Device Driver Wizard
        will show up to help updating the driver.

     The following steps will lead you through the wizard ...

     a. The first page is the welcome messages, click "Next" to continue.

     b. Select "Display a list of the known drivers of this device so that 
        I can choose a specific driver.", and click "Next".

     c. Click "Have Disk".

     d. Specify the path.
        (A:\ , assume A: is floppy drive)
        (D:\ , assume D: is CD drive) 
        
     e. Choose the driver.
        IC Plus IP1000 Family Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
        Click "Next" to continue.

     f. The wizard will be warning you as the driver without digital 
        signatured if its cat file not present. Click "Continue" to 
        continue.

     g. The wizard will copy and load the driver, then you will see "Finish"
        button. Click it and it's done.

3. Parameter Description
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   - Open 'Device Manager' in "My Computer" -> "Control Pannel" ->
     "System"  Select "Hardware" and click "Device Manager".
     Double click "IC Plus IP1000 Family Gigabit Ethernet Adapter", Select 
     "Advanced" item.

	802.1Q/1P VLAN       You can enable it for VLAN group.
       	tagging          Default: Disabled

	VLAN ID              This value will active after 802.1Q/1P VLAN
                         tagging is enabled.
                         Default : 2

	Connection Type      Specify the connection type for the adapter.
                         Default: Auto-Sense

	Flow Control	     Enabled/Disabled for Transmit/Receive Flow Control.
                         Default : Enabled

	Network Address      Set the Ethernet address for your adapter. 
                         It is not recommended to use this. 
                         Default: read address from adapter ROM.

	Receive Buffers	     Set the number of Receive Buffers Descriptors
                         Default : 128

	Transmit BUffers     Set the number of Transmit Buffers Descriptors
                         Default : 128

	Checksum 	     Set enable to perform TCP/IP/UDP Checksum Offloading.
          Offloading     Default : Enabled


        Jumbo Frame          You can enable this for Jumbo frame support.
          Support        Default: Disabled
                         (The device or link partner should also support
                         Jumbo frame for this function to take effect.) 

    	Wake On LAN           Enabled/Disabled Wake up from Lan.
          LinkSpeed     Default : 10MBits
                            
      
	   						
 
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How To Update Drivers Manually

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.

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