D-Link DFE-530TX PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter Installation
for Windows Server 2003
Getting Started
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Windows Server 2003 build-in driver Installation Procedure
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1. Plug PCI Ethernet adapter into the system.
2. Start your PC normally. Upon power up, the system will
detect the installation of a new networking device and
complete installation procedure automatically. If you want
to setup a network, click the icon to run the network
setup wizard.
Windows Server 2003 update Driver Installation Procedure
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1. Make sure your computer is power-off.
2. Plug the adapter into one PCI slot of your computer.
3. Turn on the power. Your computer should be booting.
4. Windows Server 2003 will find new hardware, and install
"D-Link DFE-530TX PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter..." automatically.
5. Click "Start" --> right click "My Computer" and select
"Properties".
6. Select "Hardware" --> "Device Manager".
7. Right click "D-Link DFE-530TX PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter..." in Network
Adapters and select "Update Driver...".
8. Check "install from a list or specific location (Advance)", click Next.
9. Check "Don't search. I will choose the driver to install", click Next.
10. Click "Have Disk..." and specific location
(A:\, assume A: is floppy drive) or
(D:\, assume D: is CD drive),
Click "OK" for next.
11. Select "D-Link DFE-530TX PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter..." and click Next.
Then will copy driver files into system.
12. Please select "Continue Anyway" to finish the installation.
13 After finishing the installation, there should be a new
'Local Area Connection' will appear and the LAN card should work now.
Trouble Shooting
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1. Everything is OK in Device Manager, but the network adapter still
doesn't function properly. Please make sure that your Computer
name is different from others in the same network. You can change
your Computer name in
"My Computer" -> Press right key of you mouse and select "Properties"->
"Computer Name" -> "Change" icon.
2. Everything appears to be OK but the network adapter still doesn't
function properly. Please make sure that the adapter is properly
connected to a network device (ex: HUB) and the "connection type"
for this adapter set to "Auto-negotiation" or the correct
media type. You can check it in "My Computer" -> press right key of
your mouse and select "properties"->"Hardware"->"Device Manager"->"Network Adapter"
-> "Properties" icons. Select "Advanced" item.
Driver keywords:
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Open "Device Manager" -> "Network Adapter" -> "Properties" ->
Double click "D-Link DFE-530TX ...", Select "Advanced" item.
Adaptive interrupt Enable this option to decrease system loading.
Default: Enabled
Connection Type Specify the connection type for the adapter.
Default: Auto-Negotiation
Flow Control Flow control capability advertisement.
Default: Hardware Default
(Not support in force mode)
Network Address You can set the Ethernet address for your
adapter. It is not recommended to use this
keyword. As you know two or more adapter in
the same network with same Ethernet address
will cause a little problem.
When using this keyword you need to input
exactly 6 bytes of Ethernet address using
one of the following format:
xxxxxxxxxxxx
Default: read address from adapter ROM.
Optimized for performance Enable this option to improve performance.
Default: Enabled.
Transmit Buffers Internal driver buffers for packet transmit.
Default: 64
Receive Buffers Internal driver buffers for packet receive.
Default: 64
Validate Packet Length Enable driver to check packet length.
If packet length is incorrect, the driver
will drop this packet.
Default: Disable
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.