EtherPCI LAN Card II Setup Instructions for Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Contents Before You Begin Setup Technical Support Before You Begin ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you for purchasing your EtherPCI LAN Card II from Linksys. The instructions below explain how to set up the card's software drivers for use with your network software. Be sure to read the User Guide before installing your card. In addition, please make note of these hardware & software guidelines: * When loading the EMM386.EXE program in your computer's CONFIG.SYS, you MUST use version MS-DOS 6.22 or above. If you load an older EMM386.EXE program (below DOS 6.22), your computer will hang up while loading the network driver. * Plug-and-play computers have a number of expansion slots inside. Each slot has a pre-assigned interrupt (IRQ) and I/O address (MEM). When the Linksys LAN Card is inserted into a PCI slot, the PC's BIOS should automatically assign a unique IRQ & MEM value for the network card. In most cases, the card should work fine using the pre- assigned IRQ and I/O addresses. Occasionally, however, the card may have an IRQ conflict with other adapters in the system. If this happens, you will need to change the IRQ setting of the LAN Card manually. There are three possibilities: - Your PCI may not allow you to change the IRQ value(s) of the PCI slot(s). In this case, you will ONLY be able to use the IRQ & MEM values that have been pre-assigned to each slot. - You may be able to change the IRQ & MEM values for a given PCI slot by setting jumpers on your PC's mother board. Please refer to your PC's motherboard user guide for specific instructions. - Your PC may allow you to change the IRQ & MEM values for a given PCI slot by accessing the PC's BIOS setup menu. Please refer to your PC's user guide for specific details. Although it is advisable to set a unique IRQ address for each PCI slot, depending on your PC, you may or may not be able to do so. Setup ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Start up your computer. 2. Start up Windows 3.11. If it doesn't start by itself, type WIN at the DOS command prompt. 3. Click the 'Network' Iron in the Main Program Group. 4. Click the 'Network Setup' Iron from the Network Window. 5. Click the 'Drivers' button from the 'Network Setup' Dialog Box. 6. Click the 'Add Adapters' button from the 'Option' Dialog Box. 7. When the install driver field appears, select 'Unlisted or Updated Network Adapter' item. 8. Type the path name that contains LNEPCI2.386 and OEMSETUP.INF files. 9. Press <Enter> to start the installation processes. 10. When 'Linksys LNEPCI II PCI Ethernet Adapter' Dialog Box appears, press <Enter>. 11. If you want to enable the early interrupt function, click the 'Setup' button from the 'Linksys LNEPCI II PCI Ethernet Adapter' Dialog Box. Select the 'Early Interrupt Function' item. Select 'disable' or 'enable'. Click the 'Set' button. 12. If more than one LNEPCI II card is installed on your computer, you can select a specified LNEPCI II card by inputing an Ethernet ID. Click the 'Setup' button from the 'Linksys LNEPCI II PCI Ethernet Adapter'Dialog Box. Select the 'Selected adapter's ID[if multi-card used]' item. Key in Ethernet ID. Click the 'Setup' button. 13. Follow the screen instructions to complete the installation process. 14. Restart your computer. The installation is complete. HOW TO GET TECHNICAL SUPPORT ------------------------------------------------------------------------ There are a variety of methods that you can use to get FREE technical help or sales information about Linksys products. Voice & FAX ------------ The Linksys voice line is open during normal business hours, 7-5 p.m., Pacific Standard Time. The fax line is available 24 hours a day. When sending a fax, be sure to include a detailed description of any problem(s) that you are experiencing. Technical Support Hotline (949) 261-1288 Fax (949) 261-8868 E-mail ------ To get technical or sales information bounced back to you from Linksys automatically, send some e-mail to the address below. Include the name of the product that you want help with, along with the word HELP, in the subject line of your e-mail. Example: HELP ME WITH THIS PRODUCT. (If requesting sales information, use the word SALES instead of HELP). E-mail Address support@linksys.com Internet Access --------------- You can also use your World Wide Web or FTP browser to visit Linksys on the Internet. Web Site http://www.linksys.com FTP File Transfer Site ftp.linksys.com Bulletin Board System (BBS) --------------------------- To access the Linksys Bulletin Board System (BBS), set your modem to 8 bits, No parity, 1 stop bit, and call (949) 261-2888. Use a speed setting of 33.6bps or slower. When downloading files, use the "Z-modem" download protocol for best results.Download Driver Pack
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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.
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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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