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README.TXT Driver File Contents (drv84011.exe)

                         W840ND.SYS Ver 1.00

                    Winbond Electronics Corporation



Description:

  1. W840ND.SYS is an NDIS 3.x driver for Windows NT 3.1 Platforms.

     If there is only one 840 card, the driver will automatically get IOBASE
     and IRQ from PCI Configuration Space.

     If there is more than one 840 card, the user can indicate a specified 840
     card by specifying an ID.

     If user does not input an ID to select a specified 840 card, this driver
     will automatically select a free 840 card to load.

  2. OEMSETUP.INF is a Network Setup Information File for Windows NT 3.1
     Platforms.


Installation:

  1. Load W840ND.SYS and OEMSETUP.INF files into local hard disk.

  2. Double-click the 'Control Panel' icon in the 'Main' Program Group.

  3. Double-click the 'Network' icon from the 'Control Panel' Window.

  4. Click the 'Add Adapter' button in the 'Network Settings' Dialog Box.

  5. When the 'Add Network Adapter' Dialog Box appears, select the '<Other>
     Requires disk from manufacturer' item in the list of network cards and
     then press <Enter>.

  6. Type the path name that contains W840ND.SYS and OEMSETUP.INF files
     and then press <Enter>.

  7. Select the 'Winbond W89C840 PCI Adapter' item in the 'Select OEM Option'
     Dialog Box and click the 'OK' button.

  8. If there is only one 840 card in your system, click the 'Ignore' button
     when the 'Input Ethernet ID' Dialog Box appears. Otherwise, type Ethernet
     ID when the 'Input Ethernet ID' Dialog Box appears and then click the 'OK'
     button.

  9. Bind the adapter to the transport drivers by choosing the 'Binding' button
     in the 'Network Settings' Dialog Box.

  10.When you have finished the installation procedure, click the 'OK' button.

  11.The SETUP program has already copied the files W840ND.SYS and
     OEMSETUP.INF to the c:\winnt31\system32\drivers directory, but
     OEMSETUP.INF has been renamed as another installation information file.

  12.Restart your computer.


Use:

  1. boot your computer,

  2. If you want to select another 840 card, perform the following steps:
       a. Double-click the 'Control Panel' icon in the 'Main' Program Group.
       b. Double-click the 'Network' Iron from the 'Control Panel' Window.
       c. Select the 'Winbond 840 PCI Adapter' item in the 'Installed Adapter
          Cards' Window and double-click the 'Configure' Button.
       d. When the 'Input Ethernet ID' Dialog Box appears, type the Ethernet
          IDs you want to select and then click the 'OK' Button. If you don't
          know the Ethernet ID of the card, just click 'Ignore' Button, the
          driver will automatically assign for you.
       e. Click the 'OK' Button in the 'Network Settings' Dialog Box.
       f. Restart your system.

  3. There are 6 parameters can be set as you like, otherwise just use default
     values.
       a. BurstLen     = 32 dwords
          Burst Length defines the maximum number of long words that can be
          transferred within one PCI burst transaction.
          The reasonable values are "1 dword", "2 dwords", "4 dwords",
          "8 dwords", "16 dwords" and "32 dwords".
       b. CacheAlign   = 32 dwords
          Cache Alignment defines the address boundary for data burst.
          The reasonable values are "8 dwords", "16 dwords" and "32 dwords".
       c. Threshold    = full packet
          This value decides the transmit threshold level of the transmit FIFO.
          Transmission will start immediately after the transmit FIFL has
          reached the threshold level or full pkt has been transferred to the
          transmit FIFO if the frame length is less than the transmit threshold
          level.
                        TxThreshold         Transmit Threshold Level
                           00H                     full pkt
                           01H                     16 bytes
                           02H                     32 bytes
                           --                      --
                           7FH                      2032 bytes"
       d. LineSpeed    = AutoDetect
          This adapter can be operationed in 10M or 100M Mbps.
          The reasonable values are AutoDetect(auto detect line speed by the
          driver), 10M(set the line speed is 10M) and 100M(set the line speed
          is 100M).
       e. FullDuplex   = AutoDetect
          This adapter can be in half or full duplex mode. In half duplex mode,
          the W89C840 can only either transmit or receive. In full duplex mode,
          the W89C840 can transmit and receive at the same time.
          The reasonable values are AutoDetect(auto detect full duplex function
          by the driver), Disable(disable full duplex), and Enable(enable full
          duplex).
       f. SelectedID
          This parameter is necessary when your system is equipped with
          multiple W89C840 cards.  For each driver, you must assign a unique
          physical address. The value of this parameter is a hexadecimal string
          of 12 digits.


Trouble Shooting

  1. Message: 'At least one service or driver failed during system startup.
               Use Event Viewer to examine the event log for details.'
     Solution: Make sure
               a. your 840 card is plugged into your system, or
               b. if there is more than one 840 cards, you must indicate a
                  specified 840 card by inputing IDs.

  2. Condition: The Windows NT 3.1 can not boot normally.
     Solution: Make sure that your W89C840 PCI card is connected to the cable.


Histories of Release:

    ***) 1.00,  07-17-1997 First release.