WIN98.TXT Driver File Contents (SMC1244TXv2_DRV.exe)

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*                           SMC Networks, Inc.                              *
*                     SMC EZ Card 10/100 (SMC1244TX V2)                     *
*                       NDIS/5 Driver for Windows 98                        *
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*                   Copyright (C) 2002 SMC Networks, Inc.                   *
*                            All Rights Reserved.                           *
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The driver (FastNIC.SYS) conforms to the Network Driver Interface
Specification (NDIS) 5.0, and used with Microsoft Windows 98.

  Contents:
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    A) Installing NDIS5 Miniport driver on Microsoft Windows 98
    B) Configuring NDIS5 Miniport driver on Microsoft Windows 98

A) Installing NDIS5 Miniport driver on Microsoft Windows 98
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    1. Plug SMC EZ Card 10/100 (SMC1244TX V2) into one of the Master
       PCI slots of your PCI platform.

    2. Turn power ON then boot from Windows 98.

    3. Windows 98 will prompt "PCI Ethernet Controller" in "New Hardware
       Found" dialog box and "Add New Hardware Wizard" dialog box.

    4. Click "Next >" button when "Search for the best for your device.
       [Recommended]" is on.

    5. Insert the SMC EZ Card 10/100 (SMC1244TX V2) Driver Diskette
       in your floppy drive.

    6. Disable the "Floppy disk drives" check box. Click "Specify a location"
       , type "A:\WIN98" and then click "Next >" button.

    7. Windows 98 will prompt "SMC EZ Card 10/100 (SMC1244TX V2)"
       in "Add New Hardware Wizard" dialog box.

    8. Click "Next >" button and Windows starts to copy files from Windows
       98 CD-ROM to your hard disk.

    9. Click "Finish" button from "Add New Hardware Wizard" dialog box.

   10. Remove the Adapter Driver Diskette from your floppy drive.

   11. Restart your computer to take effect the network function.


B) Configuring NDIS5 Miniport driver on Microsoft Windows 98
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    1. Click the "My Computer" icon in the Main Program Group.

    2. Click the "Control Panel" icon from My Computer window.

    3. Click the "Network" icon from the Control Panel window.

    4. Select "SMC EZ Card 10/100 (SMC1244TX V2)" item from
       "Network" dialog box, then click "Properties" button.

    5. Click "Advanced" button from  "SMC EZ Card 10/100 (SMC1244TX V2)
       Properties"  dialog box.

    6. Select the Media Type value (AutoSense, 10BaseT, 10BaseT Full_Duplex,
       100BaseTX, 100BaseTX Full_Duplex) from "Value" item, then click OK
       button from "SMC EZ Card 10/100 (SMC1244TX V2) Properties"
       dialog box.

    7. Click OK button from "Network" dialog box.

    8. Restart your computer to take effect the new configuration.

Trademarks:
Microsoft Windows 98 is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.

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