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SMC 10/100 PC Card (SMC8041 V.2)
MS-DOS Enabler Program
SMCOPEN.EXE is the SMC 10/100 PC Card (SMC8041 V.2) MS-DOS enabler program. You
have to run SMCOPEN.EXE to enable the SMC 10/100 PC Card (SMC8041 V.2)before
loading any of the MS-DOS drivers such as the DOS ODI driver, the
NDIS2 driver, or the packet driver.
To use SMC 10/100 PC Card (SMC8041 V.2) in a Netware Server environment, you also have
to run SMCOPEN.EXE under MS-DOS before startinging the Netware
Server. If you neglect this step, the SMC 10/100 PC Card (SMC8041 V.2) server driver will
not work.
To use SMC 10/100 PC Card (SMC8041 V.2) in the Microsoft Windows 95, Windows 98, or the
Windows NT environment, there is no need to run SMCOPEN.EXE.
You can run SMCOPEN.EXE from the DOS prompt, or to install
SMCOPEN.EXE as a DOS device driver in CONFIG.SYS. To use
SMCOPEN.EXE with the NDIS2 driver, you have to install SMCOPEN.EXE
as a DOS device driver. To use SMCOPEN.EXE with other drivers, you
can choose the way that is more convenient.
The syntax to run SMCOPEN from the command line:
SMCOPEN [/IRQ=x] [/MEM=mm] [/IO=nnn] [/O] [/?]
Valid options:
x = Interrupt number (3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 12, 15).
This number must not be in use by any other device in the system.
mm = Hex memory location (e.g. C0, C8, D0, D8).
nnn = IO range (300, 320, 340, 360).
SMC 10/100 PC Card (SMC8041 V.2) requires 32 consecutive free I/O port addresses.
/O (overwrites current socket settings).
/? Displays this screen.
The default value for IRQ is 3. The default value for IOP is
0x300.
Example: The following command enables SMC 10/100 PC Card (SMC8041 V.2) with IRQ 5 and
I/O port address 300:
SMCOPEN /IRQ=5 /IO=300
If you installed EMM386.EXE in CONFIG.SYS, please exclude memory
address range D000-DFFF or D400-D7FF from EMM386.EXE. SMCOPEN.EXE
uses this space to read configuration information from the adapter.
[Example]
DEVICE=EMM386.EXE NOEMS X=D000-DFFF
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.