(C)Copyright 2003 D-Link Corporation. All rights reserved =========================================================================== Readme File for M4CXW2K.sys D-Link DGE-530T Gigabit Ethernet Adapter NDIS5 Miniport Driver for Windows 2000 (x86) This file contains 1 Overview 2 Required Files 3 Installation 3.1 Installing the driver 3.2 Updating the driver 4 Parameters 5 Troubleshooting 6 History =========================================================================== 1 Overview =========== M4CXW2K.sys is the NDIS5 32-bit Miniport driver for the D-Link DGE-530T Gigabit Ethernet Adapter. This driver supports only Windows 2000 (x86). This README file explains how to install the Miniport driver on a machine running Windows 2000 (x86). This M4CXW2K NDIS5 Miniport driver cannot be used with other Windows versions than Windows 2000 (x86). *** 2 Required Files ================= To install the driver, the following files are required: M4CXW2K.sys D-Link DGE-530T Gigabit Ethernet Adapter NDIS5 Miniport driver netm4cx.inf installation setup script *** 3 Installation =============== 3.1 Installing the driver -------------------------- Read the installation instructions in the adapter manual carefully. Follow these instructions to install the adapter in your computer. With PCI adapters, due to the plug & play facility of PCI, the Windows 2000 (x86) system is able to find, identify, and configure an adapter automatically. If the adapter is not detected during boot by Windows 2000 (x86) the operating system will ask you for the driver. Insert the installation disk and follow the instructions from Windows 2000 (x86). If the adapter is not detected during installation by Windows 2000 (x86) the adapter is installed as "Ethernet Controller" under "Other Devices". To install the driver you have to perform a driver update as described in the next section. *** 3.2 Updating the driver ------------------------ To update the driver, proceed as follows: 1. On the desktop right click on MY COMPUTER. 2. Select MANAGE. 3. In the "Device Manager" select the adapter you wish to update. 4. Double click. 5. Select DRIVER. 6. Click UPDATE DRIVER ... . 7. Follow the instructions given by Windows 2000 (x86) to locate the driver. 8. If the driver which is found to be the latest is not the one you want to install, select the checkbox "Install one of the other drivers". 9. Click NEXT. 10. Select the driver to be installed in the next listbox. 11. Click NEXT. A message will be displayed that the driver is not digitally signed by Microsoft. 12. Click YES. The message "Windows has finished installing the software for this device" is displayed. 13. Click FINISH to complete the installation. Please note that the latest version of the M4CXW2K driver is available for download from our web site: *** 4 Parameters ============= The M4CXW2K.sys driver allows you to modify several options in order to optimize the operation of your D-Link DGE-530T Gigabit Ethernet Adapter. 1. In "Network and Dial-up Connections" right click on the adapter you want to configure. 2. Select "Properties". 3. Click "Configure". 4. Click "Advanced". 5. In the "Property" box, select the option that you want to change. 6. Enter the desired value in the "Value" box. 7. When finished, click OK . Windows 2000 (x86) will reload the driver with the changed settings. The parameters supported by the driver are described below. Network Address --------------- Registry Name: "NetworkAddress" Default value: burned-in adapter address Valid range: 0y-00-00-00-00-01 to FE-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF (hexadecimal), where at least the "locally administered" bit 2h (i.e. bit #1) in the 'y' nibble must be set and the multicast" bit 1h (i.e. bit #0) must not be set CAUTION: Each individual network MAC address can only be used once in a network. Assigning the same address to more than one adapter in the same network is not allowed and can cause serious network problems. To use a network MAC address other than the one burned into the adapter, enter the network address in the following hexadecimal format: XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX (e.g. 00-05-5D-93-12-34). If the network address field blank is left blank (or a different number of digits is specified), the network address burned into the adapter will be used. Connection Type --------------- Registry Name: "ConnectionType_A" Default value: 0 = "Auto-Sense" Valid range: 0 = "Auto-Sense" 11 = "10Mbps Half Duplex" 12 = "10Mbps Full Duplex" 13 = "100Mbps Half Duplex" 14 = "100Mbps Full Duplex" This parameter contain information regarding autonegotiation, duplex capabilities and link speed. The link between Connection type and these parameters above mentionated is presented below. Connection Type Autonegotiation DuplexCapabilities Link Speed --------------------------------------------------------------------------- AutoSense On Half and Full Fuplex Auto 10Mbps Half Duplex Off Half Duplex 10 10Mbps Full Duplex Off Full Fuplex 10 100Mbps Half Duplex Off Half Duplex 100 100Mbps Full Duplex Off Full Fuplex 100 Jumbo Frame Support ------------------ Registry Name: "MaxFrSize" Default value: 1514 (decimal) Valid values: 1514 = "Off" 9014 = "On" This parameter specifies the frame size that the driver will support. The performance of your network usually increases If "Jumbo" frames are used. Do not enable this option if you are not sure that your network supports jumbo frames. TCP/IP Checksum Offload --------------------- Registry Name: "HwChecksum" Default value: 1(On) Valid values: 1 = "On" 0 = "Off" This parameter is used to disable the hardware checksum offload for TCP/IP. There should be no need to disable checksum offload. Wake Up Capabilities -------------------- Registry Name: "WakeUpModeCap_A" Default value: 27 (On) Valid values: 0 = "Off" 27 = "On" - "Off" Wake on LAN capabilities are disabled - "On" Wake up with both from ShutDown state, OS Controlled from Hibernate or Standby state Number of Receive Buffers ------------------------- Registry Name: "MaxReceives" Default value: 50 (decimal) Valid range: 3..500 (decimal) This parameters defines the number of receive buffers allocated by the driver. If the system does not have enough resources the driver will fail to load. Increasing this value may improve performance. Number of Transmit Buffers -------------------------- Registry Name: "MaxTransmits" Default value: 50 (decimal) Valid range: 4..200 (decimal) This parameters defines the number of transmit buffers allocated by the driver. If the system does not have enough resources the driver will fail to load. Increasing this value may improve performance. FlowControl ----------- Registry Name: "FlowControl_A" Default value: 1 (On) Valid range: 0 = "Off" 1 = "On" Modes: - On: Both or only the remote link partner are allowed to send PAUSE frames. - Off: No link partner is allowed to send PAUSE frames. NOTE: This parameter is ignored if 'AutoNegotiation' is set to "Off". This parameter can be used to set the flow control capabilities the port reports during auto-negotiation. This parameter can be set for each port individually, which is helpful if the port at the other end of the cable cannot handle all possible combinations. Using the default setting, the D-Link DGE-530T Gigabit Ethernet Adapter should automatically detect the capabilities of the port. 5 Troubleshooting ================== If you should encounter any problems with your D-Link DGE-530T Gigabit Ethernet Adapter, please re-read the instructions above and the documentation supplied with the operating system. Also refer to your system event log file (using the Event Viewer) and check it for entries from M4CXW2K. If your particular problem is not listed or the error persists, please send your system event log file or at least the event id number and the logging data (as WORDs) of the entries made by M4CXW2K to our technical support. *** 6 History ========== *** End of Readme File ***Download Driver Pack
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