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* SMC Networks, Inc. *
* SMC EZ Card 10/100 (SMC1244TX V2) *
* NDIS/3 Driver for Windows 95 *
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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) 3.1, and used with Microsoft Windows 95,
Windows 95 OSR2.
Contents:
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A) Installing NDIS3 Miniport driver on Microsoft Windows 95
B) Installing NDIS3 Miniport driver on Microsoft Windows 95 OSR2
C) Configuring NDIS3 Miniport driver on Microsoft Windows 95 (OSR2)
A) Installing NDIS3 Miniport driver on Microsoft Windows 95
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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 95.
3. Windows 95 will prompt "PCI Ethernet Controller" in
"New Hardware Found" dialog box.
4. Select "Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacturer"
from "New Hardware Found" dialog box, then click OK button.
5. Insert the SMC EZ Card 10/100 (SMC1244TX V2) Driver Diskette
in your floppy drive.
6. Enter the driver pathname, i.e. A:\WIN95, then click OK
button from "Install from Disk" dialog box.
7. Following the screen's prompt to insert "Windows 95 CD-ROM"
and click OK button from "Insert Disk" dialog box.
8. Otherwise enter the full pathname of the "Windows 95 CD-ROM"
installation files in "Copying Files..." dialog box, then
click OK button.
9. Windows 95 will copy the driver (FastNIC.SYS) from A:\WIN95
to C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory and the FastNIC.INF file
from A:\ to C:\WINDOWS\INF directory.
10. Remove the SMC EZ Card 10/100 (SMC1244TX V2) Driver Diskette
from your floppy drive.
11. Restart your computer to take effect the network function.
NOTICE !! C:\WINDOWS is the directory where your Windows 95
O.S. is located.
B) Installing NDIS3 Miniport driver on Microsoft Windows 95 OSR2
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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 95.
3. Windows 95 will prompt "PCI Ethernet Controller" in
"New Hardware Found" dialog box and "Update Device Driver
Wizard" dialog box.
4. Insert the SMC EZ Card 10/100 (SMC1244TX V2) Driver Diskette
in your floppy drive.
5. Click "Next >" button from "Update Device Driver Wizard" dialog box.
6. Click "Other location" button from "Update Device Driver Wizard" dialog
box.
7. Type "A:\WIN95" from "Select other location".
8. Windows 95 will prompt "SMC EZ Card 10/100 (SMC1244TX V2)" in
"Update Device Driver Wizard" dialog box.
9. Click "Finish" button from "Update Device Driver Wizard" dialog box.
10. Enter the full pathname "A:\WIN95" of the FastNIC.INF file, then click
OK button from "Copying Files..." dialog box.
11. Following the screen's prompt to insert "Windows 95 CD-ROM"
and click OK button from "Insert Disk" dialog box.
12. Otherwise enter the full pathname of the "Windows 95 CD-ROM"
installation files in "Copying Files..." dialog box, then
click OK button.
13. Windows 95 will copy the driver from A:\WIN95 to C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM
directory and the FASTNIC.INF file from A:\WIN95 to C:\WINDOWS\INF
directory.
14. Remove the SMC EZ Card 10/100 (SMC1244TX V2) Driver Diskette
from your floppy drive.
15. Restart your computer to take effect the network function.
NOTICE !! C:\WINDOWS is the directory where your Windows 95 OSR2
O.S. is located.
C) Configuring NDIS3 Miniport driver on Microsoft Windows 95 (OSR2)
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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 95 (OSR2) is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
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