=============================================================== COMPAQ ETHERNET LAN CARD Release Version 2.27 December 12, 1995 =============================================================== This document contains last minute changes and release notes for the Compaq Ethernet LAN Card. If you have compatibility issues related to your specific environment, or require additional information, please refer to your Compaq Ethernet LAN Card Installation Guide, or the Compaq Ethernet LAN online help. Remember to register your Compaq Ethernet LAN Card to receive information about future software upgrades and new products. CONTENTS ======== 1) Installation 2) System Configuration Notes 3) Supported Environments/Known Limitations 4) Machine Specific Notes 1) INSTALLATION ============ The Compaq Ethernet LAN Card Installation Program is provided to automate configuration of your PC and network drivers. For detailed installation and configuration information, refer to the Installation Guide and Online User's Guide that came with the card. Windows 3.1 Install Notes ------------------------------ To run the Compaq Installation Program from Windows 3.1, insert Compaq Installation diskette, then from Program Manager,select File,Run, and type a:\setup. Follow the instructions on the screen. Windows 95 Install Notes ----------------------------- During installation of the card in computers running Windows 95, insert the Compaq Network Drivers Diskette to add the necessary software to configure the card to the system. Network Card Setup on a Compaq Contura Aero ------------------------------------------- 1. With the computer on and running Windows for Workgroups, insert the External Diskette Drive into the PC Card slot. 2. Insert the Installation Diskette into the drive, from Program Manager, select File, Run, type a:\setup, and click OK. Follow the instructions on the screen. 3. When prompted, select the current Network Operating System from the list provided. 4. Remove the External Diskette Drive and replace it with the Compaq Ethernet LAN Card, then click OK. 5. When the "System Analysis Completed" message is displayed, remove the Compaq Ethernet LAN Card from the PC Card slot and reinsert the External Diskette Drive into the PC Card Slot. Click OK, then follow the instructions on the screen. 6. When prompted, insert the Network Driver Diskette and follow the instructions on the screen until the installation is complete. 7. Remove the External Diskette Drive. 8. Insert the Compaq Ethernet LAN Card into the computer and connect the PC Card to the current network. 9. Restart Windows. DOS 6.x Startup Menu Notes -------------------------- The Compaq Ethernet LAN Card requires an 8K range of your PC's memory. If you are using a memory manager such as EMM386 or QEMM, the installation program requires an 8K memory range while running in Memory Mapped mode. IO mode required 0K of memory. If you have a memory manager definition in each of your startup (boot) sections, the installation program will display a message which will ask you whether you would like the program to exclude this memory range in each of your startup options, or save the recommended changes in a separate file so you can make changes only to the startup option or options you wish. Compaq Ethernet LAN Card User's Guide for DOS 6.x ------------------------------------------------- To install the User's Guide in operating systems other than Windows, follow these steps. 1. Insert the Installation Diskette into drive A. 2. From the system prompt, type cd a: <enter> 3. Type guide.bat<enter> then choose yes to copy ETHER1.TXT to the C:\COMPAQ directory. If you choose no, you will be prompted to type a:alternate directory. 4. Type guide.bat<alternate directory> to copy ETHER1.TXT to the specified alternate directory. Novell Netware Requester 2.11 ----------------------------- To install Novell Netware Requester for OS/2 Warp on portable computers without card and socket services, follow these steps. 1. Copy CPQODI.OS2 from the Network Driver diskette to the OS2 subdirectory of the WorkStation Driver (WSDRV) diskette in the NewWare Client package. 2. Run the INSTALL program from the NetWare Requester disk (WSOS21) and follow the instructions on the screen. Choose CPQODI.OS2 when prompted to install a Network Interface Card driver. The install program will copy the drivers and modify the CONFIG.SYS. 3. From the main screen of the NetWare Workstation for the OS/2 Installation Utility, choose Configuration, This Workstation. Edit the NET.CFG using the following sample, including the correct frame types for your network. Sample NET.CFG link driver CPQODI.OS2 port 300 int 5 4. Save the NET.CFG. A message is displayed confirming installation. Close the Installation Utility and verify that the CONFIG.SYS changes are made. Sample CONFIG.SYS REM - NetWare Requester statements BEGIN Set NWLANGUAGE=ENGLISH DEVICE=D:\NETWARE Previous Installations ---------------------- If you have existing Novell network drivers loaded in your CONFIG.SYS or AUTOEXEC.BAT, the installation program will attempt to remove (REM) the entries since these entries could conflict with the Compaq Ethernet LAN Card installation. If the installation program cannot remove these entries, you will be prompted to REM or remove them yourself. Use the editing function, XEDIT to revise entries. After you remove or REM out the existing driver entries in your system files, re-run the Compaq Ethernet LAN Card installation program in order for configuration to be completed correctly. NETWARE 4.x Installation Notes ------------------------------ The Novell NetWare 4.x Client Install program does not support loading of the CPQCFG.EXE file, which is a file required for configuration of some PCMCIA slots. If you complete the NetWare 4.x installation and experience problems attaching to your network, follow these instructions: Using a DOS editor (such as EDIT), edit your STARTNET.BAT file and add the line CPQCFG before the lines LSL and CPQODI. 2) SYSTEM CONFIGURATION NOTES ========================== Use the following procedure ONLY if the Windows Installation Program is NOT being used. -When running Windows for Workgroups with the ODI driver, NOEARLYRX and NOEARLYTX keywords should be added to the NET.CFG. Failure to include these keywords may result in network errors and/or erratic Windows operation. This will be supported in a future release. -The default memory exclusion on some laptops is not large enough for the Installation Program to successfully complete. We recommend reviewing the CONFIG.SYS and verifying the EMM386.EXE entry has a memory exclusion of at least 16K. . examples: . DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE X=C800-CBFF . or . DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE X=D000-D3FF -When using a memory manager, be certain to exclude the memory range being used by the Compaq Ethernet LAN Card. An 8K range will need to be excluded within C000 to EF00. . example: device=c:\dos\himem.sys . device=c:\dos\emm386.exe x=D200-D3FF This example excludes 8K starting at the D200 segment for use by the Compaq Ethernet LAN Card software in a default configuration. If the Compaq Ethernet LAN Card software is configured for a memory address different from the default, be certain to exclude the appropriate memory address range. -The Compaq Ethernet LAN Card does not support the memory range D000-D0FF. -On some machines D600-D6FF is not supported. -The Compaq Ethernet LAN Card supports only "even" IO addresses example: 240, 260, 280, 300, 320, 340, 360. If you use an "odd" IO address (example: 310, 330, 250) the adapter will fail to initialize. -To utilize full duplex capabilities, your network must have full duplex hardware in place and enabled. If your network connection does not have full duplex and you use the FULLDUPLEX option, your network will become unusable due to excessive collisions. 3) SUPPORTED ENVIRONMENTS/KNOWN LIMITATIONS ======================================== With this release, the environments supported are as follows: -NDIS 3.0 Driver for Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11 (CPQNDIS.386) -NDIS 3.0 Driver for Window NT 3.5 and 3.51 (CPQNDIS.SYS) -NDIS 3.0 driver for Windows 95 (CPQNDIS.VXD) -DOS ODI Driver (CPQODI.COM) -DOS NDIS2 Driver (CPQNDIS.EXE) -Packet Driver (CPQPD.COM) -Diagnostic test program (CPQTEST.EXE) -OS/2 ODI Driver (CPQODI.OS2) -OS/2 NDIS2 Driver (CPQNDIS.OS2) -ODI 32-Bit Driver Novell NetWare Server (CPQODI.LAN) Dell 320SLi ----------- The Dell 320SLi laptops may have an early version of Socket Services, built into the BIOS, that is not compatible with newer PCMCIA software specifications. The NOCHECK keyword must be added to the NET.CFG, PROTOCOL.INI or command line. 4) MACHINE SPECIFIC NOTES ====================== AST Bravo --------- The Installation Program does not successfully configure this machine. DEC Ultra Hi-Note ----------------- These machines may hang when launching Windows. A BIOS update will be released by DEC. Dell 320SLi ----------- The Dell 320SLi laptops may have an early version of Socket Services, built into the BIOS, that is not compatible with newer PCMCIA software specifications. The NOCHECK keyword must be added to the NET.CFG, PROTOCOL.INI or command line. Gateway ColorBook DX/75 ----------------------- The Gateway Colorbook DX/75 must use a MEMWAITSTATES = 1 keyword in either NET.CFG or PROTOCOL.INI files in order to function. IBM Thinkpad 360 ---------------- The IBM Thinkpad 360 must use a MEMWAITSTATES = 1 keyword in either NET.CFG or PROTOCOL.INI files in order to function. IBM 720 ------- The IBM 720 needs to be run in 25MHz mode in order to support this card. NCR 3150 -------- In order to use Card and Socket Services, this machine must be run in IO mode. Also, this machine must use a MEMWAITSTATES = 1 keyword in either NET.CFG or PROTOCOL.INI files in order to function. Texas Instruments TI-5000M -------------------------- We recommend using slot 2. Toshiba 1900, 1950CS -------------------- This model will not initialize properly at IO port 300. Choose another IO port, such as 320. Miscellaneous Machine Issues ---------------------------- The following computers must run in I/O mode and need to have the keyword "Mode IO" for the NET.CFG or "Mode=IO" for the PROTOCOL.INI: -Gateway Colorbook 40MHz and 75Mhz -GRiD Convertible -ZEOS laptops ==========================[ END ]======================Download Driver Pack
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