1. EP-4000AV29.zip Driver
2. DRVCOMP.TXT File Contents

DRVCOMP.TXT Driver File Contents (EP-4000AV29.zip)

    Driver Compatibility

    Socket Services and Card Services

      The key elements of the PCMCIA software  architecture are the Socket
      Services and the  Card  Services.   Socket services  comprise  the
      hardware-dependent software that controls the physical PCMCIA slots
      (also called "sockets")  controller  hardware.  They are  BIOS-level
      software interface that provides a way to access the PCMCIA slots of
      a computer Socket Services,  identify  how many slots  are in  your
      computer and detect the insertion or removal of a PCMCIA card  when
      the computer is power ON. Socket Services are part of the PCMCIA 2.0
      specification and interfaces with Card Services.  Card Services are
      hardware-independent and are the software management interface that
      automatically allocates the system resources, such as memory and IRQ,
      once Socket Services detect that a PCMCIA card has been inserted in
      a slot. Card Services also  release these  resources when the PCMCIA
      card is removed. In addition, Card  Services provide an interface to
      higher level software to load needed hardware drivers.

      Some vendors  subdivide  Card  Services to Card Services and Client
      Driver.  Their  function  assignments are as follows.  Card Service
      allows  "hot swap"  of PCMCIA cards,  manages their  competition for
      system resources and manages the PCMCIA card resources. Client Driver
      communicates with PCMCIA hardware device drivers(such as the Ethernet
      PCMCIA MAC-layer driver programs),  registers with Card Services and
      initializes the PCMCIA card upon its insertion in theslot. Generally,
      a Client Driver is only  necessary for PCMCIA  cards such as network
      adapters,  which  may  require  certain  unique  hardware  resource
      parameters such as I/O port address and IRQ numbers.

      Client Drivers may not be required for such PCMCIA cards as RAM cards
      or disk  cards,  which  use universal  hardware  resource parameters
      understood by the Card Services.


    Driver Instasllation

      The following provides  only a guideline to load the Socket Services,
      Card Services and the Client Driver (where required).  For the exact
      procedures, refer to the documents concerning the PCMCIA software of
      your system, and the README file on this diskette.

      A)For computers that provide Socket Services and Card Services in the
        form of device drivers

        1. Insert the PCMCIA Ethernet card in a slot.
        2. Load a Client Driver program (Socket/Card Service providers).
        3. Load the Enable program  (Socket/Card Service  providers  or
           PCCARDGO.EXE)
        4. Load a MAC-layer  driver  program  for your network operating
           system.

      B)For computers that do not have Socket Services and Card Services:

        1. Insert the PCMCIA Ethernet card in a slot.
        2. Execute the  PCCARDGO.EXE  program.  This  program  allows you
           specify  parameters for system  resource  allocation (I/O port
           address, IRQ,etc.)
        3. Load a MAC-layer  driver  program  for your network operating
           system.

      Note: The PCCARDGO.EXE does not include the Socket/Card Services. It
            directly enables the  PCMCIA  Ethernet card,  instead of going
            through these  Services.  Without the functions of Socket/Card
            Services,  the card  must be  enabled  every  time  when it is
            plugged in the systems.


      Basically,  the  MAC-layer  driver  for  PCMCIA  Ethernet adapter is
      compatible to NE2000 once the "Enable program" is invoked. We provide
      many kinds of drivers,  including NetWare ODI driver,  NDIS  driver,
      NDIS driver for WFW311, Packet Driver and Windows 95 driver, for your
      convenience.  You can use either our driver in the diskette  or  any
      compatible driver in your hand.  However, if you need a driver we do
      not support in the diskette, you can ask your dealers for the updated
      driver information or ask the vendor of PCMCIA card reader for Socket
      /Card services device drivers for your specific operating system, and
      then you can use any compatible drivers in your hand for this PCMCIA
      Ethernet adapter.