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NETGEAR FA510 Fast Ethernet Cardbus Card
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Table of Contents
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1. Introduction
2. What's New in Version 2.04 Software Driver Release
3. Disk Contents
4. Getting Started
5. Machine Specific Notes
6. Quick Installation Guide
7. Release Notes/Known Limitations
8. Technical Support
1. Introduction
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This release note includes the most recent information and serves as a
quick reference guide for the NETGEAR FA510 Fast Ethernet Cardbus Card.
The NETGEAR FA510 Fast Ethernet Cardbus Card is designed to work with
notebook/laptop computers with provide Cardbus slots. Compared to the
16-bit ISA-based PCMCIA slots, the 32-bit Cardbus slots dramatically
improve the connecting device. Additionally, the Cardbus slots are
mechanically and electrically backward compatible with PCMCIA cards.
The NETGEAR FA510 Fast Ethernet Cardbus card automatically performs line
speed checking and configures itself. No user or system administrator
intervention is required to link at 10 or 100Mbps speed.
2. Version 2.04 Release
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- Fixed NT4 upgrade problem.
- Correct vendor ID problem if user has one of the cards with
the incorrectly programmed ID.
What's New in Version 2.03 Software Driver Release
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- Added NDIS5 driver for Windows 2000.
- Modified FA510.INF file to be the single installation file for
Windows 95A, Windows 95OSR2, Windows 98 and Windows 2000.
- Added new functions in the DOS Diagnostic Utility (DIAG.EXE).
* Show Link Status (Up/Down).
* Show MII Phy. hardware manufacture name and revision.
- Updated the Linux driver source file tulip.c to revision v0.91g.
What's New in Version 2.02 Software Driver Release
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- Added checking logic for extra subsystem vendor and device IDs.
What's New in Version 2.01 Software Driver Release
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- Added support for larger SROM (4k).
- Added code to pass Microsoft WHQL certification program and received
Windows Logo on Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows NT.
- More robust enabler to run on newer laptop machines.
- Added support for newer Cardbus Controllers in the DOS Diagnostic
Utility.
- Added support for SystemSoft's CardWizard for NT.
- More IRQ choices are provided for Toshiba Tecra when running Microsoft
Windows NT 4.0.
- Fixed the problem of PC Card Hot Swapping on Windows 95 OSR2 (950B).
3. Disk Content
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The DIAG.EXE diagnostics program, executable only under MS-DOS, can
be used to detect the Cardbus controller and diagnose any problem with
the NETGEAR FA510 Cardbus card. The following table is a list of
the directory structure and where the individual drivers can be found
on the drivers disk.
Operating system Driver location on disk Driver specification
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Windows 2000 \FA510ND5.SYS NDIS5 driver
Win95 (OSR2)/Win98 \FA510ND4.SYS NDIS4 driver
Win95 (950, 950A) \WIN95\FA510ND3.SYS NDIS3 driver
WinNT 4.0 \FA510ND4.SYS NDIS4 driver
WinNT 3.51 \WINNT\NT351\FA510ND3.SYS NDIS3 driver
WFW 3.11 \WFW311\FA510.DOS NDIS2 driver
NetWare DOS client \NETWARE\ODI.DOS\FA510.COM 16-bit DOS-ODI driver
Artisoft LANtastic \NDIS2DOS\FA510.DOS NDIS2 driver
Diagnostic program \DIAG.EXE User installation/
Diagnostic
4. Getting Started
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1) Make sure the notebook PC supports Cardbus slots before attempting the
installation. If a 32-bit Cardbus PC Card is inserted into 16-bit PC
Card (16-bit PCMCIA card) slots, it may damage the notebook PC and/or
the Cardbus PC Card.
2) Connect one end of the media coupler Cable to the NETGEAR FA510 Fast
Ethernet Cardbus Card and connect the other end of the media coupler
to the twisted-pair cable. The UTP cable include in the package could
be used.
5. Machine Specific Notes
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NETGEAR has done a tremendous amount of work to ensure that the FA510
Cardbus card is compatible with the widest range of notebook PCs possible.
Since Windows NT 3.51, 4.0, NetWare DOS ODI and other platforms using
NDIS 2 drivers do not automatically support Cardbus PC Card, the FA510
Cardbus Card comes with all the drivers needed to support the listed
platforms. The default IRQ setting is 10. However, for the notebook PCs
listed below, IRQ should be set as follows:
a) Micron Transport XPE: 5
b) AcerNote Light383: 9
c) Chicony 9780: 5, 7, or 9
d) Featron 8850: 9
e) FIC StepNote SE: 11
1) For Toshiba notebook PCs with Cardbus support, make sure that the BIOS
has set the slot to Cardbus mode before installing the drivers for
different operating systems. To do so, reboot the machine into MS-DOS
mode. At MS-DOS prompt, run the Toshiba setup program TSETUP. Inside
the program menu, find an item titled "PC Card Controller Mode", press
space bar to change the mode to Cardbus/16-bit if the mode is set to
PCIC Compatible.
2) For AcerNote Light, to enable Cardbus Support, go to System Security in
BIOS setup and set to Cardbus support to ENABLE.
3) To install/run any drivers/programs in MS-DOS mode, make sure that
the Plug and Play O/S setting in the BIOS is set to NO as in the
Gateway 2000 Solo.
6. Quick Installation Guide
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If any difficulty is encountered after installing the NETGEAR FA510 Cardbus
Card driver, please read SECTION 5 Machine Specific Notes in this file, or
run the MS-DOS Diagnostics Program to determine the correct IRQ setting.
1) MS-DOS Diagnostics Program
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Before running the DIAG.EXE program, insert the NETGEAR Cardbus Card into
a Cardbus slot and connects the PC Card to a Ethernet/Fast Ethernet
Hub/Switch.
The following main menu will be shown on the screen.
Main Menu
1 - Configuration
2 - Diagnostics
3 - Echo Test
4 - Exit
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+ IMPORTANT NOTES +
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Select 1 to check on the Cardbus Configuration to get the correct
setting for IRQ, I/O base address, and Memory base address. This
configuration infomation is important if any difficulty is encountered
after installing the drivers on non-plug-and-play operating systems
such as Windows NT 4.0, 3.51 etc. You can use this configuration
information to change the default settings of the FA510 Cardbus Card.
Select 2 to run Diagnostics. It will automatically configure the
Cardbus system and test the hardware functions.
Select 3 and run Echo Test. One station should be set up as the
server with another system setting up as a client.
2) Windows 95 (4.00.950 and 4.00.950A) Installation
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Do the following before inserting the FA510 Cardbus Card into the
Cardbus slot. To determine if you have Windows 95, complete the
following steps:
- Click on Start button in the lower left corner of the screen.
- Select Setting and Click Control Panel.
- In the Control Panel dialogue box, double click on the System icon
- When the system Properties dialogue box appears, the version of
Windows 95 should be displayed. You have Windows 95 if it displays:
Microsoft Windows 95
4.00.950
or
Microsoft Windows 95
4.00.950A
To install the FA510 Cardbus Card driver, complete the following
two important steps:
a) Disable PC Card Support
- Please do not insert the FA510 Cardbus Card at this time.
- In the Control Panel, double-click the System icon.
- System Properties window will appear, click the Device Manager tab.
- Double-click PCMCIA Socket.
- Click PCIC or compatible PCMCIA controller.
- Click Remove.
- The Remove Configuration windows will appear. Click OK and System
Settings Change window will appear.
- Click Yes when prompted to restart the computer.
b) Installing the driver
- Insert the NETGEAR FA510 Cardbus Card.
- When you restart the computer the first time after removing the
PCIC device, you will be prompted to select a driver. Choose DO NOT
install a driver. This prompt will not be shown again.
- Click the Start button in the lower left corner of the screen.
- Choose Settings and click Control Panel.
- In the Control Panel window, double-click the Network icon.
- In the Network dialog box, click Add.
- In the Select Network Component Type window, double-click Adapter.
- In the Select Network Adapter, click Have Disk. Insert the FA510
drivers and diagnostics diskette into the floppy drive. Type
"A:\" and click OK.
- Select the NETGEAR FA510 Fast Ethernet Cardbus Manual Load for
Win95 and then click OK.
- In the Network window, click OK. (The FA510 dialog box appears
and displays various settings. An asterisk in any field indicates
that the current setting is being used. Use the Up or Down arrow
to adjust the setting until the asterisk disappears.)
- Click OK and the Copying Files window will appear.
- Insert your original Windows 95 CD and click OK. (If Windows 95 was
pre-installed on your computer, the necessary files can be located
in the \WINDOWS\OPTIONS\CABS directory.)
- Click Yes when prompted to restart the computer.
3) Windows 95 (4.00.950B) OSR2 Installation
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To determine which version of Windows 95 on the computer, see the
instructions in 2) Windows 95 (4.00.950 and 4.00.950A) installation
section.
- Start Windows 95.
- Insert the NETGEAR FA510 Fast Ethernet Cardbus Card.
- Allow the Plug and Play facility in Windows 95 OSR2 to install
the FA510 Cardbus Card automatically.
- When prompted for a disk, insert the FA510 Drivers and Diagnostics
diskette.
- Follow the instructions shown on the screen to finish the
installation.
4) Windows NT 3.51 Installation
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- Insert the NETGEAR FA510 Fast Ethernet Cardbus Card.
- Double-click on Control Panel.
- In Control Panel, double-click on the Network icon.
- In the Network Settings window, select Add Adapter.
- In the Add Adapter dialog box, scroll to select Other. You will
need to have a disk from the manufacturer.
- Click Continue.
- Insert the FA510 Drivers and Diagnostics diskette into the
floppy disk drive. Type "A:\WINNT\NT351" and click OK.
- In the Select OEM Option window, click OK
- Choose the NETGEAR FA510 Fast Ethernet Cardbus Card from the list
and click OK.
- Click OK to accept the default settings for the AMB8100 Cardbus
PC Card.
- Select the Transport Protocol.
- Click OK.
- Remove the diskette and click Restart Now.
5) Windows NT 4.0 Installation
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- Insert the FA510 Cardbus Card into the Cardbus slot.
- Click Start at the lower left corner.
- Choose Settings, then select Control Panel.
- In the Control Panel dialog box, double-click the Network icon.
- In the Network Settings window, click Adapters.
- In the Network Adapters window, click Add.
- In the Select Network Adapter window, click Have Disk.
- Insert the FA510 Drivers and Diagnostics diskette, and
click OK.
- From the Select OEM Option window, select NETGEAR FA510 Fast
Ethernet Cardbus Card and click OK.
- The NETGEAR Fast Ethernet Cardbus Card Setup screen will appear.
Click OK to save.
- In the Network Settings dialog box, click Close.
- Click Yes to reboot your computer.
6) Windows 98 Installation
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- Start Windows 98.
- Insert the NETGEAR FA510 Fast Ethernet Cardbus Card.
The "New Hardware Found window" will be diaplayed.
- Click Next in the Add New Hardware Wizard window. The installation
options will be displayed.
- Insert the FA510 Drivers and Diagnostics diskette.
- Select the "Search for the best driver for your device
(Recommended)" clicks Next to continue.
- Choose "Floppy disk drive" option and specify a location such as
a:\, then clicks Next to continue.
- Select "The updated driver" option, then clicks Next to continue.
- Follow the instructions shown on the screen to finish the
installation.
7) Windows 2000 Installation
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- Start Windows 2000.
- Insert the NETGEAR FA510 Fast Ethernet CardBus Card.
The Windows 2000 will automatically install "Intel 21143
Based PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter" driver for you.
- Go to control panel , then find system manager to update
the driver.
- Click Next in the Upgrade Device Driver Wizard window. The installation
options will be displayed.
- Insert the FA510 Drivers and Diagnostics diskette.
- Select the "Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended)",
click Next to continue.
- Choose "Floppy disk drives" option, then clicks Next to continue.
- Windows 2000 will find the installation file for you.
it will be A:\FA510.inf. Click Next to continue.
- Windows 2000 pops up a Digital Signature Not Found window,
just click Yes to continue finishing the installation.
7. Known Limitations
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a. If you double click the PC Card (PCMCIA) icon from Control Panel
window when a PC card is used at the same time as the FA510 Cardbus
Card in Windows NT 4.0, you will see the status of the PC Card on
one socket and a RED cross mark on the other socket for the FA510
Cardbus Card. This is a limition of Windows NT 4.0 because it only
has Plug-and-Play support for 16-bit PCMCIA Cards. It cannot detect
any 32-bit Cardbus PC Cards.
b. If you are running Windows 95 OSR2 (950B or 950C) or Windows 98,
you can use the NETGEAR FA510 Fast Ethernet Cardbus Card with a
second Cardbus or PCMCIA Card in your notebook PC. However, since
most other operating systems do not support this feature, you can
only use the PC Card by itself for now.
8. Technical Support
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If you encountered any problems during the installation of the NETGEAR
FA510 Fast Ethernet Cardbus Card, please review this README.TXT file
thoroughly, and refer to SECTION 5.4 Important Notes for Technical
Support.
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.