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<< NETGEAR GA621 Fiber Gigabit Ethernet Card >>
<< Software Driver Release Version 2.00 >>
<< December 20, 2001 (Calvin Wu) >>
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What's New in Version 2.00 Software Driver Release
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1. Added Windows XP Tested driver in separate directory (*).
2. Improved Transmit and Receive throughput performance.
3. Fixed Fiber not automatically link up issues.
4. Minor bugs fixes (driver version correction in inf. and .sys)
(*) Known XP Issue:
GA621 installing on WindowsXP Professional/Home edition:
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Windows XP sees GA621 as "National Semiconductor Corp DP83820 Gigabit Network Controller" with Driver version: 5.0.4.17 (7/1/2001). This driver will not work. This XP embedded driver is meant for GA622T but not for GA621. The card fails when XP automatically loads this wrong driver to GA621 (yellow warning sign in the network property)
Solution: Update the driver:
(a) "Update Driver...": Point to "d:../win2k/netga621.inf" in the CD-ROM version 1.0 (Retail Box). Driver version: 5.0.2.32
(b) "Update Driver...": Point to "d:../winxp/netga621.inf" in driver version 2.0. Driver version: 5.0.2.33
Important Note: Uninstalling and Reinstalling the XP embedded driver (v5.0.4.17) from network property will not work, WindowsXP will keep loading this the wrong driver (v5.0.4.17) from itself automatically. It has to be done using "Update Driver..." as described above to install correctly.
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.