Installation Guide for OS/2
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Your Adaptec adapter's OS/2 driver supports OS/2 version
1.3 through OS/2 version 4.x (also known as OS/2 Warp). We
do recommend that you use or upgrade to the latest version
of OS/2, IBM's OS/2 Warp Connect.
Your Adaptec OS/2 driver supports connections to all of the
following network operating systems:
--Novell NetWare
--Full OS/2 interoperability
--IBM LAN Server
--Windows NT
--Windows 95
Follow the instructions below to install the Adaptec OS/2
driver using OS/2 Warp Connect. If you are using an older
version of OS/2, refer to the installation documentation
that came with your OS/2 software.
Pre-existing OS/2 Warp Connect Installation
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Use the following instructions if you already have OS/2
Warp Connect installed on your machine. (If you are
installing OS/2 Warp Connect for the first time, go to the
"New OS/2 Warp Connect Installation" section below.
1. Double-click the MPTS (Multi-Protocol Transport
Services) icon on your desktop.
2. Select "Install."
3. Specify "a:\ndis.os2" as the source. Select "OK."
4. After the OS/2 driver is copied from the diskette,
select "OK."
5. Select "Configure."
6. Select "LAN Adapters and Protocols" and then click
"Configure."
7. In the LAPS dialog box, under Network Adapters,
highlight the Adaptec adapter and click "Add."
Under Protocols, highlight the desired network
protocol(s) and click "Add."
8. You can modify adapter or protocol settings under
Current Configuration. To change any settings on
the Adaptec adapter, highlight the adapter and
click "Edit."
Optional configuration parameters are described
below.
SPECIAL NOTE: If you selected "IBM NetWare
Requester Support" from the Protocols box, you
will need to make the following configuration
changes:
Highlight "IBM NetWare Requester" in the Current
Configuration box and select "Edit." Change the
"Token-Ring Support Option" to NO. Next, enable
one more of the listed Ethernet frame types by
specifying YES in the appropriate boxes. (If you
are not sure which frame type(s) are used on your
NetWare network, enable all of them). Finally,
change the "Network Adapter Address" to the
Ethernet address of your Adaptec adapter. You can
run A:\EMDIAG.EXE from your Adaptec diskette at
an OS/2 command line prompt (prior to loading the
driver), and choose "Configuration Status," to display
your adapter's Ethernet address.
9. After making any desired configuration changes,
click "OK."
10. Select "Close" from the Configure dialog box.
11. Select "Exit" from the Multi-Protocol Transport
Services dialog box.
12. Next, choose "Update CONFIG.SYS" and then select
"Exit."
13. Shutdown OS/2 and reboot for your network driver
and protocol(s) to take effect.
New OS/2 Warp Connect Installation
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Follow these instructions if you are installing OS/2 Warp
Connect for the first time.
1. Follow the general installation instructions
provided with OS/2 Warp Connect to begin your
installation.
2. During the installation, you will specify the
type(s) of networks you are using.
3. After choosing your network type(s), the OS/2
installation program will ask you to specify the
type of network adapter you are using. Choose
"Other Adapter," and specify "a:\ndis.os2" as the
source for the Network Adapter Driver Disk. Select
"OK."
4. OS/2 will confirm your choice by displaying a
"Drivers Found" message.
5. Specify "Ethernet" as the type of LAN and choose
"OK."
6. Choose "OK" twice more to confirm your choice.
7. Continue through the rest of the OS/2
installation, following the on-screen
instructions.
Driver Parameters
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DRIVERNAME="value"
Identifies the adapter"s driver name. Each adapter installed
must have a different driver name.
Default: EMPCI$
Range: EMPCI$, EMPCI2$, EMPCI3$, etc.
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MAXRECEIVES="value"
Specifies the number of receive buffers that the network
driver will allocate. Memory use is approximately 1600 bytes
per unit.
Default: 8
Range: 1-8
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MAXTRANSMITS="value"
Specifies the number of simultaneous transmit requests that
the network driver may queue. Memory use is approximately
150 bytes per unit.
Default: 8
Range: 1-8
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NETADDRESS="value"
Overrides the network address of the network adapter board.
This parameter should only be used if there are duplicate
addresses on the network. If this entry is specified, its
value must be a valid individual address (i.e. not a
broadcast address). The value of this parameter is a string
of 12 hexadecimal digits enclosed in quotes, for example:
NETADDRESS="00BAD0BEEF00"
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FullDuplex = "true" or "false"
This adapter forces an adapter using twisted pair cabling to
operate in full duplex mode. Full duplex can greatly
increase network throughput because both transmit and
receive pairs can be active simultaneously.
The default mode is half duplex, where only one pair is
active at a time.
Default: FALSE
Range: TRUE | FALSE
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Transceiver = "AUTOSENSE", "INITSENSE", "ACTIVESENSE",
"UTP", "THICK", "THIN", "TX", "T4"
This parameter selects for the cable type in use.
Default: AUTOSENSE
Range: AUTOSENSE | INITSENSE | ACTIVESENSE |
UTP | THICK | THIN | TX | T4
These parameters can be used to specify how you would like
to configure the adapter with regards to connection type.
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ACTIVESENSE = "TRUE" or "FALSE"
This parameter configures runtime autosensing. Runtime
autosensing allows the adapter to adjust to a change in
cable type or line speed without requiring a driver reload.
(When configured for ACTIVESENSE, the driver will also
display a message if a cable break occurs.) Do not use this
parameter if no cable is attached to the adapter or Quartet
port.
Default: FALSE
Range: TRUE | FALSE
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SharedIRQ = "true" or "false"
This parameter is for OS/2 only and enables or disables
shared interrupts.
Default: TRUE
Range: TRUE | FALSE
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By default, the EMPCI.SYS or EMPCI.DOS driver will find the
first uninitialized Adaptec Ethernet port in the system.
Initialization of multiple ports will therefore proceed
sequentially. You can, however, use PCIBUS and PCIDEVICE
parameters to discretely specifying individual Ethernet
ports.
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PCIBus="value"
This parameter determines the PCI Bus of the Ethernet port
you wish to initialize. This value can be determined by
first running the EMSETUP diagnostics program.
Default: 0
Range: 0 - 255
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PCIDevice="value"
This parameter determines the PCI Device ID of the Ethernet
port (on a specific bus, determined above) you wish to
initialize. This value can be determined by first running
the EMSETUP diagnostics program and looking at the value
reported under "Configuration Status."
Range: 0 - 32
example:
[EMPCI_NIF]
DRIVERNAME=EMPCI$
PCIBUS = 1
PCIDEVICE = 4
This references the device #4 on bus #1. For a Quartet, this
would be the first port.
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.