Installation Guide for the Windows 95 Driver
To Install and Configure the Windows 95 Driver
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1. Power off your system, install your Adaptec PCI
adapter, and boot up your system.
NOTE for 100 and 10/100 Models ONLY: Upon power up, Windows
95 will recognize your Adaptec adapter as a generic DECchip-
based network adapter. This occurs because the Adaptec
adapter utilizes the DECchip 21140. You will remove the DEC-
based driver during the next step.
2. After booting up Windows 95, go to the Control
Panel and choose the Network icon.
NOTE for 100 and 10/100 Models ONLY: Remove the DEC-based
network driver from the list of installed components by
highlighting the driver and selecting "Remove."
3. Select "Add," and then select "Adapter" as the
network component type.
4. Click on "Have Disk" to specify that you are going
to install a network driver from a diskette.
5. Specify "a:\win95" as the path to your Windows 95
network driver. You will be prompted to
select the model of your Adaptec adapter.
6. Selecting the appropriate model and choose
OK. You will return to the Control Panel's network
dialog box.
7. Make sure that you have at least one network
client and one protocol installed, in addition to
the Adaptec adapter driver that will now be listed.
8. If you want to configure any of the parameters
(see descriptions of adjustable parameters below)
on the Adaptec adapter, highlight the adapter in
the list of installed drivers and select
Properties.
9. After you have made all desired changes, select
OK. Windows 95 will ask if you want to restart
your system now. Respond with No, and then shut
down and power off your system.
10. Power up your system to allow the Adaptec PCI
Windows 95 driver to take effect.
Uninstalling the Adaptec PCI Windows 95 Driver
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If you no longer wish to use the Adaptec adapter with Windows
95, remove the driver from the Network dialog box. After
shutting down your system and powering off, remove
your Adaptec adapter. You may now power your system back up.
Full Duplex Operation
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The Windows 95 driver for Adaptec's PCI adapters can
be run in Full Duplex mode, if you are connecting the
adapter to another Full Duplex device. To enable Full Duplex
operation, use the "Connection Type" parameter with one of
the Full Duplex options described below.
Customizing Adaptec PCI Parameters
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To customize any other parameters for the Windows 95 driver,
from the Network dialog box within the Control Panel,
highlight the Adaptec PCI adapter, choose "Properties," and
then choose "Advanced."
Special Notes:
Full Duplex Operation: Change the Connection Type to
one of the Full Duplex
options.
All custom parameters are described below.
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Connection Type
These parameters determine the type of cable to be used with
the Adaptec adapter.
Autodetect Default Connection
Detects the cable type and optimal line speed for the
specific Adaptec PCI adapter model in use. This is the
default and recommended connection type to select.
Refer to the NT Help file in the adapter configuration
screen for the specific default settings for a given adapter.
InitSense/Half Duplex
Detects the line speed (10 or 100 Mb/s) when the adapter
initializes and is set for Half Duplex mode.
InitSense/Full Duplex
Detects the line speed (10 or 100 Mb/s) when the adapter
initializes and is set for Full Duplex mode.
ActiveSense/Half Duplex
Detects the line speed (10 or 100 Mb/s) when the adapter
initializes and continues to check to see if the line speed has
changed. The adapter will be configured for Half Duplex mode.
ActiveSense/Full Duplex
Detects the line speed (10 or 100 Mb/s) when the adapter
initializes and continues to check to see if the line speed has
changed. The adapter will be configured for Full Duplex mode.
10 Mbps UTP/Half Duplex
Forces the connection to 10 Mb/s in Half Duplex mode.
10 Mbps UTP/Full Duplex
Forces the connection to 10 Mb/s in Full Duplex mode.
100 Mbps/Half Duplex
Forces the connection to 100 Mb/s in Half Duplex mode.
100 Mbps/Full Duplex
Forces the connection to 100 Mb/s in Full Duplex mode.
THIN
Use this when connecting to the BNC port of a Combo adapter.
This is a 10 Mb/s Half Duplex only connection.
THICK
Set the connection type to "THICK" if you have an adapter that
has an AUI port and you will be using that port. This is a
10 Mb/s Half Duplex only connection.
TX
Sets cable type to RJ-45 TX twisted pair - 10 or 100Mb/ps
T4
Sets cable type to RJ-45 T4 twisted pair - 10 or 100Mb/ps
** Make sure to select the appropriate cable type for your network.
Also, make sure that both failover ports have been configured to use
the same connection type.
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Bus Number
This parameter specifies the PCI Bus # on which the Adaptec
PCI adapter resides.
Default: 0
Range: 0, 1, 2
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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.