AT-2450 Release 3.0 Notes ************************************************************ ************************************************************ ** ** ** ATI AT-2450 Ethernet Adapter Card ** ** CardAssistant Release 3.0 ** ************************************************************ ************************************************************ ------------------------------------------------------------ -- Contents -- ------------------------------------------------------------ I. Driver Support II. Special Considerations III. Adapter Card Installation IV. CardAssistant Options (16-bit--Win or WFW 3.x--or DOS) V. CardAssistant Options (32-bit--Win NT and Win 95) VI. DOS Command Line Options I. Driver Support ================= TABLE 1: DRIVERS A - AT2450.DOS = NDIS 2.01 Driver B - AT2450.386 = NDIS 3.0 Driver for WFW 3.11 C - AT2450M.SYS = Miniport Driver for Windows NT & 95 D - AT24ODI.COM = ODI Driver E - AT2450.COM = Packet Driver F - AT2450.LAN = DOS Driver for Novell Servers G - AT2450.OS2 = OS/2 2.0/3.0 (WARP) NDIS 2.01 Driver H - AT2450.SYS = OS/2 2.0/3.0 (WARP) ODI Driver for Novell Workstations I - 24SCO = SCO UNIX Driver* N/A - Not Applicable N/S - Not Supported WEB - The SCO UNIX driver is available for downloading on the Allied Telesyn International web site via a UNIX diskette image. The ATI web URL is: http://www.alliedtelesyn.com. TABLE 2: DRIVER USAGE OPERATING ENVIRONMENT DRIVERS (See Table 1) FTP SOFTWARE --------------------------------------------|SERVER--|CLIENT PC/TCP N/A E IBM --------------------------------------------|SERVER--|CLIENT LAN Server Version 3.0 - DOS N/A A LAN Server Version 3.0 - OS/2 G G MICROSOFT --------------------------------------------|SERVER--|CLIENT Windows for Workgroups Version 3.11 A,B,D A,B,D Windows NT Wrksta Version 3.5, 3.51, 4.0 C C Windows NT Server Version 3.5, 3.51, 4.0 C C Windows 95 C C NOVELL --------------------------------------------|SERVER--|CLIENT NetWare Version 3.x Server F N/A NetWare Version 4.x Server F N/A NetWare Internetware F N/A NetWare Version 2-4 ODI Workstation DOS N/A D NetWare Version 2-4 ODI Workstation OS/2 N/A H NetWare 32-bit Client for DOS/Windows N/A F NetWare 32-bit Client for Windows 95 N/A C, F NetWare 32-bit Client for Windows NT N/A C, F IntranetWare for Windows 95 IntranetWare for Window NT LAN Workplace for DOS N/A D Personal NetWare D D SCO --------------------------------------------|SERVER--|CLIENT OpenServer Version 5 I (WEB) I (WEB) SCO UNIX System 5 Release 3 I (WEB) I (WEB) CLARKSON, ETC. --------------------------------------------|SERVER--|CLIENT Other w/ Packet Driver Support N/A E II. Special Considerations ========================== ------------------------------------------------------------ -- Caution on loading drivers in a PCI machine -- ------------------------------------------------------------ If, after loading a driver (DOS or OS/2) an error message is returned indicating that the device could not be found, and you have verified that the BIOS setup and/or the PCI setup procedure for the slot in use is correct, then re-load the driver with the following switch in the appropriate configuration file for your driver: BUSTYPE = PCI1 The exact format of this switch will depend upon the driver in use. For example, for the ODI workstation driver, add this line to the NET.CFG file in the LINK DRIVER section for the AT-2450 card (omit the = sign). For the NDIS 2.0 driver, add this line to the AT-2450 section of the PROTOCOL.INI file. For the packet driver and the Novell server drivers, use this switch on the command line which loads the driver or in your AUTOEXEC.BAT. To de-install the driver, remove the driver line from the AUTOEXEC.BAT (or a batch file loaded from AUTOEXEC.BAT) or REM the driver line. ------------------------------------------------------------ -- Cautions on re-booting the PCI machine -- ------------------------------------------------------------ Whenever re-booting your PCI machine after configuring or modifying an application for use with an AT-2450 Network Adapter Card, always COLD boot (power down then power up the machine). WARM boots (Ctrl-Alt-Del) may result in a failure to reset a DMA device. IV. Adapter Card Installation ============================== NOTE: IN WINDOWS 95 ENVIRONMENT, RUN CLEAN95.EXE ON THE CARDASSISTANT DISKETTE BEFORE INSERTING THE ADAPTER CARD IN YOUR COMPUTER. THIS UTILITY PREVENTS WINDOWS 95 FROM ASSIGNING THE WRONG DRIVER. IF YOU HAVE ALREADY PUT THE CARD IN AND BOOTED WINDOWS 95, CLEAN95 CORRECTS THE DRIVER INSTALLATION. SEE TOPIC V BELOW FOR MORE INFORMATION. To install and configure the AT-2450: 1. Install the AT-2450. Refer to the AT-2450 Installation Manual and the computer documentation for the correct procedure to install the AT-2450 Ethernet Adapter Card in the computer. Ensure that power has been disconnected from the computer before opening the computer's case. As a PCI device, the AT-2450 is self-configuring. Depending on your PCI BIOS, you may need to use the PC BIOS setup (CMOS setup) utility to determine which IRQs are available for use by the PCI bus. Refer to the computer documentation. 2. Connect the LAN cable to the AT-2450. IV. CardAssistant Options (16-bit--Win or WFW 3.x--or DOS) ========================================================== If you use 16-bit version of Windows or DOS platform, run CardAssistant from native DOS (not the Windows "DOS Prompt" applet). Boot from a DOS diskette and execute the file SETUP24.EXE on the ATI CardAssistant diskette. 1. Configure Port or Duplex Mode: Most AT-2450 settings are handled automatically by the PCI BIOS and cannot be modified with CardAssistant. The Configuration dialog box allows you to select media port on dual-port model cards (default is Auto Select) and change to full duplex (requires a full-duplex hub) (default is Half Duplex). Press F10 when complete to accept changes. 2. Run Diagnostics: Performs simple internal tests to indicate that the card should be operating correctly. Boot into DOS without loading a driver to perform diagnostic tests. (Check batch and config files used in boot routine.) V. CardAssistant Options (32-bit--Win NT and Win 95) ===================================================== When running Windows 95 or Windows NT, use CA.EXE for configuration and SETUP24.EXE to run diagnostics. 1. Install CA.EXE: Use Windows Run menu item to launch CA.EXE from the CardAssistant floppy diskette. The File:Install CardAssistant menu item copies the ATI adapter card setup and diagnostics utility, CA.EXE, and help files to the ATI directory on the hard drive. Windows NT only: You must reboot to load the CardAssistant driver. 2. Configure Port or Duplex Mode: Most AT-2450 settings are handled automatically by the PCI BIOS and cannot be modified with CardAssistant. The Configuration dialog box allows you to select media port on dual-port model cards (default is Auto Select) and change to full duplex (requires a full-duplex hub) (default is Half Duplex). Press F10 when complete to accept changes. 3. Run Diagnostics: Performs simple internal tests to indicate that the card should be operating correctly. Do not perform diagnostic tests if a driver is loaded. Boot into DOS without loading a driver to perform diagnostic tests. (Check batch and config files used in boot routine.) Windows 95: Reboot and immediately press F8. Select option #7 "Safe mode command prompt only" from the list. Execute the file SETUP24.EXE on the ATI CardAssistant diskette. VI. DOS Command Line Options ============================ It is also possible to configure an adapter card with the SETUP24 program from the DOS command-line interface. You can use switches that express the configuration in the invoking command line. These methods may be convenient for the network administrator who may wish to prepare and configure many AT-2450 cards for users in an assembly-line approach. To run the SETUP24 program from the DOS command line or in batch mode, the syntax is as follows: setup24 [parameters] where "parameters" may be one or more of the following (in either upper or lower case): /r=filename filename = name of configuration file to read /w=filename filename = name of config. file to write /p=port port = UTP, BNC, AUI, FIBER port, or AUTO /X performs diagnostics (when no driver is loaded; other parameter switches are ignored) /d=mode mode = full or half-duplex (default) commun. /? Displays the parameter switches /s Show current configuration (settings) For example: setup24 /p=UTP setup24 /p=Fiber setup24 /w=c:\ati\adapcard.prm Using the command-line method, the SETUP24 program will configure the adapter card according to the parameters specified. Not all parameters need be specified - any parameter not specified will cause that configuration value to remain unchanged. For example: setup24 /p=BNC changes only the selected port to the BNC port, but leaves all other configuration values unchanged. The /w and /r parameters are specialized switches which should be used on their own (i.e., without specifying other parameters). They are used instead of the command-line configuration switches to create a configuration file that SETUP24 can use to configure subsequent cards. You use the /w switch to create a file from an adapter card and the /r switch to configure a card by reading the configuration from the file. Alternatively, you can create a configuration file using a text editor. This file is an ASCII file that must contain ALL parameter values IN ORDER. The order is: Board instance The identifier of the adapter card being configured; the first adapter card is 1 Duplex Mode Half Duplex or Full Duplex Media Selected Ethernet medium or AUTO SELECT NOTE: If you have multiple adapter cards in the same computer, the setup program counts them when it runs. This count correlates to the "board instance" parameter in the configuration batch file. The cards are counted by base I/O address in descending order (from the highest address to the lowest). When using command-line parameter values, SETUP24 can only configure one AT-2450 card at a time. If multiple boards are to be installed, either invoke CardAssistant's graphical user interface or use a configuration file: e.g. "setup24 /CWfile.nam". Comment lines are preceded by "//". The /X parameter is a specialized switch that performs diagnostic checks on the AT-2450 adapter card installed in the computer instead of executing the setup program. This switch should be used on its own (i.e., without specifying other parameters) and with no driver loaded. ************ Ethernet is a registered trademark of Xerox Corporation. IBM and OS/2 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Novell and NetWare are registered trademarks of Novell, Inc. PC/TCP is a registered trademark of FTP Software, Inc. UNIX is a registered trademark in the United States and other countries licensed exclusively through X/Open Company Limited. **END**Download Driver Pack
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