Windows 95 OSR2 (OEM Service Release 2)
Introduction:
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This document describes the procedure to install Windows 95 OSR2
(OEM Service Release 2) driver for AcerLAN ALN-201 PCI ethernet adapter.
Location of Driver: \W95_OSR2\ALN201.SYS NDIS 4 Mini-Port DRIVER
Installing driver procedure on Microsoft Windows 95 OSR2:
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Executing Windows 95 OSR2, it will auto-detect your system
configuration then find the adapter hardware .
1. When Win95 OSR2 finds the ALN-201 adapter,it will show a dialog box
of "Update Device Driver Wizard".The message of "The wizard will
complete the installation: PCI Ethernet Controller" will be shown,
then select "Next".
2. There will show a message of "Windows was unable to locate a driver
for this device ...".Insert the AcerLAN ALN-201 driver disk into
drive A and select "Other Locations".
3. Specify the driver pathname "A:\W95_OSR2" in the dialog box of
"Select Other Location".
4. There will show a message of "Windows found the following updated
driver for this device: AcerLAN ALN-201 PCI Ethernet Adapter." and
"Location of Driver : W95_OSR2" in the dialog box of "Update Device
Driver Wizard".Select "Finish".
5. Windows 95 OSR2 will appear a message for you to specify the path of
the source drivers and insert Windows 95 OSR2 system disk to
complete setup steps.
6. Windows 95 OSR2 will finish the other installation procedure
automatically, then you restart the system.
Configure the property of ALN-201
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If ALN-201 Adapter is connected to the Ethernet Switch which supports
Full-Duplex feature,you can change the property of ALN-201 to be
Full-Duplex mode.
Go to the Start\Settings\Control and double-click the Network icon,click
the 'AcerLAN ALN-201 PCI Ethernet Adapter' item in the Configuration tag
and click the 'Properties' button.
In the 'AcerLAN ALN-201 PCI Ethernet Adapter Properties' window,click the
'Advanced' tag.
There is only one 'Duplex Mode' item in the Properties field and there are
2 items in the Values fields i.e.'Half Duplex(Default)' and 'Full Duplex'.
You can change the Duplex mode to be Full Duplex.
Note:The AcerLAN ALN-201 doesn't support Auto-Negotitation,so if the
adapter is intended to connected to Ethernet Switch with Full-Duplex
mode,the Switch should be fixed to be Full-Duplex mode.
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.