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A. Installation:
Before starting with the installation process, make sure that the adapter
is properly installed and configured.
1.If Windows 2000 has built the driver for AOpen AON-315, when you plug
the AOpen AON-315 in the mother board and power on the Windows 2000, the
Window 2000 will install the driver of AOpen AON-315 automatically.
You will see there is an item:
"Intel 21143 Based 10/100 mbps Ethernet Controller"
in the 'Network adapters' list in the Device Manager.
The Device Manager can be invoked by choosing Start\Control Panel\System
\Hardware (Tag)\Device Manager (button)
We recommend you to install the updated driver from the distributing disk
by performing step 3 ~ 11.
2.If Windows 2000 has not built the driver for AOpen AON-315, obey
step 5 ~ 11 to install the driver.
3.Invoke the Device Manager. Right click the item
"Intel 21143 Based 10/100 mbps Ethernet Controller"
in the 'Network adapters' list, and choose Properties.
There will prompt the AOpen AON-315 10/100M Fast Ethernet PCI Adapter
Properties window.
4.Click the Driver tag, and choose the 'Update Driver' button.
There wll prompt a Upgrade Device Driver Wizard window.
Click 'Next'.
5.The Wizard will ask you
What do you want the wizard to do?
Please choose
Display a list of the known drivers for this device so that I can choose
a specific driver.
Click 'Next', it will prompt a 'Select Network Adapter' window.
6.Click 'Have Disk'.
In 'Install From Disk' window, type the following path in the combo list:
A:\WIN2000
Click 'OK'.
7.There will show
"AOpen AON-315 10/100M Fast Ethernet PCI Adapter "
in the 'Network Adapter' field.
Click 'Next'.
8.There will show
"AOpen AON-315 10/100M Fast Ethernet PCI Adapter "
in 'Start Device Driver Installation' window.
Click 'Next'.
9.Windows 2000 will copy the driver and system files for the network.
If there prompts a Digital Signature Not Found window, please click 'Yes'
to continue the installation.
10.Finish the 'Update Driver', and the updated driver will work for
AOpen AON-315.
11.You will see
"AOpen AON-315 10/100M Fast Ethernet PCI Adapter "
in the 'Network adapters' list.
B. Change the property of AOpen AON-315:
There are some properties that you can change for your application.
1. Connection Type:
AutoSense Senses dynamically the media ports
10BaseT (TP) To connect 10BaseT Ethernet hubs
10BaseT (TP) Full Duplex To connect 10BaseT Full Duplex hubs
10BaseT (TP) No_Link_Test To connect hubs not supporting
the Link Integrity Test
100BaseTx (TP 100) To connect 100BaseTx Ethernet hubs
100BaseTx (TP 100) FDx To connect 100BaseTx Full Duplex hubs
You can change the speed to be 10M or 100M and change to be the Full
duplex or Half duplex.
The default value is Auto Mode,i.e. AOpen AON-315 will talk with connection
Hub or Switch with auto-negotiation to decide the optimal connection
type.
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.