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WIN95_98.TXT Driver File Contents (fa310.zip)

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                 NETGEAR FA310TX Fast Ethernet PCI Adapter
                 -----------------------------------------
        Driver Installation for Microsoft Windows 95 and Windows 98
        -----------------------------------------------------------

  Getting Started
  ---------------
  Microsoft Windows 95 or Windows 98 do not come bundled with the driver 
  for the NETGEAR FA310TX adapter.  You must go through the following 
  procedure to install the device driver into the Windows 95 or Windows 98
  system for the adapter to function correctly.

  The Windows 95 installation disks or CD are needed to complete this
  installation.

  Installation Procedure
  ----------------------
  1.  Shut down the computer and install the FA310TX adapter into the system.
      
  2.  Start your Windows 95 PC normally.  Upon power up, the system will
      indicate to you that new hardware has been found and the necessary
      driver is being installed for the new hardware.

  3.  Click no when asked if you want to restart your computer.

  4.  When the system is started, open "My Computer" -> "Control Panel" 
      -> "Networks" icons.
      
  5.  If any of the following strings exist,

         "PCI Ethernet DECchip 21040 Based Adapter"
         "PCI Fast Ethernet DCEchip 21140 Based Adapter"
         "PCI Ethernet DECchip 21041 Based Adapter"

      You are currently using the Windows 95 built-in DECchip driver.
      Make sure that you remove all of them before proceeding to the
      following steps.

  6.  Select "Add adapter" -> "Have disk" icons.

  7.  When asked where the new driver is availble, insert the Drivers and
      Diagnostics disk and type the following:

            A:\

  8.  Select the NETGEAR FA310TX Fast Ethernet PCI Adapter.

  9.  The system will copy the driver files from the FA310TX driver disk.
      At this monent, Windows 95 will also copy the necessary files from
      the Windows 95 CD-ROM. Prepare your Windows 95 CD-ROM or diskettes
      for this process.

  10. After finishing file copying, the Windows system will ask you to 
      restart the system.  Select YES to reboot.

  11. During system boot up, the operating system will automatically detect 
      the NETGEAR FA310TX Fast Ethernet PCI adapter and install the driver for 
      the adapter.


  Advanced Setup
  --------------
  The FA310TX driver configures the adapter card to operate in autosensing
  mode by default.  In this mode, the card automatically selects the most
  appropriate operating speed and duplex mode.  There might be instances
  when you need to configure the adapter card to operate at a particular
  speed and duplex mode.  The following procedure guides you into the
  Windows 95 or Windows 98 system for this setting.

  1.  In Control Panel, open "Network".

  2.  Click on the "NETGEAR FA310TX" adapter selection and the "Properties"
      button.

  3.  Click on the "Advanced" tab in the FA310TX adapter card window.

  4.  Click on the "Connection Type" property selection.

  5.  The "Value" windows will show the following possible selections:

        AutoDetect
        10Base-T			(Ethernet)
        10Base-T Full duplex
        100Base-TX			(Fast Ethernet)
        100Base-TX Full duplex

      Choose the appropriate setting as needed.


  Troubleshooting
  ---------------
  1.  Symptom:  Even after the previously described procedure, Windows 95
      still indentifies the FA310TX adapter card as some other vendor's
      card.

      Explanation:  When a device driver is installed into Windows 95, the
      device driver's accompanying information file (INF file) is copied 
      into the /WINDOWS/INF directory.  Upon start up, Windows 95 looks 
      into the INF files in the /WINDOWS/INF directory for the PCI device ID
      number that matches the one on the PCI adapter card.  The first one
      that Windows 95 finds, it identifies the physical device as the one
      described in the INF file.

      However, there might be PCI adapter cards coming from different
      manufacturers using the same controller chip.  There is only one vendor
      ID and device ID for each controller chip.  The Sub_vendor ID is what
      differentiate one hardware manufacturer's card from another.

      Since Windows 95 operates on a first come first serve basis, the
      FA310TX's INF file, NGRPCI.INF, should be placed on the top of the
      directory list for the adapter card to be correctly recognized and
      Windows 95 to load the proper driver.

      Solution:

      The utility program provided in the driver disk, PUTINF.BAT, is
      provided to place the FA310TX INF file, NGRPCI.INF on top of the
      directory list.

      PUTINF.BAT will to do the following.

      Eg. > PUTINF.BAT C:\WINDOWS      ; assuming C:\WINDOWS is Windows 95
                                       ; default directory.

      a. In Windows 95, go to the C:\WINDOWS\INF directory.

      b. Remove the old NGRPCI.INF file (if it exists).

      c. Create a temporary directory and copy all the files from the
         \WINDOWS\INF directory to this temporary directory.

      d. Delete all the files (*.INF) in the \WINDOWS\INF directory.

      e. Copy the new NGRPCI.INF into \WINDOWS\INF directory.

      f. Copy all the files from the temporary directory back to the
         \WINDOWS\INF directory.  Remove the temporary directory.

  2.  Symptom:  No error appears in Device Manager and the NETGEAR FA310TX
      driver is properly intalled.   But you still have difficulty browsing
      and locating other systems on the network. 

      Solution:

      a.  Check and make sure that you have unique computer names for each
          computer in the whole network.  You can change your computer
          name in:

          "My Computer" -> "Control Panel" -> "Network" -> "Identification"

      b.  Check and make sure that the adapter is properly connected to a 
          network device (eg. HUB) and the "connection type" for this adapter
          is set to "AutoSense" or the correct connection type.  You can 
          check it in:

          "My Computer" -> "Control Panel" -> "Network" -> "Properties"
          Select the "Advanced" tab to modify the operating speed or duplex
          mode.

          Possible selections are:  Autosense, 10Base-T, 10Base-T full_duplex,
          100Base-TX, 100Base-TX full_duplex.