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* NDIS5 Driver for Windows 98 *
* Feb. 2000 *
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Introduction:
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This document shows you how to setup the driver and how to use the enhanced
functions by setting the custom keywords.
Location of Driver: \WIN98\AON325.SYS
Contents of the Subdirectory:
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AON325.SYS The NDIS5 driver for Windows 98.
AON325.INF The installation information file.
Installation:
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Before starting with the installation process, make sure that the adapter
is properly installed and configured.
1.When you plug the AON-325 in the mother board and power on the
Windows 98, the 'Add New Hardware Wizard' window will prompt and says
that
The wizard search for new driver for:
PCI Ethernet Controller
2.In the 'Add New Hardware Wizard' window,click 'Next' then it will ask
you 'What do you want Windows to do?'. Choose the item that
Display a list of all the drivers in a specific location,
so you can select the driver you want.
Click 'Next'.
3.And select 'Network Adapters' for the type of the device, then click
'Next'. It will prompt a 'Select device' window.
4.Click 'Have Disk' button.
In the 'Install From Disk' window, put the driver disk in the floppy
drive and enter the driver path i.e. 'A:\WIN98' in combo list and click
'OK'. It will show 'AOpen AON-325 10/100M Fast Ethernet PCI Adapter'
in the Models field of 'Select Device' window. Click 'OK'.
5.There will show 'A:\WIN98\AON325.INF' in the Location of driver field
for the device 'AOpen AON-325 10/100M Fast Ethernet PCI Adapter' in
the 'Add New Hardware Wizard' window. Click 'Next'.
6.Specify the path of the driver files i.e A:\WIN98, then the Windows will
copy the necessary files for the driver and system files. Click 'Finish'.
7.Select the appropriate Connection Type (default is Auto-Negotiation).
Click 'OK'.
8.If this is your first time to install the Ethernet adapter and have not
install the protocols and clients for Microsoft and Netware, please do
NOT restart the computer. Go to the Start\Settings\Control and
double-click the Network icon to install the other necessary files for
the network operation.
Windows 98 will ask you Do you want to restart your computer now?,
Click 'Yes' to restart the Windows 98.
Change the property of AON-325:
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There are some properties that you can change for your application.
1. Connection Type: 100M Full Mode
100M Half Mode
10M Full Mode
10M Half Mode
Auto Mode (Default value)
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. AON-325 will talk with connection
Hub or Switch with auto-negotiation to decide the optimal connection
type.
2. Enable PME: Disable
Enable (Default value)
Hardware Default
You can set the behavior of the PMEEN register.
In Disable,the PMEEN bit is always set to be 0 in spite of the OS
operation.
In Enable,the PMEEN bit is always set to be 1 in spite of the OS
operation.
In Hardware Default,the PMEEN will be 0 in the initial state and it
will be changed by the OS operation.
When PMEEN is 0, AON-325 will NOT be able to trigger the PMEEN signal.
When PMEEN is 1, AON-325 will be able to trigger the PMEEN signal.
3. WakeUp Frame: Disable
Enable (Default value)
In Disable, the WakeUp Frame function will be disable.
In Enable, the Wakeup Frame function is Enable.
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.