README.TXT Driver File Contents (drv84011.exe)

                               840-OD.SYS

                    Winbond Electronics Corporation



Description:

  1. 840-OD.COM is a Novell OS/2 ODI Client Driver. It is for the OS/2
     environment only and therefore defaults to the IEEE 802.2 frame type.

  2. If there is only one 840 card, the driver will automatically get IOBASE
     and IRQ from the PCI Configuration Space.

  3. If there is more than 840 card, user must indicate a specified IOBASE
     in NET.CFG file.


Installation:

  1. Load the 840-OD.SYS into a Floppy Disk.

  2. Double-click the 'Novell' icon on the OS/2 desktop.
     if you can not find the 'Novell' icon on the OS/2 desktop, you must
     install it first from the CD-ROM of the Netware 4.x Operation System.

  3. Double-click the 'Install' icon in the 'Novell' window.

  4. Choose 'Requester on Workstation' from the 'Installation' menu.

  5. Type the target directory and source drive in the 'Set Target Directory'
     window, and click <ok> buttom when you finish.

  6. Select 'Edit CONFIG.SYS and Copy All Files' in the 'Requester
     Installation' window, and click <ok> buttom.

  7. Type the driver name - 840-OD.SYS in the 'Step1:Choose the ODI LAN Driver'
     window, and click <continue> buttom.

  8. Follow the instructions and finish the installation.

  9. If there is more than one 840 card in your system, you must add the
     following statements to the NET.CFG file:
        Link Driver 840-OD
                port    d000            -> selected W89C840 card

  10.If you want to create or modify the NET.CFG file, you can choose 'This
     Workstation' from the 'Configuration' menu, you can use NET.CFG to set
     'Burst Length', 'Cache Alignment', 'Transmit Threshold',
     'Full Duplex Function' and 'Line Speed'.
     for example:
        Link Driver 840-OD

        # The parameter 'burst' is used to set burst length.
        # The default value of burst length is 6.
        # Burst Length defines the maximum number of long words that can be
        # transferred within one PCI burst transaction. The reasonable values
        # are 1(1 longword), 2(2 longwords), 3(4 longwords), 4(8 longwords),
        # 5(16 longwords) and 6(32 longwords).
                burst 3

        # The parameter 'cachealign' is used to set cache alignment.
        # The default value of cache alignment is 3.
        # Cache Alignment defines the address boundary for data burst.
        # The reasonable values are 1(8 longword alignment),
        # 2(16 longword alignment) and 3(32 longword alignment)."
                cachealign 2

        # The parameter 'txthreshold' is used to set transmit threshold.
        # The default value of transmit threshold is 0.
        # This value decides the transmit threshold level of the transmit FIFO.
        # Transmission will start immediately after the transmit FIFL has
        # reached the threshold level or full pkt has been transferred to the
        # transmit FIFO if the frame length is less than the transmit threshold
        # level.
        #               TxThreshold         Transmit Threshold Level
        #                  00H                     full pkt
        #                  01H                     16 bytes
        #                  02H                     32 bytes
        #                  --                      --
        #                  7FH                      2032 bytes"
                txthreshold 33

        # The parameter 'linespeed' is used to set the line speed.
        # The default value of line speed is AutoDetect.
        # This adapter can be operationed in 10M or 100M Mbps. The reasonable
        # values are AutoDetect(auto detect line speed by the driver), 10M or
        # 100M
                linespeed 10m

        # The parameter 'fullduplex' is used to set the full duplex function.
        # The default value of full duplex function is AutoDetect.
        # This adapter can be in half or full duplex mode. In half duplex mode,
        # the W89C840 can only either transmit or receive. In full duplex mode,
        # the W89C840 can transmit and receive at the same time. The
        # reasonable values are AutoDetect(auto detect full duplex function
        # by the driver), Diable(disable full duplex function) and
        # Enable(enable full duplex function).
                fullduplex autodetect

        # The parameter 'nway' is used to disable or enable the autonegotiation
        # function. The default value of nway is on. The reasonable values are
        # OFF and ON.
                nway on

  11.Reboot your system.


Use:

  1. Boot your computer,
  2. If you want to select another 840 card or set the Ethernet Frame Type,
        step1: double-click the *Novell* icon on the OS/2 desktop,
        step2: double-click the *Install* icon in the *Novell* window,
        step3: choose *This Workstation* from the *Configuration* menu,
        step4: modify the NET.CFG file,
        step5: reboot your system.


Trouble Shooting:

   1. Message: 'No Winbond 840 IO card existed.'
      Solution: Make sure that your W89C840 PCI card is plugged into the
                system.

   2. Message: 'There are multiple Winbond 840 cards. Use NET.CFG to specify
               I/O port.'
      Solution: Because there is more than one 840 card in your system, you
                must use the I/O port to select a W89C840 card. This is done by
                adding the following statements to the NET.CFG file:

                        Link Driver 840-OD
                            port d000      ---> selected W89C840 card


Histories of Release:

    ***) 2.00, 09-08-1997
         First release.

    ***) 2.10,  06-02-1998
         1. Add on parameter 'Nway' to disable or enable Auto-Negotiation
            function.
         2. Fix the bug issued by DavidCom PHY.

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