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< SMC Networks, Inc. >
< SMC EZ Card 10/100 PCI FAST ETHERNET ADAPTER >
< WINDOWS NT NDIS3/4 MINIPORT DRIVER INSTALLATION >
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< Copyright (C) 2000 SMC Networks, Inc. >
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The driver (SMC1211.SYS) contained in the root directory is for
the following SMC PCI Ethernet adapter:
SMC EZ Card 10/100 PCI (SMC1211 Series)
The driver (SMC1211.SYS) conforms to the Network Driver Interface
Specification (NDIS) 4.0, and is used with Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
on the X86 platform.
NDIS 4.0 Miniport Driver does not support the Microsoft Windows NT 3.51
platform; NT 3.51 must use the NDIS 3 Miniport Driver.
Contents:
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(A) Installing the driver in Microsoft Windows NT 3.51
(B) Installing the driver in Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
File Description
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SMC1211.SYS SMC NDIS4 Miniport driver for SMC1211 series adapter.
OEMSETUP.INF Installation information file for Windows NT 3.51
and NT 4.0.
WINNT.TXT This file.
\NDIS3
SMC1211.SYS SMC NDIS3 Miniport driver for SMC1211 series adapter.
(A) Installing the driver in Microsoft Windows NT 3.51
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1. Plug SMC1211 series adapter into one of the Master PCI
slots of your PCI platform.
2. Turn the power ON and then boot into Windows NT.
3. Click the "Main" icon in the Program Manager window.
4. Click the "Control Panel" icon in the Main window.
5. Click the "Network" icon in the Control Panel window.
6. Click the "Add Adapter..." button in the "Network Settings"
dialog box.
7. Select "<other> Requires disk from manufacturer" from the Network
Adapter Card list, and then click the "Continue" button in the
"Add Network Adapter" dialog box,
8. Insert the SMC1211 series Driver Diskette in your floppy drive.
9. Enter the full pathname A:\ of the driver installation
information file (OEMSETUP.INF) in the "Insert Disk" dialog box,
and then click the OK button.
10. Select "SMC EZ Card 10/100 (SMC1211 Series)" and then
click the OK button in the "Select OEM Option" dialog box.
11. Select the Line Speed value (AUTO,100full,100half,10full,
10half) and then click the OK button in the "Select Line Speed"
dialog box.
12. Windows NT will copy the driver (SMC1211.SYS) from A:\NDIS3
(NDIS/3) to C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS directory and the OEMSETUP.INF
from A:\ to C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32 but rename it to another
installation information file (OEMNADxx.INF). So the next time,
if you want to add SMC1211 series adapters to your system,
you do not need the floppy diskette again.
NOTICE!! C:\WINNT is the directory where your NT O.S. is located.
13. After that, installation is completed. SMC's adapter becomes
one of those Installed Adapter Cards and the driver becomes one of
the Installed Network Software. You can see: "[x]SMC EZ Card 10/100
(SMC1211 Series)" within Installed Adapter Cards menu and "SMC EZ Card
10/100 (SMC1211 Series) Driver" within Installed Network Software menu.
14. To complete network installation, remember to bind the adapter
to the transport drivers by choosing the "Bindings" button under
the Network Setting dialog box.
15. Click the OK button in the "Network Settings" dialog box.
16. Remove the SMC1211 series Driver Diskette from your floppy drive.
17. Restart your computer to initialize the network function.
(B) Installing the driver in Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
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1. Plug the SMC1211 series adapter into one of the Master PCI
slots of your PCI platform.
2. Turn the power ON and then boot into Windows NT.
3. Click the "My Computer" icon in the Main Program Group.
4. Click the "Control Panel" icon in the Main window.
5. Click the "Network" icon in the Control Panel window.
6. Select the "Adapters" item, and then click the "Add..." button
in the "Network" dialog box.
7. Select "<other> Requires disk from manufacturer" from the Network
Adapter Card list, and then click the "Continue" button in the
"Add Network Adapter" dialog box,
8. Insert the SMC1211 series Driver Diskette in your floppy drive.
9. Click the "Have Disk..." button in the "Select Network Adapter"
dialog box.
10. Enter the full pathname A:\ of the driver installation
information file (OEMSETUP.INF) in the "Insert Disk" dialog box,
and then click the OK button.
11. Select "SMC EZ Card 10/100 (SMC1211 Series)" and then
click the OK button in the "Select OEM Option" dialog box.
12. Select the Line Speed value (AUTO,10ofull,100half,10full,
10half) and then click the OK button in the "Select Line Speed"
dialog box.
13. Windows NT will copy the driver (SMC1211.SYS) from A:\
to C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS directory and the OEMSETUP.INF
from A:\ to C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32 but rename it to another
installation information file (OEMNADxx.INF). So the next time,
if you want to add SMC1211 series adapters to your system,
you do not need the floppy diskette again.
NOTICE!! C:\WINNT is the directory where your NT O.S. is located.
14. After that, installation is completed. You can see:
"[x]SMC EZ Card 10/100 (SMC1211 Series)"
in Network Adapters list in the "Network" dialog box.
15. To complete network installation, remember to bind the adapter to
the transport drivers by choosing the "Bindings" button in the
"Network" dialog box.
16. Click the "Close" button in the "Network" dialog box.
17. Remove the SMC1211 series Driver Diskette from your floppy drive.
18. Restart your computer to initialize the network function.
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