MAC89X.TXT Driver File Contents (DFE-530TX.zip)

Mac OS 8.X/9.X

This document contains information about  DFE-530TX+ driver for 
Macintosh Power Mac series.  We urge you to read this document to gain 
some understanding of this product. This document address the following 
topics:

1. Adapter requirement for PCI adapter
2. Software Installation
3. Setting up Open Transport
4. Setting up the TCP/IP

1. Adapter requirement for PCI adapter
1. 1 The NIC on your Ethernet adapter must be DFE-530TX+ series and the 
     Subsystem Vendor ID must be 1186 and the Subsystem ID must be 1301. 
       * You can contact your card provider to get the Subsystem Vendor ID
         and Subsystem ID. Or you can use the following method by yourself
         to check the Subsystem Vendor ID and Subsystem ID.
          - Select the "Apple System Profiler" from the Apple Menu.
          - Select the "Devices and Volumes" page from the "Apple System 
            Profiler" window.
          - Check the "Card Name" field in the information of the PCI-slot
            where your ethernet adapter is plugged. The content of "Card 
            Name" is in the form of pcixxxx,yyyy where xxxx is the 
            Subsystem Vendor ID and yyyy is the Subsystem ID.
1.2 If the Subsystem Vendor ID and Subsystem ID is not 1186,1301, please 
    contact your card provider to get the driver for your adapter or 
    follow the following steps to patch our driver to work with your 
    adapter.
      - Get a binary editor to edit the driver.
        *** You can use "General Edit Lite" editor You can download 
        "General Edit Lite" from
         ftp://physgi.phy.ncku.edu.tw/pub/mac/editor.
      - Use this editor to open the driver file "DLKRTS".
      - Select "Unlock Data" from the "View" menu item to unlock data of 
        the driver file to enable the editor to modify the driver file.
      - Click on the lower frame to activate the lower frame.
      - Replace all the pci1186,1301 items with your pcixxxx,yyyy by using
        the "Replace" function provied in the "Replace" menu item in the  
        "Find" menu item. 
      - Save the driver file.
      note: "Quadrivio General Edit Lite" is a product of Quadrivio 
             corporation. Please read the text file within the "Quadrivio 
             General Edit Lite". You can contact Quadrivio corporation for
             more information.

2. Software Installation
2.1 Double-click the "Installer" icon in the "DFE-530TX+ Driver for Mac 
    OS" folder. The installer program examines your computer and installs 
    the appropriate driver according to your selection.

3. Setting up the AppleTalk Control Panel
3.1 Select the "Control Panels" from the Apple Menu.
3.2 Select "AppleTalk" from the Control Panels submeu. 
3.3 Click the "Connect via:" dropdown list box to show available 
    communication connections.
3.4 Select the slot where the adapter is installed.
3.5 Close the AppleTalk control panel. A dialog box will appear asking 
    whether you want to save changes. Click the "Save" button.

4. Setting up the TCP/IP
4.1 Select "Control Panels" from the Apple Menu.
4.2 Select "TCP/IP" from te Control Panels submenu.
4.3 Click the "Connect via:" dropdown list box to show available 
    communication connections.
4.4 Select the slot where the adapter is installed.
4.5 Close the TCP/IP control panel. A dialog box will appear asking 
    whether you want to save changes. Click the "Save" button.
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How To Update Drivers Manually

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.

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