PCMCIA Ethernet Adpater Installation Guide
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1.0 PREPARATION
In order to make the installation of your PCMCIA adapter as
smooth as possible, there are a few preliminary checks that you can
make :
a. Most laptops come with PCMCIA software (card and socket services)
already loaded. Ensure that they have been configured correctly.
Please refer to your card and socket services manual on how to do
this.
b. If you have run MEMMAKER.EXE, you may need to remove the region
parameters from the DEVICEHIGH and LH statements in your
config.sys and autoexec.bat files.
eg. DEVICEHIGH /L:0,17346 C:\DOS\SETVER.EXE should read
DEVICEHIGH=C:\DOS\SETVER.EXE
c. Ensure that you have a statement in your config.sys :
eg. LASTDRIVE=P
This will allow you to have enough drive letters assigned to
accomodate your local drives, cd-rom, PCMCIA SRAM, Flash, and ATA
drives. If you are installing for Novell Netware, the network login
prompt will be assigned a drive letter. In this case drive Q is the
login drive.
2.0 INSTALLATION
a. Insert the PCMCIA Ethernet card into an available PCMCIA slot.
b. Install must be run immediately after system bootup.
NOTE :If you already have NETOPEN.EXE running in either your
autoexec.bat or config.sys, place a REM in front of that line,
then reboot.
c. If you are installing the NDIS driver for Windows for Workgroups
3.11, ensure that you have the Windows path in the PATH statement
of your autoexec.bat.
d. If you have card and socket services installed, the installation
program will attempt to detect an available interrupt, and select
one for you. Otherwise, the installation will default to IRQ 11.
e. To configure your ethernet adapter with the current configuration,
select Install from the INSTALL menu.
On the main screen, your selected configuration is displayed on the
box at the bottom of the screen. You may change your settings,
from the pull down menus, at the top of the screen.
3.0 MENU SELECTION
The pull-down menus can be manipulated using the arrow keys. Use the
<ESC> key to go from a sub pull-down menu to the main pull-down menu.
Use the <ENTER> key to select the items in the menu.
3.1 INSTALL
Install - Copies the necessary drivers to your target
directory, and modifies your config.sys and
autoexec.bat, if necessary.
About - Copyright
Target Dir - Target directory. Default is C:\NETWORK.
Dos Shell - Shell out to DOS. Type exit to return to the
installation program.
Exit - Returns you to the DOS prompt.
3.2 NETWORK_OS
Netware V3.X/4.X Workstation
- Installs the drivers necessary to log in to a
Novell Netware server. You must select at least
one frame, for the network to function properly.
If you are unsure which FRAME your server is
using, please contact your system administrator.
By default, all FRAMES are selected.
Windows for Workgroups 3.11
- Installs the NDIS drivers necessary to run the
Windows for Workgroups 3.11 network.
To install for other network operating systems, please consult
your Network Operating System manual.
3.3 MEMBASE
This is a memory region, used by the ethernet adapter. A 32K
region, starting from the selected MemBAse will be excluded
in your EMM386.EXE line. Default is 0xD4000.
3.4 I/O BASE
This is the I/O Port address. Default is 0x300
3.5 INTERRUPT
If card and socket services is installed, a list of suggested
interrupts will be dispayed at the bottom of the interrupt
list. You may use this as a guide to select a suitable
interrupt. The first available interrupt in the list will be
selected, by default. If there are no card and socket services
installed, the installation program will default to IRQ 11.
4.0 LOGGING IN TO YOUR NETWORK
a. After the installation is completed, you may log in to your Novell
server by rebooting and typing
CD C:\target dir <ENTER>
STARTNET <ENTER>
target dir is your specified target directory.
b. If you selected Windows for Workgroups 3.11, you will be prompted
to run the windows setup. To configure your PCMCIA ethernet card,
select the PMX PCMCIA ETHERNET ADAPTER from the list of
network adapters. The network paramters will be automatically
configured with your selected values.
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.