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** VIA PCI 10/100Mb Fast Ethernet Adapter
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** Readme file for Drivers/Utilities
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** Release 2.4, Jul. 2001
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Installation for Windows 95/95OSR2/98SE/ME/2000:
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1. The NDIS2 and ODI drivers are only supported in Windows 95.
2. To update the driver in WinME to this version. Please follow the
instructions below:
a. Right click "My Computer" on the desktop, and choose "Property".
b. Choose "Device Manager" tab, and expand "Network Adapters" in the device list.
c. Double click the specified network adapter and click "Update Driver" in
tab "Driver".
d. Choose "Specify the location of the Driver(Advance)", and then key in
the driver path (i.e. [CD-ROM]:\Driver\LAN\VT8233).
e. WinME will update the driver to this version and prompt the user to restart
Windows.
Installation for Windows NT 3.51/4.0:
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Before starting with the installation process, make sure that the adapter
is properly installed and configured.
1. Open "Control Panel" -> "Networks", and choose the "Add Adapter" button.
The Add Noetwork Adapter dialog box appears. Select "<other> Requires
disk from manufacturer" in the list of Network Adapters, and then press
<Enter>.
2. Insert the driver diskette into your floppy drive, and specify the
path of the driver in the diskette(i.e. [CD-ROM]:\Driver\LAN\VT8233) if necessary.
3. Select "VIA PCI 10/100Mb Fast Ethernet Adapter", and start to copy the
driver files to your system.
4. After all the driver files have been copied to your system, a property
dialog box appears in the screen. You can enable the special properties
if you want to.
5. When the driver installation is completed, restart your PC.
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.