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< SMC Networks Corporation >
< SMC EZ Card 10/100 PCI FAST ETHERNET ADAPTER >
< WINDOWS NT NDIS3/NDIS4 MINIPORT DRIVER INSTALLATION >
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The driver (SMC1211.SYS) contained in the directory WINNT is for
the following SMC1211TX PCI Ethernet adapter:
SMC EZ Card 10/100 (SMC1211TX).
The driver (SMC1211.SYS) conforms to the Network Driver Interface
Specification (NDIS) 4.0, and used with Microsoft Windows NT 3.51
and NT 4.0 on the X86 platform.
NDIS 4 Minport driver dont support Microsoft Windows NT 3.51 platform
,NT 3.51 must use NDIS 3 Minport Driver.
Contents:
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(0) Configuring SMC1211TX PCI Adapter Media Mode
(A) Installing driver on Microsoft Windows NT 3.51
(B) Installing driver on Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
File Description
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SMC1211.SYS SMC NDIS4 Miniport driver for SMC1211TX.
SMC.HLP The Help file is needed during driver installation.
OEMSETUP.INF Installation information file for Windows NT 3.51
and NT 4.0.
WINNT.TXT This file.
(0) Configuring SMC1211TX PCI Adapter Media Mode
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Before Installing your NDIS4 Driver, SMC1211TX adapter can be set in
Full/Half Duplex mode.(Please reference SET1211.TXT)
(A) Installing driver on Microsoft Windows NT 3.51
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1. Plug SMC's SMC1211TX adapter into one of the Master PCI
slots of your PCI platform.
2. Turn power ON then boot from Windows NT.
3. Click the "Main" icon from the Program Manager window.
4. Click the "Control Panel" icon from Main window.
5. Click the "Network" icon from the Control Panel window.
6. Click "Add Adapter..." button from "Network Settings"
dialog box.
7. Select "<other> Requires disk from manufacturer" in Network
Adapter Card list, then click "Continue" button from
"Add Network Adapter" dialog box,
8. Insert the SMC1211TX Driver Diskette in your floppy drive.
9. Enter the full pathname A:\ of the driver installation
information file (OEMSETUP.INF) in "Insert Disk" dialog box,
then click OK button.
10. Select "SMC EZ Card 10/100 (SMC1211TX)." then
click OK button from "Select OEM Option" dialog box.
11. Select the Line Speed value (AUTO, 10, 100) then OK button
from "Select Line Speed" dialog box.
12. Windows NT will copy the driver (SMC1211.SYS) from A:\WNT351
to C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS directory and the SMC.HLP file
from A:\WNT351 to C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32 directory and the OEMSETUP.INF
from A:\ to C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32 but renamed it to other
installation information file (OEMNADxx.INF). So next time,
if you want to add SMC1211TX adapters to your system,
you do not need 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 driver become one of
those Installed Network Software. You can see: "[x]SMC EZ Card
10/100 (SMC1211TX)." within Installed Adapter Cards menu
and "SMC EZ Card 10/100 (SMC1211TX) Driver" within Installed
Network Software menu.
14. To complete network installation, remember binding the adapter
to transport drivers by choosing "Bindings" button under Network
Setting dialog box.
15. Click OK button from "Network Settings" dialog box.
16. Remove the SMC1211TX Driver Diskette from your floppy drive.
17. Restart your computer to take effect the network function.
(B) Installing driver on Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
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1. Plug SMC1211TX adapter into one of the Master PCI
slots of your PCI platform.
2. Turn power ON then boot from Windows NT.
3. Click the "My Computer" icon in the Main Program Group.
4. Click the "Control Panel" icon from Main window.
5. Click the "Network" icon from the Control Panel window.
6. Select "Adapters" item, then click "Add..." button from
"Network" dialog box.
7. Select "<other> Requires disk from manufacturer" in Network
Adapter Card list, then click "Continue" button from
"Add Network Adapter" dialog box,
8. Insert the SMC1211TX Driver Diskette in your floppy drive.
9. Click "Have Disk..." button from "Select Network Adapter"
dialog box.
10. Enter the full pathname A:\ of the driver installation
information file (OEMSETUP.INF) in "Insert Disk" dialog box,
then click OK button.
11. Select "SMC EZ Card 10/100 (SMC1211TX)." then
click OK button from "Select OEM Option" dialog box.
12. Select the Line Speed value (AUTO, 10, 100) then OK button
from "Select Line Speed" dialog box.
13. Windows NT will copy the driver (SMC1211.SYS) from A:\WINNT
to C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS directory and the SMC.HLP file
from A:\WINNT to C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32 directory and the OEMSETUP.INF
from A:\WINNT to C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32 but renamed it to other
installation information file (OEMNADxx.INF). So next time,
if you want to add SMC1211TX adapters to your system,
you do not need 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 (SMC1211TX)."
within Network Adapters list from "Network" dialog box.
15. To complete network installation, remember binding the adapter to
transport drivers by choosing "Bindings" button from "Network"
dialog box.
16. Click "Close" button from "Network" dialog box.
17. Remove the SMC1211TX Driver Diskette from your floppy drive.
18. Restart your computer to take effect the network function.
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