Microsoft Windows 95/98/ME This is an ASCII file called WIN9x.TXT in the ATI CardAssistant INFO directory. Use a text editor or a word processor with a mono-space font such as Courier to print this file if needed for reference. ************************************************************ ************************************************************ ** ** ** Installing the AT-2450/2700 Series Drivers on ** ** Windows 9x ** ** ** ************************************************************ ************************************************************ ------------------------------------------------------------ -- Contents -- ------------------------------------------------------------ I. Special Considerations II. Automatic Installation III. If You Installed the Card Before Running WinPrep IV. Updating an Allied Telesyn Driver V. Removing an Existing Driver VI. Files Needed for Installation VII. How to See MAC Address VIII. Advanced Properties I. Special Considerations ========================== Note: References to Win 9x or Windows 9x includes Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows ME. 1. In most cases the default AMD Driver present in Windows 9x will be installed for the AT-2450/2700 Series PCI Ethernet Adapter. The AMD Driver will need to be replaced with the appropriate Allied Telesyn driver to ensure full functionality of the Ethernet Adapter. 2. Configuration of the AT-2450/2700 Series PCI Ethernet adapter resources are under PCI control. For most applications, no setup other than normal installation of the network software is necessary. To change port settings, to manually view the card's configuration or to run Diagnostics, use the Card Assistant setup program, SETUP.EXE. The SETUP utility only runs on DOS. To enter DOS mode in Windows 9x, reboot and press F8. Select the Command prompt only option. Or, you can use a Windows Startup disk to get to the Command prompt. II. Automatic Installation - WinPrep ===================================== 1. Start Windows with no adapter installed in the system. If you have installed the adapter before running WinPrep, please go to Section III. 2. Insert the Card Assistant CD ROM and if autorun is enabled, the CD will open. Click on the adapter listed that you want to install and then click on Click to run WinPrep. If autorun is not enabled, double click on My Computer, double click on the Allied Telesyn CD ROM and then click on the network adapter listed that you want to install. Click on Click to run WinPrep. Select Run this program from its current location and then click OK. 3. Click Next to run Winprep and it will copy the NDIS drivers and configuration files to the appropriate directories. Select Done when Winprep has completed, close all open windows. 4. Shut Down the system and physically install the AT-2450/2700 Series network card, and reboot. During system boot the adapter will be automatically detected and may ask for the Win9x CD and also the correct NDIS version installed. This is a function of ATINDI.DLL where the correct NDIS version is matched with the correct operating system version. After the driver is loaded the system will require a reboot. 5. We recommend the use of the auto-NDIS function. However, the user may go into the adapter's advanced properties and select the desired NDIS driver. Please Note: Windows 95, 95a will accept nothing higher than NDIS3 and Windows 95b nothing higher than NDIS4. III. If You Installed the Card Before Running WinPrep ====================================================== 1. In most cases the default AMD driver present in Windows 9x will be detected and installed into the Device Manager. This driver will need to be replaced. Please follow the next steps. If the default AMD driver does not install, please go to the section below: If Windows Does Not See Adapter Automatically. 2. On the Windows desktop, right-click My Computer and select Properties. 3. Select the Device Manager tab. The network adapter will be listed under Network Adapters. Right click the present adapter and choose Remove and then OK. Have the Windows 9x setup CD-ROM disc available. You may be called on to copy support files for networking. 4. Now running WinPrep will correctly install the AT-2450/2700 Series driver. 5. Insert the Card Assistant CD ROM and if autorun is enabled, the CD will open. Click on the adapter listed that you want to install and then click on Click to run WinPrep. If autorun is not enabled, double click on My Computer, double click on the Allied Telesyn CD ROM and then click on the network adapter listed that you want to install. Click on Click to run WinPrep. Select Run this program from its current location and then click OK. Note: if you have Internet Explorer 3.0 or earlier you need to run WinPrep from Windows Explorer. Double click on the Card Assistant CD and then select \drivers\at24_27 and then double click on WinPrep.exe. 6. Click Next to run Winprep and it will copy the NDIS drivers and configuration files to the appropriate directories. Select Done when Winprep has completed, close all open windows. 7. Restart the system. During system boot the adapter will be automatically detected and may ask for the Win9x CD and also the correct NDIS version installed. This is a function of ATINDI.DLL where the correct NDIS version is matched with the correct operating system version. After the driver is loaded the system will require a reboot. If Windows Does Not See Adapter Automatically: 1. When Windows 9x finds the PCI adapter card the New Hardware wizard appears, indicating an Ethernet Controller was found, ensure that the CardAssistant CD is available. 2. Click Next and then select Search for the best driver for my device (Recommended). Click Next and select Specify a location. Browse to the path on the CD ROM \drivers\24_27 and then click OK and then click Next. For Windows ME: When asked What would you like to install? Select The updated software (Recommended) as it should list the Allied Telesyn 2450/2700 PCI adapter. Windows locates the driver NETATNIC.INF then click Next. 3. Insert the Windows 9x CD if prompted. Click Finish and then remove the CD and click on Yes to restart. IV. Updating an Allied Telesyn Driver ===================================== Please Note: This section will work for all versions of Win9x except Windows 95a. Also note that the latest version of the AT2450/2700 driver is available for download on the Allied Telesyn web site. If you want to update an already installed driver for your Allied Telesyn AT-2450/2700 Series PCI Ethernet Adapter, follow these steps: 1. On the Windows desktop, right-click My Computer and select Properties. 2. Select the Device Manager tab. The Allied Telesyn AT-2450/2700 Series PCI Ethernet Adapter will be listed under Network Adapters. Then right click the Network adapter, and choose properties. Insert the CardAssistant CD. 3. Press the Update Driver button and answer No, select driver from list or Display a list when prompted to let Win9x search for a driver. Click Have Disk. 4. Enter the path to the required files depending on the type of medium (e.g.CD-ROM, floppy diskette, network drive, etc.) containing the AT-2450/2700 Series driver files, e.g. For the CDROM Drive, :\drivers\at24_27\. Then click OK. 5. Select the Allied Telesyn AT-2450/2700 Series PCI Ethernet Adapter and press OK. 6. After Windows 9x has copied the driver files, reboot the machine. V. Removing an Existing Driver ============================== 1. On the Windows desktop, right click My Computer and select Properties. 2. Select the Device Manager button. The network adapter will be listed under Network Adapters. Right click the present adapter and choose Remove and then OK. VI. Files Needed for Installation ================================= The following files are required for installation: \ATNICM3.SYS-NDIS3 driver \ATNICM4.SYS-NDIS4 driver \ATNICM5.SYS-NDIS5 driver \ATINDI.DLL-AUTO NDIS \NETATNIC.INF-OEM setup file for Windows 9x \WINPREP.EXE-Pre-installation utility \NETATNIC.CPY-Winprep version of NETATNIC.INF VII. How to See MAC Address =========================== To determine a MAC address for a card: 1. The best way to determine a MAC Address assigned to a Network Adapter is to run WINIPCFG.EXE. Click the Start Button, choose Run..., and type "winipcfg". This will display IP devices and their associated MAC addresses. Note: If you are not using the TCP/IP protocol, another method to determine the MAC address is to boot the computer into DOS with no drivers loaded and run Setup from the Card Assistant Disk. To enter DOS mode in Windows 9x, reboot and press F8 when the "Starting Windows 9x" message appears. Select the Command prompt only option. Or you can use a Windows Startup disk. Insert the CardAssistant disk 1 in the floppy drive and launch SETUP: type a:\setup. The main screenshows a table listing the AT-2450/2700 Series PCI Ethernet adapter installed in the computer. Write down the address(es) listed in the "MAC" column of the table. VIII. Advanced Properties ========================= The Advanced Properties are provided to support special functions that are supported by AT-2450/2700 PCI Series Ethernet Adapter Cards. It is recommended that if you are not sure as to how these settings will affect your configuration, please contact your LAN Administrator before changing the advanced settings on an adapter card. To get to the Advanced Properties Section of the Allied Telesyn driver: A. On the Windows desktop, right click Network Neighborhood and select Properties. For Windows ME: right click My Network Places and select Properties. B. The Allied Telesyn AT-2450/2700 Series PCI Ethernet Adapter will be listed under the Network Components Box. Highlight the Network adapter, and choose the properties button. Select the Advanced tab. This will list the advanced properties and their values when highlighted. Below is an explanation of the advanced properties. 1. 802.1p Priority (Default: Off) - The NDIS 5.0 (ATNICm5.SYS) driver is 802.1p capable. With 802.1p, packets can be prioritized according to the needs of specific applications, and specific types of traffic with similar service requirements can be grouped for efficient handling. This QOS (quality-of-service) networking ensures that high-priority, delay and jitter-sensitive traffic always gets priority over lower-priority traffic. When on, the Allied Telesyn driver will support 802.1p Prioritization. When off, the Allied Telesyn driver will not support 802.1p Prioritization. Note: The NDIS 5.0 is the only driver that is 802.1p capable. Windows 98, Windows 98SE, and Windows ME use the NDIS 5.0 driver by default. All versions of Windows 95 do not support NDIS 5.0. 2. Magic Packet (Default: Off) - Magic Packet(Wake on Lan) is a property that allows an Administrator to "Wake Up" a computer that is in a powered down state. Check your Motherboard Manual for Wake on Lan support and how to enable it in the BIOS. For Magic Packet to work, the Wake on Lan Header on the Motherboard needs to be connected to the AT-2450/2700 Series PCI Ethernet Adapter Card. When on, the Allied Telesyn driver will enable Magic Packet, when off this support will be disabled. More information is available on the CD directory \drivers\at24_27\info\wol.txt 3. NDIS Driver Version (Default: Auto Select) - By default, this property will automatically select the proper NDIS driver version for your Windows Operating System. This can be manually overridden by selecting which NDIS driver version you would like to use (NDIS 3, 4, or 5). Note: Windows 95a supports only the NDIS 3 driver and Windows 95b supports only the NDIS 3 and NDIS 4 driver. 4. Network Address (LAA) (Default: Not Present) - This property overrides the network address of the network adapter card. The value of this parameter is a hexadecimal string of 12 digits, e.g. 00001A180123. The address must be unique among all other network adapter addresses on the network. To enter in a Network address, enter in a new value into the value box. Warning: This setting is not recommended unless the user is familiar with its use and implications. 5. Speed/Duplex (Default: Depends on card) - Depending upon which AT-2450/2700 Series PCI Ethernet Adapter Card is installed the menu options for Speed/Duplex vary. For a copper connection, the best setting is Auto Negotiate, which will detect the best setting for Speed and Duplex. Any other setting for speed and duplex will need to be matched with the link partner. For a fiber connection, Auto Negotiate is not supported and the best setting is to match speed and duplex with the link partner. WARNING: The card and the connected device must be set to the same speed and duplex mode. Incorrectly forcing a specific speed or duplex mode may result in poor performance and data loss. Consult your LAN administrator before forcing a speed or duplex mode or if you don't know the capabilities of the attached device.