BC 4035
Appendix D -NDIS 3.0 Driver Installation

Windows NT Driver

The BC Series 10 Base-T Driver Diskette includes the NDIS 3.0 driver for the Windows NT environment.

The files on the BC Series 10 Base-T Driver Diskette are compressed in the form of self extracting ZIP files. Before installation of any drivers, the appropriate ZIP file must be decompressed. To decompress the Windows NT driver, insert the driver diskette into the system, change to that drive and type:

The decompressed drivers will be placed on the same diskette. After the files are decompressed, the diskette is ready for installation.

The directory structure provided on the driver diskette has been set up for automatic installation. Follow the guidelines in the Microsoft Windows NT User's Guide for more details to install the PCnet Family driver from the driver diskette.

To install the PCnet NDIS 3.0 driver, simply follow the instructions given below to navigate through the menu driven functions in Windows NT.

1. Insert the BC Series 10 Base-T Driver Diskette into the system's floppy drive.

2. From the Control Panel in the Windows NT Main window, double click on the Network icon to install the Pcnet adapter.

3. In the Network Settings dialog box, choose Add Adapter.

4. In the Add Network Adapter dialog box, pull the adapter card list menu and select:

<Other> Requires disk from manufacturer

5. In the next window, specify the drive and path for the AMD files. The Windows NT files for AMD reside in the WINNT subdirectory. For example, enter:

A:\WINNT

6. Select the AMD PCnet Family Ethernet Adapter from the dialog box to install the AMD PCnet Adapter.

7. While in the AMD PCnet Family Ethernet Adapter Setup dialog box, select the bus type All (defaults to All if nothing is selected). The BC 4035 must use DMA channel 5. IRQ 3 or 5 may be used; however, the value must match the switch settings on the BC.

8. Close the Setup dialog box and exit from the Add Network Adapter dialog box to complete the installation. Follow any remaining instructions from Windows NT to reboot the system.

For additional guidelines, please refer to the Microsoft Windows NT documentation. In addition, the user may review README.TXT file in the WINNT directory of the driver diskette.

Windows for Workgroups 3.11 Driver

Microsoft's Windows for Workgroups 3.11 supports both NDIS 2.0.1 and NDIS 3.0 drivers. Both NDIS drivers are provided to run under the Windows for Workgroups 3.11 environment. Please note the format and procedure to install the NDIS drivers for Windows for Workgroups 3.11 is different from that of Windows for Workgroups 3.1.

The files on the BC Series 10 Base-T Driver Diskette are compressed in the form of self extracting ZIP files. Before installation of any drivers, the appropriate ZIP file must be decompressed. To decompress the NDIS 3.0 driver for WFW, insert the driver diskette into the system, change to that drive and type:

If the NDIS 2.0.1 driver will also be installed, type:

The decompressed drivers will be placed on the same diskette. After the files are decompressed, the diskette is ready for installation. The directory structure provided on the BC Series 10 Base-T Driver Diskette has been setup for automatic installation. Follow the guidelines in the Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3. 11 User's Guide for more details to install the PCnet Family driver from the driver diskette.

To install the PCnet NDIS 2.0.1 and/or NDIS 3.0 drivers, simply follow the instructions given below:

1. Insert the BC Series 10 Base-T Driver Diskette into the system’s floppy drive.

2. In the Windows for Workgroups 3.1 1 Program Manager, double click on the Windows Setup icon from the MAIN window.

3. While in the Windows Setup dialog box, select the Change Network Settings from the Options menu to install PCnet drivers from the driver diskette.

4. From the Network Setup dialog box, select the Add Adapter button to install the PCnet device drivers.

5. In the Network Drivers dialog box, select the Add Adapter button to install the Pcnet device drivers.

6. In the Add Network Adapter window, choose Unlisted or Updated Network Adapter from the menu and select OK.

7. The Install Driver dialog box will appear. Specify the floppy drive containing the driver diskette and specify the WFW311 path to install the PCnet drivers. For example:

A:\WFW311

Then Select OK.

8. The Advanced Micro Devices PCnet Family selection will appear under the Network Adapters list. Simply select OK to continue.

9. The user will be asked a series of questions for the correct Interrupt channel, DMA channel, Twisted Pair keyword option, and the four LED keyword options. If the driver is being installed on an ISA BC processor, set the DMA channel to 5 and the IRQ channel to 3 or 5 (IRQ must correspond to the switch settings on the BC). If the driver is being installed on an EISA BC processor, the DMA channel and IRQ do not need to be specified, as they are software configurable. The Twisted Pair keyword option should be set to TP. LED2 and LED3 are not available on the BC. LEDO and LED1 may be set to any of the following hex values to indicate the function of the LED:

00h - Indicates collision activity on the network

02h - Indicates PCnet is jabbering on the network

04h - Indicates promiscuous receive activity for this station

08h - Indicates the current receive polarity condition

10h - Indicates the transmit activity for this station

20h - Indicates the receive activity for this station

40h - Indicates the current Link Status

30h - Indicates the transmit and receive activity for this station

34h - Indicates the transmit and promiscuous receive activity for this station

10. Select OK to exit. Windows for Workgroups 3.11 will ask the user to reboot the machine once installation is completed.

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