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DuraLAN Fast Ethernet NICs User’s Guide
Note:
For Windows NT 4.0, only one driver type may be
configured at any one time. You may install one of three
drivers: the DuraLAN Standalone driver, Duralink64
Failover, or Duralink64 Port Aggregation. See
Removing
Previously Installed Drivers on page 3-10
.
Graphical user interface (GUI) windows may vary slightly
depending upon which OS version you are using. The general
series of steps is generally the same.
Note on DuraLAN NIC Ports
When you are installing Adaptec DuraLAN NICs, it is a good idea
to document where each port physically resides in the server,
especially when two or more identical NICs exist. This is important
because ports are identified by generic port names, such as
Adptsf1, Adptsf2, Adptsf3, and so on.
Port names are assigned to ports in the order that the system scans
these ports at boot time. Consequently, whenever you physically
rearrange the network cards, the port names change as well.
Installing the Duralink64 Driver
In the following sections, aspects relating to driver installation are
discussed.
Note:
All NICs must be updated with the same version
driver after installing an Adaptec Duralink64 5.2 driver.
This process is not automatic for Windows NT 4.0.
HotPlug and Windows 2000/XP
Windows 2000 and Windows XP support HotPlug on server
systems that have HotPlug-compatible hardware. HotPlug allows
you to add or remove a NIC to your server system without turning
off your computer. Refer to the system’s user guide for more
complete and specific details of how the system performs while the
HotPlug slot is in service or when it is not being used.
