IBM Netfinity, User Manual

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User’s guide
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Note: To prevent the computer from stopping abnormally when using the Windows NT
Network Monitor, be sure to upgrade the operating system BHNT.SYS file to the
latest version available.
The Netfinity Gigabit Ethernet Adapter must be physically installed in your server or
workstation before installing the device driver software. See “Installing the Netfinity
Gigabit Ethernet Adapter” on page 1-5 for instructions.
A network device driver must be installed before the adapter can be used with your
Windows NT system. To install the adapter software for Windows NT, do the following:
Note: If you attempt to install the adapter device drivers on a newly installed Windows
NT system that does not have Service Pack 4 or higher, the device driver will not be
installed. For backup domain controller (BDC) installation, see the README.TXT
file on the Netfinity Gigabit Ethernet Adapter CD for more information.
1. Turn on your computer.
Note: You must have Network Administrator privileges to install the device driver
software.
2. Click Start
→
Settings
→
Control Panel.
3. Double-click Network.
4. Click the Adapters tab.
Any previously installed device drivers are listed under Network Adapters.
5. Click Add.
Note: For Windows NT Server Enterprise, be sure to click Add rather than Search.
6. Click Have Disk.
7. When you are prompted to, insert the Netfinity Gigabit Ethernet Adapter CD into the
CD-ROM drive of your computer.
8. Type the path to the device drivers; then click OK.
The path to the device drivers is X:\nt40 (where X is the drive letter of your CD-ROM
drive).
Note: If you acquired the adapter software on diskette or from the IBM support Web
site, enter the path to where the device driver files are saved on your computer.
9. When an Intel LAN on motherboard (LOM) and advanced Intel software are installed
in your system, the following window opens: