IBM TOKEN-RING PCI FAMILY ADAPTER, Manual

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Chapter 3. Software Installation
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Get the latest level of LAN driver updates for your operating system to ensure
that your code is at the latest level.
2
Be sure that your IBM Token-Ring PCI Family Adapter has already been
installed in your computer. If it has not, follow the instructions in Chapter 2,
“Installing the Adapter Hardware” on page 2-1.
3
Get the driver for your environment. There are three places to find the driver.
We recommend the first one listed here. All three methods will place the
driver in a directory according to the structure in Table 3-1.
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Method A: Get the driver from a software package on the IBM
Networking Hardware Division home page on the Web. This will ensure
that you get the latest driver. Go to x:\web\essmain.htm (where x is your
CD-ROM drive). Select your adapter from the section
IBM Networking Web
site - current information
. Select Downloads and choose the
appropriate software package for your environment. Execute the package
to expand the files. The driver will be in the directory listed in Table 3-1.
Note: You can also access the Web site directly at
www.networking.ibm.com/support
¹
Method B: Use the driver shipped on this CD-ROM directly with your
network operating system’s installation software. Note the directory
containing the driver (see Table 3-1).
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Method C: Get the driver from a software package shipped on this
CD-ROM. Point your Web browser to
x:\web\essmain.htm (where x is
your CD-ROM drive). Select your adapter from the section
CD-ROM -
release date information
. Select Downloads and choose the
appropriate software package for your environment. Execute the package
to expand the files. The driver will be in the directory listed in Table 3-1.
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Install the driver. Use Table 3-2 on page 3-2 to find the location of the
installation instructions for your environment. It is recommended that you
install the latest service pack for your operating environment before installing
the adapter software.
Table 3-1. Driver File Directory Structure
Operating System Directory
Windows 9x \ (root)
Windows NT \ (root)
Novell NetWare Server and Client \NOVELL\NETWARE
Novell NetWare DOS Requester (16-bit) \NOVELL\DOS
OS/2 \ (root)
DOS \DOS
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