3. Network Driver Installation
After making the connection to the network, you must install the
adapter network driver in order to connect the Fast Ethernet adapter
to your network operating system.
3.1 Driver Information
The adapter driver media contain the latest versions of the network
drivers available when the adapter is shipped from the factory. A
file, \README.TXT, located in the diskette's root directory con-
tains a list of the supported driver software and the directory struc-
tures for the supported operating environments. Please refer to this
file first before installing any network driver for the adapter.
3.2 BIOS Setup
Before installing the driver, it is recommended to run the system
BIOS setup utility to check each PCI slot that contains a Fast
Ethernet PCI adapter for the following PCI settings:
1. Enable/disable the PCI slot : make sure the PCI slot is enabled
for the adapter.
2. Assign an IRQ number : make sure the IRQ number does not
conflict with other add-in adapters.
3. Enable the RWU or WOL function in BIOS, if it is available. In
some computers, the BIOS option is called "Power Up On PCI
Card".
On a PCI plug-and-play system, the PCI BIOS automatically con-
figures the adapter, so there is no user action needed.
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