
Installation and Setup
2-12
5100-A2-GB21-10
April 1997
Checking Installation
Once you have installed the card and the utility, you can check card installation
using the 5171 Diagnostics Utility.
Procedure
To check installation:
1. Enter Windows/Windows 95.
2. Double-click on the HotWire program icon to access the following main
menu. For a complete description of this menu, refer to Chapter 3,
Using the
HotWire 5171 Diagnostics Utility
.
3. Select Recommend Base Address from the Configuration menu.
Typically, if the software detects the 5171 PC NIC, you will see only one base
address listed in the Available Base Address window. This address matches
the address set on the card and should match the address you set in the
Hardware Setup window.
4. Click on Exit to close the Available Base Address window.
5. Perform the following five procedures:
—
Verifying/Changing Switch Settings in Software
, see page 2-13
—
Checking/Setting protocol.ini Path
, see page 2-14
—
Saving Configuration Settings
, see page 2-15
—
Checking Card Status
, see page 2-16
6. Quit the utility by selecting Exit from the File menu.