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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 configures the adapter,
so there is no user action needed.
3.3 Installation for Windows Systems
For adapter installation on Windows XP, Windows 2000, WinME systems, the
system will detect and configure the drivers for the adapter automatically with no
need for extra driver setup.
The adapter is detected as :
WinXP Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethernet NIC Win2000 Realtek RTL8139(A) PCI Fast
Ethernet Adapter WinME Realtek RTL8139(A) PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter
Link Speed/Duplex Mode options:
Auto Mode
100 Half Mode
Note: other values are not recommended.
FX port becomes 100M Full Duplex
FX port becomes 100M Half Duplex
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