Windows Nt Automatic Configuration; Adding An Adapter When Installing Windows Nt - IBM Netfinity 10/100 Ethernet Adapters Installation Manual

Install Network Drivers from Diskette
1. After you put the adapter in the computer and connect the cable, start Windows
2. When prompted, insert the IBM Installation and Drivers CD-ROM or diskette.
3. Specify D:\ (or the appropriate drive letter for the CD-ROM drive) or A:\ (for
4. Restart the system when prompted.
Manually Installing the Network Drivers
1. After you put the adapter in the computer and connect the cable, start Windows
2. Double-click System in the Control Panel.
3. Click Device Manager.
4. Double-click Network Adapters in the list area.
5. Double-click the Netfinity 10/100 Ethernet Adapter. The Update Device Driver
6. Select Search for a better driver than the one your device is using now.
7. Select the drive that contains the IBM Configuration and Drivers disk and click
8. Select Choose the updated driver (Recommended) and continue to click
9. When Windows has finished copying drivers, click Close and restart your
Note: For troubleshooting information, see "Windows Troubleshooting" on page 9.
Windows NT Automatic Configuration
PCI computers automatically detect and configure PCI-compliant adapters while
booting. The adapter IRQ level and I/O address are automatically set by the BIOS
each time you start your computer.
Start your computer to automatically configure the adapter. Configuration is
complete when Windows NT
If your computer displays an error while booting, it might require additional steps to
configure. See "Appendix H. PCI Installation Tips" on page 37 for more information.

Adding an Adapter when Installing Windows NT

The IBM driver that ships with Windows NT 4.0 is an older driver which does not
support Netfinity 10/100 Ethernet Adapter. Therefore, if you want to install the
Netfinity 10/100 Ethernet Adapter software while installing Windows NT, you need to
either install the adapter after the Windows NT installation is complete or install the
adapter software from a installation diskette created from the IBM Installation and
Drivers CD (using the MAKEMS.BAT file on the root of the CD).
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Netfinity 10/100 Ethernet Adapters: Installation Guide
98. You will see the New Hardware Found dialog box.
Note: If this box does not appear and Windows 98 starts normally, you might
need to manually add the adapter. See "Manually Installing the Network
Drivers".
diskette drive) as the path, then click OK.
98.
Wizard appears.
Make sure that the IBM Installation and Drivers CD-ROM or diskette is in the
drive, and click Next.
Next.
Next at each dialog box until the driver files are copied.
computer.
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starts or when the DOS prompt appears.