Updating The Driver Software In Windows Nt 4.0; Determining The Ga311 Connection Status - NETGEAR GA311 User Manual

User Manual for the NETGEAR 10/100/1000 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet Adapter GA311

Updating the Driver Software in Windows NT 4.0

To replace an old driver software with a newer version:
Start your Windows NT 4.0 system and log in. You must have Network Administrator
1.
privileges to install the driver software.
On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
2.
Double-click the Network icon.
3.
Click on the Adapters tab. Any previously installed software drivers are listed in the Network
4.
Adapters list.
Click on the adapter that you want to update.
5.
Click Update. The Select Network Adapter dialog box opens.
6.
When prompted, insert the NETGEAR Adapter Resource CD into the CD-ROM drive in your
7.
PC.
Type the path that matches the CD-ROM drive on your system, and then click OK. For
8.
example, enter the following path:
E:\
In this example, the letter E: is the CD-ROM drive.
Click Close in the Network Dialog box when the copying process is complete.
9.
When prompted to restart your computer, click Yes.
10.
The system restarts using the new driver and the default configuration settings.

Determining the GA311 Connection Status

The NETGEAR 10/100/1000 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet Adapter GA311 provides the following two
indicators which give you feedback on the status of your connection:
• The LEDs on the NETGEAR 10/100/1000 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet Adapter GA311 indicate
the condition of link.
• The GA311 Smart Wizard utility displays the current status of the device.
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