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- PCI installation
- v1.03
- Installing an Intel EtherExpress(TM) PRO/100B or PRO/10+
- PCI adapter in a PCI slot
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-
- 1 With power off, put the adapter in the computer.
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- 2 Start the computer. In most cases, the PCI computer will automatically
- configure the adapter. If this doesn't happen, you may have to
- configure the computer to work with the adapter. See the next section
- for details.
-
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- If you have problems
- ====================
-
- Intel has found that some PCI computers require additional configuration
- to install a PCI adapter. Follow these steps to complete the
- installation:
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- 1 Make sure you have the latest BIOS version for your computer.
-
- 2 Make sure the BIOS is set up correctly.
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- The following sections describe these steps in detail.
-
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- Make sure you have the latest BIOS version
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-
- Contact your computer's manufacturer to make sure you're using the latest
- BIOS. Here are the phone numbers for the top PCI computer manufacturers:
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- Company Phone Notes
- ---------------- -------------- ----------------------------
- ALR (800) 257-1230
- Ambra (800) 465-2227
- AST (800) 727-1278
- AT&T (800) 543-9935
- (800) 531-2222
- Compaq (800) 652-6672 Compaq DeskPRO XL needs a BIOS
- (800) 345-1518 dated Oct. 1994 or later. (See
- Upgrading the Compaq DeskPRO XL
- BIOS section below for more
- information.)
- Dell (800) 626-4308
- (800) 624-9896
- Digital Equipment (800) 354-9000
- Gateway 2000 (800) 846-2301
- Hewlett Packard (800) 322-HPPC
- (800) 752-0900
- IBM (800) IBM-3333
- Micron (800) 438-3343
- Packard Bell (800) 733-4411
- Unisys (800) 328-0440
- Zenith (800) 227-3360
- ZEOS (800) 554-7172
- (800) 228-5390
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- BIOS setup
- ----------
-
- In some PCI computers, you may need to enable the PCI slot using the BIOS
- Setup program. This is especially common in PCI computers with a Phoenix
- BIOS.
-
- After installing the adapter, turn on the computer and enter the Setup
- program during system initialization (usually by pressing F1, F2, or Ctrl-
- Alt-S). The key you press is usually shown on the screen.
-
- Once in Setup, find the entry for PCI slots. Set these parameters:
-
- PCI Slot#: Slot where the adapter is installed (1-3)
- Master: ENABLED
- Slave: ENABLED
- Latency Timer: 40
- Interrupt: Choose an IRQ.
- Edge-level: Level
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- The exact wording of the parameters varies with different computers.
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- Save the changes, exit Setup, and continue with the installation.
-
-
- Updating the Compaq DeskPRO XL BIOS
- ===================================
-
- There are two primary steps:
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- 1 Upgrade the Compaq system BIOS to v2.22E (available from Compaq).
-
- In general, follow the instructions on page 7-12 (Using the Compaq
- EISA Configuration Utility) in the Compaq "Beyond Setup for the
- Deskpro XL." This includes: Power off, Set switch 6 to ON, Power on,
- Run EISA Config Utility to reconfigure, select computer setup icon,
- select OK to restart, Press F10 with cursor in upper right of screen,
- select System Configuration, wait while computer reconfigures, enter
- to complete, MAKE SURE to set S6 back to OFF position before powering
- off (this disables the erase option).
-
- 2 Upgrade the Compaq Rompaq, and follow the instructions below.
-
- The Compaq BBS Rompaq upgrade for the DeskPro/XL (SP1022.zip) works
- with our EtherExpress PRO/100B or PRO/10+ PCI LAN adapters.
-
- In general, follow the instructions from Compaq, which include setting
- switch S1 to On for update. (S1 On - disabled: Flash ROM can be
- updated. S1 OFF - enabled: Prevents Flash ROM updates. Off is the
- default.)
-
- To correctly enable the card after this BIOS is installed:
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- 1 On restart, press F10 to go into the configuration utility when the
- blinking cursor moves to the right corner.
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- 2 The COMPAQ configuration screen should come up. The BIOS rev. shown
- here must be 2.22E (or later).
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- 3 Press return to get initial configuration choices.
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- 4 Press CTRL-A. If a message saying 'Advanced Features Enabled' does not
- appear, you cannot enable the Intel adapter.
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- 5 Press return to confirm, and then choose Configure system.
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- 6 After the configuration runs, choose View, Edit Details.
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- 7 Under the Advanced Features section, look for PCI Master Enable. The
- default is disabled. Change the setting to enabled.
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- 8 Further down, in Slot X, you should see PCI Ethernet Controller. Move
- the cursor to enabled, and press F6 to check the settings. Typically,
- the Intel adapter will be INT 2(9). Change this to INT 10.
-
- 9 Move down to Embedded PCI Ethernet Controller. The default is enabled.
- Change the setting to disabled.
-
- 10 Save settings and exit.
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