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TokenExpress(TM) Adapter: Driver Installation, Windows NT
MICROSOFT WINDOWS NT DRIVER INSTALLATION
This file contains instructions specific for the installation and
operation of Intel's TokenExpress adapter driver. Refer to the
appropriate Network Operation System documentation for any NOS-specific
questions or other information.
These instructions apply to Release 5.0 of the software.
Introduction
The installation procedure for Microsoft Windows NT and Windows NT
Advanced Server operating systems are the same. From now on, we'll refer
to both operating systems as "Windows NT".
The NDIS installation procedure described below will copy all necessary
set-up files to your Windows NT "System32" directory and the driver to
your "System32\Drivers" directory. In addition, several changes will be
made to your registry. You can specify different parameter settings for
your registry from the NetWork Settings window.
Installation procedure
The steps for installing the driver differ according to whether Windows
NT has been installed or not. Follow one of the procedures below.
If installing Windows NT for the first time
1. Follow the instructions in the Windows NT System Guide to begin the
Windows NT installation.
2. If you have selected custom set-up, choose "Do Not Detect" when the
"Network Adapter Card Detection" window is displayed. The detection
option is not available with the TokenExpress driver.
3. When you get the message "Set-up did not detect a network card,"
choose "Continue."
4. Continue with step 4 in the next section.
If Windows NT is installed
1. Log on as Supervisor. This is required for configuring and
removing network drivers in Windows NT.
2. From the Main window, choose the Control Panel icon.
3. Choose the Network icon.
4. From the Network Settings window, choose "Add adapter". You'll see
a list of adapters to choose from.
5. Choose "<Other> Requires disk from manufacturer" and choose
"Continue".
6. When prompted, enter the path of the driver installation files
contained on the Intel driver diskette #2. For example:
type "A:\NDIS30\NT".
7. Highlight the TokenExpress driver and choose "OK". The required
installation files will be copied to your hard disk.
8. From the adapter configuration dialog box, verify that the
configuration settings for the adapter are correct. For help, see
the next section "Setting Adapter Parameters."
9. When all parameters have been set correctly, choose "OK". The
setup program now copies the NDIS driver to your hard disk.
10.(Optional) Review the binding settings by choosing "Bindings".
When done, choose "OK". This returns you to the NetWork Settings
window.
11.Repeat steps 5-10 for any additional adapters you are installing.
Then choose "OK" from the NetWork Settings window. The settings
will not take effect until the system reboots.
12.Remove the TokenExpress adapter driver diskette from the diskette
drive. Then choose "YES" to reboot the system when prompted.
Setting Adapter parameters
You can change any of these TokenExpress adapter parameters:
I/O Base Address
Must match the adapter I/O settings on the installed adapter.
Bus Number
Identifies the bus that the adapter has been installed in. 0 = single
bus, .....(Default = 0)
Early Token Release
Enables or disables early token release. YES = enable, NO = disable.
(Default = NO). This is only available when running at 16 Mbps.
Full Transmit Status
Specifies whether transmit notification occurs. When set to YES, the
upper layer drivers are notified of the status of transmitted frames, if
the station received the frame and if it was able to copy the frame. If
there is a bridge/router on your network or you're having network
problems, set this value to "Yes".
If set to NO, no transmit notification occurs. All upper layer drivers
will assume that transmitted frames are successfully received and copied
by other stations.
Network Address
Specifies the address which replaces the adapters burned-in address.
The new address must be locally administered using this format:
"XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX". For example, "40-00-12-34-56-78".
These parameters are available only with the TokenExpress 16/4 adapters:
Max Frame Size
Sets the size of each transmit buffer allocated in system memory.
Transmit Buffers
Sets the number of allocated transmit buffers in system memory.
Receive Buffers
Sets the number of allocated receive buffers in system memory.
Caution: If you have several adapters installed, be careful not to
allocate too much memory. Otherwise, the drivers may not be able to
load. This is especially true with ISA adapters, as system resources
used by the driver are limited.
If you receive the error "OcTk1601: Could not allocate the resources
necessary for operation" in the Event Log, it means that the driver
didn't load. If you have a single ISA adapter in your system, try
modifying the MAC parameters as shown here:
1. From the Control Panel window, choose the Network icon.
2. Highlight "Adapter", and then choose "Configure".
4. Set the Receive Buffers to 10.
5. Set the Transmit Buffers to 8.
6. Keep the Max Frame Size at 8 KBytes (default).
7. Save and Exit.
Note: These changes may affect performance.
Error messages
If you experience problems with the network, check the Event Viewer
(available from the Administrative Tools window) to see if any error
messages or warnings are listed there. Driver error messages have the
source name "OCTK32" (for the TokenExpress EISA/32 adapter) or "OCTK16"
(for all other TokenExpress adapters). System error messages that are
related to the TokenExpress driver can have several different source
names: for example, "Service Control Manager".
To see how to correct the error, highlight the message and press Enter.
If you are unable to correct it, be sure to copy down the error number
and description of the error before contacting your dealer or Intel
Technical Support.
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