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4 Windows 95
v1.09
Windows* 95 installation notes for Intel's EtherExpress(TM) PRO/100+ PCI
LAN Adapters
========================================================================
LOCATION OF DRIVER: \NT\E100B.SY_ (compressed)
LOCATION OF SETUP FILE: \NET82557.INF
General Instructions
--------------------
1 Install the adapter in the computer and turn on the power. Have the
Windows 95 CD ROM available, as you will need it to copy additional
files. While Windows 95 is starting, it will detect the new hardware.
2 When Windows 95 starts, a NEW HARDWARE FOUND dialog box appears. It
identifies the adapter as a PCI Ethernet Controller. Select the
option "Driver from disk provided by Hardware Manufacturer".
NOTE: If the New Hardware Found dialog box doesn't appear, you'll need
to manually configure the adapter. See the section on
alternative ways to add a network adapter to Windows 95.
3 Insert the EtherExpress PRO/100+ Configuration and Drivers disk in
drive A and click OK.
4 A dialog box prompts for a location with "A:\". Click OK.
5 A dialog may appear requesting Windows 95 system network files. If so,
follow the instructions.
Note: The Windows 95 system files are typically available on the
Windows 95 CD in the win95 directory (D:\win95). If Windows
95 requests the E100B.DOS file, it can be found on the Intel
Configuration and Drivers disk, typically in A:.
6 The Systems Setting Change dialog appears indicating you should
restart the system for changes to become effective. Remove the
PRO/100+ adapter disk from the drive and click Yes for the changes to
take effect.
NOTE: Windows 95 will reference this adapter's driver as "Intel 82557-
based PCI Ethernet" not "Intel EtherExpress PRO/100+ adapter".
Installing Intel's PROSet adapter diagnostic and configuration software
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Intel's PROSet software allows you to test the adapter in the Windows 95
environment. It can also resolve some Windows 95 issues that may result
from changing or updating adapter hardware.
1 From the Explorer, double click on the 3.5 floppy disk icon. The
Explore function can be accessed by clicking on the Windows 95 Start
button with the right mouse button.
2 Locate the PROSet icon in the root directory of the diskette and click
the right mouse button. From the menu that appears, click Install.
3 When the PROSet software has been copied to your computer, go to the
control panel and click on the PROSet icon. PROSet examines your
computer and displays the PROSet Window. This window shows the
adapter's I/O address, interrupt and Ethernet address.
Note: The adapter's interrupt is set by the computer's BIOS. If you
have to change the interrupt, some computers allow you to change
this setting, and some don't. Check your computer's
documentation for details. PROSet will inform you of any
problems with the current setting.
4 Click Test to begin diagnostics.
Advanced Configuration Parameters
---------------------------------
The defaults work correctly for most configurations. Please use caution
when changing these parameters. To make a change, follow the steps
listed below.
Note: Be sure to use PROSet to configure these settings rather than the
Advanced Configuration tab under Properties. Since this driver also
supports all 82557-based adapters, some parameters have different
values depending on which adapter is installed. PROSet will
display the proper values for the adapter you are configuring. The
Properties screen may not.
1 Double-click on the PROSet icon located in the Control Panel.
2 Click on Change button.
3 If you need to make changes to Speed and/or you are using a full
duplex hub, change these options on the Basic Settings menu.
4 Click on Advanced.
5 For the highlighted Property on the left, the Value is displayed on
the right.
Duplex Mode - Default Setting: Auto Duplex Detect
A performance option that lets you choose how the adapter sends and
receives packets over the network. A regular adapter can perform only
one operation at a time (half-duplexing). The PRO/100+ adapter has the
ability to send and receive packets at the same time (full-duplexing).
In order to reap the benefits of full duplexing, you MUST have a full
duplex hub.
EtherExpress PRO/100+ TX adapter: Supports auto-negotiate, full
and half duplex at 10 or 100 Mbps.
EtherExpress PRO/100B T4 adapter: Supports full and half duplex
at 10 Mbps; supports only half duplex at 100 Mbps. Auto-
negotiate is not a valid option at either speed.
Auto Duplex: The adapter negotiates with the hub how to send/receive
packets, either full or half duplex. You must use a hub that
supports Auto-negotiation (also known as Nway)
Full Duplex: The adapter sends and receives packets at the same time.
This improves the performance of your adapter. Set duplex mode to
full duplex ONLY if you have a full duplex hub.
Half Duplex: The adapter performs one operation at a time. It either
sends or receives.
Note: If you select Full duplex you must manually set the Speed parameter
to 100. Do not leave speed set to auto-detect.
The PRO/100 adapter has the added ability to "talk" to the hub and
determine at which mode to communicate (either full or half duplex). This
is called auto-negotiation. You must have an auto-negotiating hub (an
NWay* hub) to get full duplex support with the Duplex mode set to Auto
Duplex Detect. If you don't have an auto-negotiating hub, set Duplex mode
to Full Duplex and if you are operating at 100Mbs, you must set the Speed
parameter to 100. Auto-speed detect will not work at 100mb.
Coalesce Buffers - Recommended setting: 8
Number of memory buffers available to the driver in case the driver
runs out of available Map Registers. This packet area is also used
when a packet consists of many fragments.
Map Registers - Recommended Setting: 64
Map registers are system resources used in physical to virtual address
conversion with bus mastering cards. The Map Registers parameter
specifies how many registers should be allocated to the driver.
Receive Buffers - Recommended setting: 16
Specifies the number of buffers used by the driver when copying data
to the protocol memory.
Transmit Control Blocks - Recommended setting: 16
Specifies how many transmit control buffers the driver allocates for
adapter use. This directly corresponds to how many outstanding
packets the driver can have in its "send" queue.
Speed - Default setting: Auto Detect
This parameter lets the EtherExpress PRO/100+ adapter know what speed
to use on the Ethernet wire. The choices are 10 Mbps, 100 Mbps, and
Auto Detect. In Auto Detect mode, the adapter detects if its
environment can support 100 Mbps speed. It then sets the speed to 100
if it can, or 10 if it can't. If you are using a crossover cable
connected to another adapter, set the speed to either 10 Mbps or 100
Mbps.
Alternatives for adding network cards to Windows 95
---------------------------------------------------
Windows 95 automatically detects Plug and Play devices when they are
added to the system, and either loads drivers for the new device, or
prompts the user for the location of the drivers. However, this feature
does not work the same on all computers and with all cards.
This text provides alternatives for adding drivers for newly installed
hardware. One of these should work in cases where the general
instructions above don't work.
Some of these methods arrive at the same dialog boxes,