SysKonnect SK-9Sxx - Manual (Page 21)

SysKonnect SK-9Exx/9Sxx Gigabit Ethernet Server Adapters
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Windows XP and Windows Server 2003
SysKonnect offers an NDIS 5.1 32-bit Miniport driver for the SysKonnect SK-9Exx/9Sxx Gigabit
Ethernet Server Adapter Family supporting Windows XP and Windows Server 2003.
The installation procedure for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 is identical. It is described for
Windows XP.
To install the driver, proceed as follows:
1. After you have installed the adapter in your computer (for details, see chapter 1 “Installation of
the Network Adapter”), boot Windows XP.
Windows XP detects the SysKonnect SK-9Exx/9Sxx Adapter as “Ethernet Controller” during
the boot operation.
The window “Found New Hardware Wizard” is displayed.
2. Select the check box I NSTALL FROM A LIST OR SPECIFIC LOCATION (A DVANCED ).
3. Click N EXT .
The menu “Please choose your search and installation options” is displayed.
4. Select the check box S EARCH FOR THE BEST DRIVER IN THESE LOCATIONS .
5. Select the check box I NCLUDE THIS LOCATION IN THE SEARCH .
6. Type the path to the driver, e.g.
e:\SK-9Exx\Windows\WinXP,
where “e” is the designation
of the CD-ROM drive on your system.
7. Click O K .
8. Click N EXT .
In case the adapter has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with
Windows XP, the window “Hardware Installation” is displayed.
9. To continue the installation, click C ONTINUE A NYWAY .
In the window “Found New Hardware Wizard”, the menu “Completing the Found New Hardware
Wizard” is displayed.
10. Click F INISH to complete the installation.
For more information, refer to the corresponding readme file.
Linux
The Linux driver for the SysKonnect SK-9Exx/9Sxx Gigabit Ethernet Server Adapter Family sup-
ports the Linux kernel 2.4.13 and higher stable versions. The installation procedure described in this
manual is a general description for Intel/x86 computers, which is valid for all distributions.
The installation package offers the following three installation procedures:
•
User installation
• Expert installation
• Patch generation
The option U SER I NSTALLATION is recommended for normal users. Using this mode, the driver is in-
stalled automatically without any user interaction. In case of installation problems, the driver installa-
tion script autonomously tries to solve the problems. Selecting this installation procedure, the driver
is compiled automatically and the resulting driver module object file is installed in a suitable location
(usually in the directory /lib/modules/...). No source files of the driver are installed into the kernel di-
rectory. Only the driver module object file and the manual page (man page) of the driver are installed
on your system permanently.