EXP Computer ThinLan 110 - Manual (Page 2)

SOFTWARE INSTALLATION FOR DOS/WINDOWS 3.1
The ThinLan PC Card provides both Netware DOS ODI and NDIS device driver.
Before proceeding the installation for either Netware DOS ODI or NDIS driver, it
is recommended that your system has Card Service and Socket Service compliant
software installed. If not, the installation program of the ThinLan PC Card will
provide the Point Enabler driver for Intel 82365SL Personal Computer Interface
Controller (PCIC) or compatible.
The installation program of ThinLan PC Card will detect in the beginning if your
system is Card Service and Socket Service pre-installed. If these drivers are not
present, however, the installation program will provide you the options to installs
the Point Enabler driver only or Point Enabler driver with Netware ODI driver .
Perform the following procedures to install the Netware DOS ODI driver. If you
are to install NDIS driver and are not sure if the Card Services and Socket Service
Software are installed, you may also proceed the following steps to check it out
and install the Point Enabler driver when needed.
AUTOMATIC INSTALLATION
1. Insert the device driver diskette into a floppy disk drive on your computer.
2. Change the working directory to the floppy drive containing the device driver
diskette by typing “A:” or “B:”, then press ENTER.
3. At the DOS prompt (“A:>“ or “B:>“), type “INSTALL” followed by the
ENTER key.
4. Press ENTER or click on the OK button to continue when the opening screen
appears.
If Card Service is already installed
If the Card Service and Socket Service device drivers are already present, the
installation will prompt you to ask if you want to install Netware ODI driver. Press
the Continue button or ENTER key to continue, otherwise select EXIT to stop the
installation program; and you may choose to install NDIS driver yourself.
Netware ODI Driver Installation
If you select to install Netware ODI driver, a dialog box as shown below will
display the following 1) the directory to install the device driver; 2) the I/O port;
3) the IRQ number; 4) the Frame Type; 5) the Shell and 6) the First Network
Driver. Enter the directory you select to install the driver and press the TAB key to
forward to the next field to set the I/O port. The default settings of the I/O port are
300-30F. Likewise, move to next fields to set the IRQ and the so on. The default
settings are for users with Netware V3.11. For Netware V3.12 or above, the Frame
Type may be Ethernet_802.2 and the Shell may be VLM.EXE. You may refer to
your server administrator. Press the Install button when you complete the setting.
The installation program will continue automatically.
If the Card Service is not pre-installed
If your system are not Card Service pre-installed, the installation program will
firstly prompt a dialog box as the following figure for you to install a Point
Enabler driver. Press ENTER or click OK button to proceed.
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