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Windows* 95 Driver [FL32W95.EXE]

This file contains the EtherExpress™ FLASH 32 Miniport driver EFL32MINI.SYS v1.00 for Windows* 95.

disk FL32W95.EXE: Size:41778 Date:Feb 23,1996


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  This document explains how to install network drivers for an EtherExpress(TM)
  Flash 32 adapter on a Microsoft Windows* 95 workstation.

  DRIVER LOCATION
  ================
 
        \FL32MINI.SYS
        \NETFL32.INF

 
  GENERAL INSTALLATION
  ======================

  1. Open the "My Computer" icon.

  2. Open the "Control Panel" icon from the My Computer window.

  3. Open the "Network" icon from the Control Panel window.

  4.  If you're replacing a previously installed LAN adapter, 
     select the old adapter and click "Remove".  

  5. From the Configuration tab, click "Add".

  6. From the Select Network Component Type window, select "Adapter" and
     click "Add".
				
  7. From the Select Network Adapter window, click "Have Disk".
     
  8. From the Install From Disk window, insert the EtherExpress(TM) FLASH 32
     Driver disk into drive A: and specify the path as:

           A:\

  9. From the Select Network Adapter window, select "Intel EtherExpress  
     FLASH 32[EISA]" from the list of models and click "OK".

 10. The Network window then shows a list of the installed components. 
     Windows 95 adds two default protocols: IPX/SPX-compatible protocol 
     and NetBEUI.
			  
 11.  To share files and printers on this workstation, click
     "File and Print Sharing" and select the options you want.

 12. From the Network Window, click the Identification tab, enter a unique 
     computer name and the name of your new or existing workgroup.

 13. Select the Configuration tab. Highlight the "Intel EtherExpress FLASH 32"
     on the list and click on "Properties".
 
 14. From the EtherExpress FLASH 32 Adapter Properties window, click the
     "Advanced" tab. You will see several properties associated with the 
     FLASH 32 adapter. Select the "Slot Number" property and specify the EISA
     slot the Intel EtherExpress Flash 32 adapter is using in your workstation
     and click "OK".
     
 15. From the Network window, click "OK".

     If prompted for the Intel EtherExpress FLASH 32 Driver Disk, insert the 
     disk with the FLASH 32 drivers into drive A: and select "OK"
     
     If prompted for the file FL32.DOS, insert the disk with the FLASH 32 
     drivers into drive A: and select "OK"

 16. When Windows 95 finishes copying files and updating the network
     configuration, and you are prompted to restart your computer for
     the changes to take effect, click "Yes".


  TROUBLESHOOTING TIPS
  ====================

  INTEL ETHEREXPRESS FLASH 32[EISA] (0000) IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY
  ------------------------------------------------------------
  If Windows 95 fails to detect or initialize the EtherExpress FLASH 32, 
  you will get this error message when starting Windows 95:

  "Your network adapter Intel EtherExpress FLASH 32 (0000) is not
  working properly. You may need to set it up again. For more information,
  see the Network Troubleshooting in Windows help."

  Try these steps:
 
  1. Verify that the SLOT number specified in Windows 95 is correct.
     You can verify which slot the EtherExpress FLASH 32 adapter is using
     by running FL32DIAG.EXE and selecting "VIEW CURRENT CONFIGURATION"
     from the main menu. 

  2. Verify that interrupt being used by the EtherExpress FLASH 32 adapter 
     is not being used by any other device in your workstation, including 
     a sound card, faxmodem, scanner, tape backup, serial port, or 
     parallel port. You can verify which interrupt the EtherExpress 
     FLASH 32 adapter is using by running FL32DIAG.EXE and selecting 
     "VIEW CURRENT CONFIGURATION from the main menu. 

     Look at the documentation or setup programs for the other installed 
     adapters in your computer to verify what interrupts they are using. 
     Some sound cards use multiple interrupts. For example, a typical sound 
     card will use IRQ 5 for the sound port and IRQ 11 for the 
     MIDI/Joystick port.

  3. Verify that the EtherExpress FLASH 32 passes all diagnostic tests 
     by running FL32DIAG.EXE from DOS and selecting "Run Diagnostics". 
     If the EtherExpress FLASH 32 fails diagnostics it will not function 
     correctly under Windows 95.

     If On-Board diagnostics fail, try setting the adapter to use a
     different interrupt, or try another EISA slot.

     If On-Network diagnostics fail, there is likely a cable, connector, 
     or hub problem. Verify that the cabling you are using is connected 
     properly and that the cable is not defective. For more information
     on cable specifications, view the 10BaseT or COAX ethernet cabling 
     readme files on the EtherExpress FLASH 32 LAN adapter Configuration 
     and Drivers disk.

     Note: "Responder not found" is NOT an error.  This message will be 
     displayed IF YOU ARE NOT RUNNING THE SOFTSET RESPONDER ON ANOTHER 
     MACHINE with an EtherExpress card or if the card cannot actually 
     communicate with the responder card. If you do not have a responder 
     running or if the two cards cannot communicate, the diagnostics 
     will try to send packets back to itself.


  ADAPTER PASSES DIAGNOSTICS BUT STILL DOES NOT WORK WITH WINDOWS 95
  ------------------------------------------------------------------
  If the adapter passes diagnostics but still does not work with Windows 95,
  there could be a problem with the network setup configuration. If you've 
  made several attempts to configure the network setup for Windows 95 or had 
  another adapter installed before the EtherExpress FLASH 32 adapter, it may 
  be necessary to restore the Windows 95 network configuration to default 
  settings and then reconfigure the Windows 95 network setup. Here's how:
	
  1. Open the "My Computer" icon.

  2. Open the "Control Panel" icon from the My Computer window.

  3. Open the "Network" icon from the Control Panel window.

  4. Select the "Intel EtherExpress FLASH 32[EISA]" from the Network 
     Components list, and click "Remove". This removes the adapter and 
     all associated components from the Windows 95 network configuration.

  5. From the Network Configuration window, click "OK".

  6. When Windows 95 finishes copying files and updating the network
     configuration, you will be prompted to restart your computer for the
     changes to take effect, click "Yes".

  7. After the workstation reboots, continue at step 1 of the GENERAL
     INSTALLATION section of this document.


  EtherExpress FLASH 32 custom driver properties:
  ===============================================
  Below is a description of the EtherExpress FLASH 32 custom driver properties.
  All other properties listed in Windows 95 for the EtherExpress 32 are standard 
  Windows 95 properties for EISA adapters and are documented by Microsoft.

  ON  
  Range: 1-32767 		DEFAULT Setting: ON=272
  The ON parameter limits the number of clock cycles the EtherExpress(TM) 
  Flash32 adapter will hold the bus for data transfers.  For best performance, 
  this  setting should be high enough for the Transmit FIFO, to be filled, or the 
  Receive FIFO emptied in a single bus access.  The default setting for this 
  parameter is 10 to insure wider compatibility.

  OFF  
  Range:1-32767 		DEFAULT Setting: OFF=2
  This parameter is the minimum number of clock cycles the EtherExpress Flash32 
  adapter card will remain off the bus between data transfers. For best performance, 
  this setting should be set to a minimum, thus allowing the Flash32 access as 
  needed. 

  FIFO 
  Range: 2-15		DEFAULT setting: FIFO=12 
  FIFO defines the threshold for requesting bus access. For systems with high 
  bus latency, this setting should be increased.  For systems with very low 
  latency, this setting may be reduced. For best performance, this should be set 
  as low as possible without causing DMA over/underruns.
  



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Directory of Archive [FL32W95.EXE]

FileNameFileSizeFileDate
!57096-02-23
fl32.dos2091295-02-17
fl32mini.sys3328095-08-22
fl32odi.com3848793-11-16
fl32w95.txt813596-02-23
netfl32.inf763595-08-17

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