This document explains how to install network drivers for an
EtherExpress 16, 16TP, 16C, FLASH, or MCA adapter on a Microsoft
Windows 95* workstation.
Driver Location
Drivers are located in the following locations on the EtherExpress 16
LAN Adapter Configuration and Driver disk that came with your adapter:
\WIN95\EE16MINI.SYS
\WIN95\NETEE16.INF
If you do not have a WIN95 directory on your EtherExpress 16 LAN Adapter
Configuration and Driver disk, you can download the latest EtherExpress
16 driver disk, the file is E16DISK.EXE and is available through Intel's
online services.
Before You Start
You must configure and test the EtherExpress 16 adapter with SOFTSET.EXE
before adding the adapter to Network Setup in Windows 95. Boot the
workstation with a DOS disk, and then insert the EtherExpress 16 LAN
Adapter Configuration and Driver disk into drive A. At the DOS prompt
type:
A:SOFTSET
- Select "AUTOMATIC SETUP" to let SoftSet configure the EtherExpress 16
adapter to work in your computer, or select "MANUAL SETUP" if you want
to designate which interrupt and I/O address you want the EtherExpress
16 to use.
- Select "RUN DIAGNOSTICS" from the main menu to test the configuration
you have selected. If the EtherExpress 16 adapter fails diagnostics, it
maynot function correctly under Windows 95.
NOTE: SoftSet is a DOS program and will not run in Windows 95. You must
run SoftSet from DOS. If you already have Windows 95 installed on your
computer, You can boot to DOS by inserting a DOS boot disk into your
floppy disk drive A when rebooting, or you can select "RESTART THE
COMPUTER IN MS-DOS MODE" when you shut down (choose Shut Down from the
Start menu in Windows 95).
General Installation
- Open the "My Computer" icon.
- Open the "Control Panel" icon from the My Computer window.
- Open the "Network" icon from the Control Panel window.
- <Optional> If you're replacing a previously installed LAN adapter,
select the old adapter and click "Remove".
- From the Configuration tab, click "Add".
- From the Select Network Component Type window, select "Adapter" and
click "Add".
- From the Select Network Adapter window, click "Have Disk".
- From the Install From Disk window, insert the EtherExpress 16 LAN
adapter Configuration and Driver disk into drive A: and specify the path
as: A:\WIN95
- From the Select Network Adapter window, select "Intel EtherExpress 16
or 16TP" from the list of models and click "OK".
NOTE: If you are using an EtherExpress 16 MCA (IBM PS/2 MicroChannel)
adapter, select "EtherExpress 16 (MCA)" from the models list.
- The Network window then shows a list of the installed components.
Windows 95 adds two default protocols: IPX/SPX-compatible protocol and
NetBEUI.
- <Optional> To share files and printers on this workstation, click
"File and Print Sharing" and select the options you want.
- From the Network Window, click the Identification tab, enter a
unique computer name and the name of your new or existing workgroup.
- Select the Configuration tab. Select "Intel EtherExpress 16 or 16TP"
from the list and click Properties.
- From the EtherExpress 16 or 16TP Adapter Properties window, click
the Resources tab. Then specify the configuration type as "Basic
Configuration 0", select the interrupt and I/O address range that you
set earlier using SoftSet, and click "OK".
NOTE: In the EtherExpress 16 Advanced Properties, there is a setting for
I/O Channel Ready. The default I/O Channel Ready setting is "LATE",
which sets the EtherExpress 16 adapter to run in 16-bit mode. This
setting is recommended for most systems.
Setting I/O Channel Ready to "NEVER" forces the adapter into 8-bit mode.
This setting is required when the EtherExpress 16 can pass the On-board
diagnostics in SoftSet only when the Force 8-bit operation is set to
"YES".
DO NOT set I/O Channel Ready to "EARLY". Setting the I/O Channel Ready
to "EARLY" may cause the adapter to become inoperable.
- 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 16 OR 16TP (0000) ADAPTER IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY
If Windows 95 fails to detect or initialize the EtherExpress 16 adapter,
you will get this error message when starting Windows 95:
"Your network adapter Intel EtherExpress 16 or 16TP (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:
- Verify that the I/O address and interrupt that you specified for the
EtherExpress 16 is correct by running SOFTSET.EXE and selecting "View
Configuration" from the menu. If the I/O address or interrupt is
different from the value you specified when installing Windows 95,
select "Manual Setup" from the SoftSet main menu and change the I/O
address and interrupt to match the settings in Windows 95.
- Verify that the I/O address and interrupt being used by the
EtherExpress 16 adapter are not being used by any other device in your
workstation, including a sound card, faxmodem, scanner, tape backup,
serial port, or parallel port.
Look at the documentation or setup programs for the other installed
adapters in your computer to verify what I/O address and interrupts they
are using. Some sound cards use multiple interrupts and I/O addresses.
For example, a typical sound card will use an I/O address of 220 and IRQ
5 for the sound port and an I/O address of 330 and
IRQ 11 for the MIDI/Joystick port.
- Verify that the EtherExpress 16 passes all diagnostic tests by
running SOFTSET.EXE from DOS and selecting "Run Diagnostics". If the
EtherExpress 16 fails diagnostics it will not function correctly under
Windows 95.
If On-Board diagnostics fail, try setting the adapter to use a
different I/O address, specify a different interrupt, or set the
Force 8-bit option to "Yes".
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 16 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 16 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:
- Open the "My Computer" icon.
- Open the "Control Panel" icon from the My Computer window.
- Open the "Network" icon from the Control Panel window.
- Select the "Intel EtherExpress 16 or 16TP" from the Network
Components
list, and click "Remove". This removes the adapter and all associated
components from the Windows 95 network configuration.
- From the Network Configuration window, click "OK".
- 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".
- After the workstation reboots, continue at step 1 of the GENERAL
INSTALLATION section of this document.
PLEASE NOTE:
This product is no longer being manufactured by Intel. THESE DOCUMENTS ARE PROVIDED FOR HISTORICAL
REFERENCE PURPOSES ONLY AND ARE SUBJECT TO THE TERMS SET FORTH IN THE "LEGAL" INFORMATION" LINK BELOW.
For information on currently available Intel products, please see
www.intel.com and/or developer.intel.com
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