Ethernet Adapter  (260-5505/A/B)     Addendum           Faxback Doc. # 5611

NOTE: There are three versions of this product, identified with either an
      "A", "B" or nothing following the catalog number. With the exception
      of the jumper settings and the SuperDisk version, these boards are
      essentially identical. The SuperDisk software configuration files are
      backware compatible; the "A" version works with both the "A" and the
      non-lettered adapter boards. The "B" version works with all adapter
      boards.

NOTE: Some Superdisks for the 260-5505B were labeled 2.0, but the correct
      version of 2.1B is actually on the disk. To verify that the disk you
      have is version 2.1B, read the README.DOC file located in the root
      directory for the disk. The version number 2.1B should be displayed at
      the beginning of the text. If no version number appears or any version
      less than 2.1B, do not use the disk to configure the 260-5505B adapter.

NOTE: To identify which board you have, turn the board over and look at the
      solder side. There are several stickers; One of these stickers will
      have a Western Digital ID number. The ID number for the plain adapter
      board will have "WD8003EB"; the "A" and "B" version will have
      "WD8003EP."

The following items were noted during review of the Tandy Ethernet Adapter
and version 2.0 SuperDisk. All issues are minor and do not require changes
to the documentation or SuperDisk software.

1. The new EZSETUP USER.DOS file states that setting an adapter to an I/O
   address which is already in use by the computer will cause "Peculiar
   results".  These include the EZSETUP program reporting conflicting
   settings between the current and actual board settings.  Also, it is sometimes
   not possible to change to a non-conflicting setting without rebooting the
   computer.  This is not documented.

2. Using Set Configuration in the DIAGNOSE program to change the settings,
   EZSETUP reports the current setting as the ones set prior to using
   DIAGNOSE.  This can cause the top of the screen to not match the actual
   settings that are listed in the prompts when changing the settings.

3. Running a Novell IPX file which was generated for a specific hardware
   configuration (i.e., I/O 280, IRQ 3, RAM D000), still displays "Hardware
   Configuration:  First Software Configured Adapter."  It should display the
   hardware configuration settings. The IPX functions correctly otherwise
   and "IPX I" will display the correct settings.

4. When configuring the LAN drivers during Novell NETGEN for both Hardware
   and Software configured adapters, the Hardware configured driver must be
   LAN A.  If "First Software Configured Configured Adapter" is chosen first,
   the Hardware configurations are removed from the NETGEN list.

5. The USER.DOC file in the DIAGNOSE differs by one byte between the 3.5"
   and 5.25" media.  The difference is minor; "Files" on the 3.5" disk and
   "FILes" on the 5.25" disk.

6. If two or more software configured adapters (jumper W1 = SOFT) to be
   installed in the same computer, each adapter must be configured individually
   before they are installed together.  If the adapters have the same I/O
   address, which would occur with the factory default settings, EZSETUP will
   display one adapter with a board address that does not match any of the
   installed boards.  Configuring multiple adapters is not documented in the
   Installation Guide, but it is covered in EZSETUP USER.DOC file. Once they
   are configured to non-conflicting I/O addresses, EZSETUP will display the
   correct settings.

7. The manual (pages 26-27) and USER.DOS file state that the node address
   (/NODE option in EZSETUP) can be used to identify each adapter when more
   than one is installed in a computer.  This is only true if the I/O addresses
   have been set individually before installing the adapters together.  If
   two or more adapters with the factory default settings or with the same
   I/O address are installed, "EZSETUP /NODE:nodeaddress: will display the
   message "Error:  No board found with this node address".

8. When using EZSETUP with multiple adapters, an additional line, "Starlan
   10 Mode n/a", appears in the setup screen.  This causes no problems.

9. The README.DOC file indicates that the server drivers for Netware 2.1x
   are in the NETWAR21 directory.  They are actually in the root directory.

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