IBM 16/4 Token-Ring manual Select Device Manager

Note: If the search fails, select Other Locations and type the letter of your drive.

4.Select OK and then select Finish.

5.Although Windows has already found the driver diskette in a previous step, you might be prompted for its location. Enter a:\ if installing from a diskette or the letter of the CD-ROM drive.

Note: Some of the files on the diskette are located in the DOS subdirectory. If necessary, you will have to supply this subdirectory to get additional files copied onto your computer.

6.Windows 95 might prompt you for network names. If so, type your computer’s name and workgroup. Consult your system administrator if you do not know this information. Select OK to continue.

7.The driver files will be copied at this point. Windows might prompt you for the Windows 95 CD-ROM in order to install its default network protocols and services. Make sure that the location of your Windows 95 installation files (for example, d:\ or d:\win95 or c:\windows\catroot) appears in the entry and select OK. You might also be prompted again for the location of the driver files. Enter the appropriate location again as described previously.

After the files have been copied, a dialog box displays the following message:

To finish setting up your new hardware, you must

restart the computer. Do you want to restart your computer now?

8.Remove the driver diskette or CD-ROM from the computer and select Yes.

9.Check for the following conditions to determine whether the adapter is working correctly and whether installation has been completed successfully:

v The device driver files loaded successfully.

vThe Device Manager (System control panel applet) reports that the device is working correctly.

vThe adapter LEDs indicate normal operation: Green ON, Amber OFF.

If you experience problems, see “Chapter 4. Problem solving” on page 37.

Windows 98

Windows 98 ships with a device driver for your adapter. Although the driver will function with the adapter, it is strongly recommended that you use the driver included with your adapter. Use the following procedures to install the latest driver.

Installing the driver for a first-time Windows 98 installation

If you install Windows 98 on a computer that already has the adapter installed, Windows 98 may install a default driver for the adapter. If so, use the following procedure to install the driver that came with your adapter.

1.Select Start → Settings → Control Panel. This will display the Control Panel.

2.Double-click System. This loads the System Properties dialog.

3.Select Device Manager.

4.In the Device Manager, expand the Network adapters section by selecting the + that appears to the left of the words Network adapters. Select the entry labeled IBM PCI Token-Ring Adapter,NDIS4, and then select Properties.

5.Select Driver to display the driver information. On this page, select Update Driver.

6.At this point, the Update Device Driver Wizard dialog box opens. The dialog box contains the following text:

28IBM 16/4 Token-Ring PCI Management Adapter