Windows NT 4.0 Installation & Setup

Instant Gigabit Series

8.The following screen will appear next, indicating that the drivers have been installed successfully. Click the Finish button.

9.When asked if you want to restart your PC, remove all disks and click Yes. If Windows does not ask you to restart your PC, click the Start button, choose Shut Down, choose Restart, then click Yes.

The Windows Millennium driver installation is complete. Refer to the sec- tion on Configuring the Instant Gigabit Network Adapter for Windows 95, 98, and Millennium for more information about the setup of the Adapter.

Note: From this point on, you must provide Windows with a User name and Password every time you are prompted to do so. Remember to click OK to properly log into Windows. If you click Cancel or hit the Escape (ESC) key, you will not log into the network.

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Overview

The following instructions will set up the Instant Gigabit Network Adapter in a computer running NT 4.0 server/workstation. You should have your original Windows NT CD-ROM available during the installation, as you might be asked to supply it. Always contact your network administrator or consult your NT documentation if you have questions.

To install the network driver for an NT 4.0 Server or Workstation

1.Log into Windows NT as an administrator (or as a user with administra- tive rights) .

2.Click on Start, Settings, Control Panel, and then double-click on the Network icon.

3.If you have not previously installed Windows NT networking on your com- puter, a message will appear that reads: Windows NT Networking is not installed. Do you want to install it now?

•If you see this message, click Yes to install NT networking along with the Instant Gigabit Network Adapter's network driver, and continue to the next

section.

•If you don't see this message, NT networking is already installed and you should turn to the Installing the Instant Gigabit Network Adapter Driver if Networking is Already Installed section.

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