0.4 NT WINDOWS

Driver 7890-AIC .D

WINDOWS NT 4.0

Swapping a Host Adapter for v4.0

Swapping one type of host adapter for another is similar to the procedure for adding a host adapter. The important distinction is that you make all software configuration changes while Windows NT is running and before you make the hardware changes.

NOTE: If you do not install the driver that comes with the new host adapter, it may result in Windows NT failing to boot.

1.Install the driver for the new host adapter by following the steps in the section on “Updating Windows NT with the Driver”.

It is not essential to remove the device driver for the host adapter you are replac- ing. Windows NT dynamically detects the absence or presence of host adapter hardware, and no problems should arise if you leave the existing device driver installed. You may remove the device driver later, after you have successfully rebooted Windows NT. However, if you leave the driver in, the system alerts you with an error message of the extra device driver every time you boot. See section on “Removing a Host Adapter”.

2.Once the new device driver is installed, shut down Windows NT and replace the existing host adapter.

3.Restart your computer and Windows NT. It is possible that some drive letter assignments may change from the previous configuration.

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