Installing the Operating System 4-29

Installing and Setting Device Drivers

Follow these steps to install and configure the device drivers.

Network Driver

Specify the details of network driver.

The standard network drivers will be installed automatically, but the link speed and Duplex mode need to be specified manually. For each network controller:

1.Select [Settings] from the Start pop-up menu and click [Control Panel]. The [Control Panel] dialog box appears.

2.Double-click [Network].

The [Network] dialog box appears.

3.Click [Adapter], select network driver, and click [Properties]. The [Intel(R) PROSet II] dialog box for network adapter appears.

4.Click [Advanced] and specify the same [Link Speed & Duplex] value as specified for HUB.

5.Click [OK] on the [Intel(R) PROSet II] dialog box for network adapter.

6.Click [OK] on the [Network] dialog box.

Also, add or delete any protocols and services as required. You can perform these actions from the [Network] dialog box. Click [Protocol] to display the window to specify the protocols.

Graphic Accelerator Driver

IMPORTANT: Use Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack

1.Insert the EXPRESSBUILDER CD into CD-ROM drive.

2.When the EXPRESSBUILDER window opens, click on “Drivers & Utilities” in the "EB toolbar".

3.Select ATI, then click on “Rage XL Driver for Windows NT.”

4.Follow the prompts and messages to complete the installation.

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NEC 5800 manual Installing and Setting Device Drivers

5800 specifications

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