Chapter 4 Diagnostic Utility

4.1 Installation

1.Please find out the diagnostic utility in the bundled CD-ROM, suppose your CD-ROM drive name in Windows is “E”, you can find the two utilities in “E:\Utility\”, Install98Se.exe is used for Windows 98SE and ME and Install2kxp.exe is for Windows 2000 and later version. Please execute the .exe file and follow the on-screen instructions to install diagnostic utility.

2.After installation completed, the program will launch automatically and add an icon in system tray (task area) for Windows 2000 and later. Besides, the default value of start up launch is enabled. As to Windows 98SE and ME, it needs to reboot the system to complete the installation process.

3.If you want to uninstall the program, you can click Start => All Programs => Realtek => GigaUtility => Uninstall, or uninstall it in “Add or Remove Programs” in “Control Panel”.

4.2Using Diagnostic Utility

4.2.1Start Diagnostic Utility

-The program must run under an account with administrator privileges for

Windows 2000 and later version.

- One can start the program via the shortcut:

Start => All Programs => Realtek => GigaUtility => 8169Diag.

-If the start up launch option is enabled, the pop-up menu of the main window (right click the tree view for NIC list) or that of system tray icon (right click the tray icon) will show "Disable Start Up Launch", and the program will launch automatically when user logins.

4.2.2Exit Diagnostic Utility

-To exit the program, one can either choose the menu item, "Exit".

4.2.3System Tray Icon and Pop-up Menu

-In the main window, one can enable or disable the system tray icon by selecting the menu item, "Show the Tray Icon" or "Remove the Tray Icon".

-Right click the tree view for NIC list or the system tray icon, it will launch a pop-up

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