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*                       SMC Networks, Inc.                        *
*            SMC EZ Card 10/100 FAST ETHERNET ADAPTER             *
*               NDIS4 MINIPORT DRIVER INSTALLATION                *
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*              Copyright (C) 2002 SMC Networks, Inc.              *
*                      All Rights Reserved.                       *
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The driver (SMC1255.SYS) contained in the root is for the following 
SMC Ethernet adapter:

        SMC EZ Card 10/100 (SMC1255TX)
        SMC EZ Card 10/100 (SMC1255TX-PF)
        
The driver (SMC1255.SYS) conforms to the Network Driver Interface 
Specification NDIS/4, and is used with Microsoft Windows 95 ORS2

***In the following description, we use the SMC EZ Card 10/100 (SMC1255TX)
Adapter as an example. For SMC EZ Card 10/100 (SMC1255TX-PF) adapter, the 
procedure is similar.

  Contents:
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   (A) Installing NDIS4 Miniport driver in Microsoft Windows 95 OSR2
   (B) Configuring NDIS4 Miniport driver in Microsoft Windows 95 OSR2
   
(A) Installing NDIS4 Miniport driver in Microsoft Windows 95 OSR2
=================================================================
    1. Plug SMC EZ Card 10/100 (SMC1255TX) Adapter into one of the
       Master PCI slots of your PCI platform.
    2. Turn the power ON, then boot from Windows 95.
    3. When Windows 95 prompts with "PCI Ethernet Controller" in
       "New Hardware Found" dialog box, click the "Next" button.
    4. Select "Search for the best driver for your device (Recommended)"
       form the "Add New Hardware Wizard" dialog box, then click the
       "Next" button.
    5. Insert the SMC Driver Diskette in your floppy drive.
    6. Select "Specify a location" and type Path "A:\" in the "Add New
       Hardware Wizard" dialog box, then click the "Next" button.
    7. Click the "Next" button in the "Add New Hardware Wizard" dialog box.
    8. Windows 95 will prompt with "SMC EZ Card 10/100 (SMC1255TX)"
       in the "Add New Hardware Wizard" dialog box.
    9. Click the "Next" button in the "Add New Hardware Wizard" dialog 
       box, then Windows 95 will copy the driver from A:\ to the 
       C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory and the NETSMC55.INF file from A:\ to
       the C:\WINDOWS\INF directory.
   10. When Windows prompts with "SMC EZ Card 10/100 (SMC1255TX)"
       in the "Add New Hardware Wizard" dialog box, 
       click the "Finsh" button.
   11. Remove the SMC Driver Diskette from your floppy 
       drive.
   12. Restart your computer to initialize the network function.

       NOTICE!! C:\WINDOWS is the directory where your Windows 95
                O.S. is located.


(B) Configuring the NDIS4 Miniport driver on Microsoft Windows 95
====================================================================

    1. Click the "My Computer" icon in the Main Program Group.
    2. Click the "Control Panel" icon in the My Computer window.
    3. Click the "Network" icon in the Control Panel window.
    4. Select the "SMC EZ Card 10/100 (SMC1255TX)"
       item from the "Network" dialog box, then click the "Properties"
       button.
    5. Click the "Advanced" button in the "SMC EZ Card 10/100 (SMC1255TX)
       Properties" dialog box.
    6. Configure the parameter settings, then click the OK button in the
       "SMC EZ Card 10/100 (SMC1255TX) Properties" dialog box.
    7. Click the OK button in the "Network" dialog box.
    8. Restart your computer to implement the new configuration.


Trademarks:
Microsoft Windows 95 is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.


