User`s guide

44 • Driver Installation
4.2 LAN Driver Installation
This section describes the LAN driver installation procedures for the
onboard Ethernet controller Intel 82559. The Intel 82559 is a 32-bit
10/100MBps Ethernet controller for the PCI local bus-compliant PC. It
supports the bus mastering architecture, and Auto-negotiation features
which makes it possible to combine a common Ethernet cable (RJ-45
connector with twisted-pair cabling) for use with both 10Mbps and 100Mbps
connection. Drivers are available in the ADLINK CD located under
X:\CHIPDRV\LAN\100PDISK, where X: is the letter of the CD-ROM drive.
4.2.1 Software and Driver Support
The Intel 82559 driver support the following Operating Systems or platforms:
• Windows 98, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows NT
• Novell Netware, DOS Setup for Novell NetWare DOS
• UNIX, OS2, Linux
All the above drivers are included in the ADLINK CD. In the following section,
driver installation for Windows 98, Windows XP, Windows 2000, and
Windows NT are outlined. For driver installation of non-Windows Operating
Systems, refer to the readme file inside the CD.