User`s guide

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CHAPTER
3
The Ada
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ter Driver Software
A network device driver must be installed before the SGI Gigabit Ethernet Adapter can be used
with your Windows NT system. If the adapter hardware and software has been pre-installed in
your system, you may wish to skip to “Changing Configuration Parameters” on page 3-6. This
chapter describes how to perform the following tasks:
Installing the driver software in the Windows NT environment
Changing the driver configuration once installed
Updating or reinstalling the driver software
Moving or removing the driver software
Installin
g
the Adapter Driver Software
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The adapter must be physically installed in your server or workstation prior to install-
ing the driver software. See Chapter 2, “Installing the Adapter Hardware,” for details.
To install the adapter software for Windows NT, perform the following procedure:
1. Start your Windows NT system and log in.
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You must have Network Administrator privileges to install the driver software.
2. Open the Control Panel: