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Model 2977 DialFire RAS User Guide 4 • Driver installation and configuration
5. Follow the prompts
Installing the Driver: Downloaded
Use this procedure to install a driver that you have downloaded from the Patton Electronics Support Web site
(http://support.patton.com).
Note If you are installing multiple adapters, each adapter needs to be
installed separately. You need to restart your computer before install-
ing another adapter.
Procedure
1. Log on to Windows NT as Administrator.
2. From
Start, choose Settings > Control Panel > Network > Adapters.
3. Do one of the following:
– If this is the first time you have installed this driver, choose
Add > Have Disk.
– If you have installed an earlier version of this driver, choose
Update.
4. Enter the path to where the driver is stored and then choose
OK.
5. Choose the driver and then
OK.
6. Choose
OK on the Setup screen to complete installation.
The adapter appears on the Network Adapters list.
7. Choose
Close and restart the computer.
Installing the MS Loopback Adapter
Use this procedure to install the MS Loopback Adapter.
Procedure
1. From the Windows NT Control Panel, choose Network.
The system displays the following prompt: Windows NT Networking is not installed. Do you want to install
it now?
2. Choose
Yes.
The system asks if your computer is wired to the network or connected via Remote Access (modem).
3. Choose
Wired to the Network > Next > Select from list.
4. Choose
MS Loopback Adapter from the dialog box and Next.
5. Choose
NetBEUI as the network protocol and then Next.
6. Install the default network services by choosing
Next > Next.
The system asks for a directory path.
7. Enter either
d:\i386\ (for Intel processors; use d:\alpha\ for Alpha systems) and load your Windows NT CD-
ROM. (This assumes that your CD-ROM drive is drive D.)