Installation

Windows NT 4.0

Note:
Previous versions of SOHARD ARCNET-NT drivers must be removed from your system, before installing the new driver (driver versions less than V04.00)!! You can remove previous drivers by removing the registry path HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\farc (where farc means farc or farc66). After removing the old drivers registry entry, you must reboot your system!

SH ARC-USB does not support NT 4.0!
 

  1. Insert the software driver disk into the disk drive
  2. Run ControlPanel/Network
  3. Select NetworkAdapter
  4. Click on Add...
  5. Click on Have Disk...
  6. Choose a drivertype in the Options-Box and click on OK
  7. Follow the instructions on your screen. (See also Configuration)
  8. When you are asked for the bustype of the adapter (only 20020/20022/20020C), you should choose the bustype (ISA or PCI) and busnumber (almost 0), where your adapter is located in your system.

Do NOT select other bustypes!
If a node-id switch is present on the adapter (present on some 90C66/90C165-adapters), it should be deactivated or set to 0, if using the 90C66-driver, otherwise the adapter is possibly not properly recognized by the driver.

The ARCNET-adapter will appear in the network-adapter listbox. By clicking on Properties... you can change the settings of the selected driver.

Note:  The system must be shut down and restarted after installation!

Multiple Adapter Installation

  1. put one (only one) ARCNET adapter in your machine
  2. install the driver for the adapter
  3. shut down the machine
  4. put in the next adapter
  5. install the driver
  6. change the "Driver access name" for the 2nd adapter

This procedure is only needed, if installing more than one adapter of the same type (e.g. 2x SH ARCPCI)
 

Windows 98/Me, 2000 and later

SH ARC-PCI, SH ARC-PCMCIA or SH ARC-USB

Driver installation follows PnP rules. Follow the instructions of the hardware wizard after power on or plug on.

ISA Adapters

E.g. with Windows XP:

  1. Start the Hardware wizard ("Add Hardware") to install the driver and follow the instructions of the hardware wizard.
  2. Select "Yes, I have already connected the hardware"
  3. In the list of "Installed Hardware" select "Add new hardware device"
  4. Select "Install the hardware that I manually select from a list"
  5. Select "Show all device"
  6. Click "Have Disk" and browse to the driver directory
  7. Select the installed ARCNET device type

Multiple Adapter Installation

Multiple adapter installation on Windows 98/Me will only work with SH ARC-PCI or SH ARC-PCIu

  1. put one (only one) ARCNET adapter in your machine
  2. install the driver for the adapter
  3. change the "Driver access name" in properties (important)
  4. shut down the machine
  5. put in the next adapter
  6. install the driver
  7. change the "Driver access name" for the 2nd adapter (if neccessary)

This procedure is only needed, if installing more than
one adapter of the same type (e.g. 2x SH ARC-PCI)
 
 

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