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Dell-Installed Windows 95 Service Release 2 To reinstall the NIC driver in a system running Dellinstalled Windows 95 Service Release 2, perform the following steps: 1. Use the Program Diskette Maker (in the Dell Accessories folder) to make a diskette copy of the NIC drivers installed on your hard-disk drive. 2. Connect the network cable to the back of your computer. See "Network Cable Requirements" found earlier in this chapter. 3. Verify that the integrated NIC is enabled and connected to its network. See "NIC" in Chapter 2 for more information. 4. Start the Windows 95 operating system. 5. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and click Control Panel. Then double-click the System icon. 6. In the System Properties window, click the Device Manager tab. 7. In the list of system devices, double-click Other Devices. Then click PCI Ethernet Controller. 8. Click Properties to access the PCI Ethernet Controller window. 9. Select the Driver tab, and then click Update Driver. The Update Device Driver Wizard starts. 10. Insert the NIC driver diskette 2 into drive A, and select Yes (Recommended). 11. Click Next and then click Finish to access the Insert Disk dialog box. 12. Click OK to access the Copying Files dialog box. Type a:\ and click OK. The Windows 95 operating system begins to copy files to the system's hard-disk drive. 13. When you are prompted for the location of additional files, specify the c:\windows\options\cabs directory on your hard-disk drive or the \win95 directory on your CD-ROM drive. Then click OK to access the System Properties dialog box, and click OK. The Windows 95 operating system finishes copying all of the files to the system's hard-disk drive. 14. When the System Settings Change dialog box appears, remove the diskette from drive A and click Yes to restart the system. 15. When the system restarts, the Enter Network Password dialog box appears. Enter the username and password you want to use for network access. See your Windows 95 documentation for information about usernames and passwords. Windows 95 Operating Systems Not Installed by Dell To reinstall the NIC driver in a system running a Windows 95 operating system not installed by Dell, perform the following steps: 1. Use the Program Diskette Maker (in the Dell Accessories folder) to make a diskette copy of the NIC drivers installed on your hard-disk drive. 2. Connect the network cable to the back of your computer. See "Network Cable Requirements" found earlier in this chapter. 3. Verify that the integrated NIC is enabled and connected to its network. See "NIC" in Chapter 2 for more information. 4. Start the Windows 95 operating system. 5. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and click Control Panel. Then double-click the System icon. 6. In the System Properties window, click the Device Manager tab. In the list of system devices, doubleclick Other Devices. Then select PCI Ethernet Controller, and click Properties to access the PCI Ethernet Controller window. 7. Select the Driver tab, and then click Change Driver to access the Select Hardware Type dialog box. Using Integrated Devices 4-5

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Using Integrated Devices
4-5
Dell-Installed Windows 95 Service Release 2
To reinstall the NIC driver in a system running Dell-
installed Windows 95 Service Release 2, perform the
following steps:
1.
Use the Program Diskette Maker (in the Dell
Accessories folder) to make a diskette copy of the
NIC drivers installed on your hard-disk drive.
2.
Connect the network cable to the back of your
computer.
See “Network Cable Requirements” found earlier in
this chapter.
3.
Verify that the integrated NIC is enabled and con-
nected to its network.
See “NIC” in Chapter 2 for more information.
4.
Start the Windows 95 operating system.
5.
Click the Start button, point to Settings, and click
Control Panel. Then double-click the System
icon.
6.
In the System Properties window, click the Device
Manager tab.
7.
In the list of system devices, double-click Other
Devices. Then click PCI Ethernet Controller.
8.
Click Properties to access the PCI Ethernet Con-
troller window.
9.
Select the Driver tab, and then click Update
Driver.
The Update Device Driver Wizard starts.
10.
Insert the NIC driver diskette 2 into drive A, and
select Yes (Recommended).
11.
Click Next and then click Finish to access the
Insert Disk dialog box.
12.
Click OK to access the Copying Files dialog box.
Type
a:\
and click OK.
The Windows 95 operating system begins to copy
files to the system’s hard-disk drive.
13.
When you are prompted for the location of addi-
tional files, specify the
c:\windows\options\cabs
directory on your hard-disk drive or the
\win95
directory on your CD-ROM drive. Then click OK
to access the System Properties dialog box, and
click OK.
The Windows 95 operating system finishes copying
all of the files to the system’s hard-disk drive.
14.
When the System Settings Change dialog box
appears, remove the diskette from drive A and
click Yes to restart the system.
15.
When the system restarts, the Enter Network
Password dialog box appears. Enter the user-
name and password you want to use for network
access.
See your Windows 95 documentation for informa-
tion about usernames and passwords.
Windows 95 Operating Systems Not Installed by
Dell
To reinstall the NIC driver in a system running a Win-
dows 95 operating system not installed by Dell, perform
the following steps:
1.
Use the Program Diskette Maker (in the Dell
Accessories folder) to make a diskette copy of the
NIC drivers installed on your hard-disk drive.
2.
Connect the network cable to the back of your
computer.
See “Network Cable Requirements” found earlier in
this chapter.
3.
Verify that the integrated NIC is enabled and con-
nected to its network.
See “NIC” in Chapter 2 for more information.
4.
Start the Windows 95 operating system.
5.
Click the Start button, point to Settings, and click
Control Panel. Then double-click the System
icon.
6.
In the System Properties window, click the Device
Manager tab. In the list of system devices, double-
click Other Devices. Then select PCI Ethernet
Controller, and click Properties to access the PCI
Ethernet Controller window.
7.
Select the Driver tab, and then click Change
Driver to access the Select Hardware Type dialog
box.