W940ND.SYS Ver 1.30

                    Winbond Electronics Corporation

                               10/03/96


Description:

  1. W940ND.SYS is an NDIS 3.x driver for Windows NT 3.1 Platforms.

     If there is only one 940 card, the driver will automatically get IOBASE
     and IRQ from PCI Configuration Space.

     If there is more than one 940 card, the user can indicate a specified 940
     card by specifying an ID.

     If user does not input an ID to select a specified 940 card, this driver
     will automatically select a free 940 card to load.

  2. OEMSETUP.INF is a Network Setup Information File for Windows NT 3.1
     Platforms.


Installation:

  1. Load W940ND.SYS and OEMSETUP.INF files into local hard disk.

  2. Double-click the 'Control Panel' icon in the 'Main' Program Group.

  3. Double-click the 'Network' icon from the 'Control Panel' Window.

  4. Click the 'Add Adapter' button in the 'Network Settings' Dialog Box.

  5. When the 'Add Network Adapter' Dialog Box appears, select the '<Other>
     Requires disk from manufacturer' item in the list of network cards and
     then press <Enter>.

  6. Type the path name that contains W940ND.SYS and OEMSETUP.INF files
     and then press <Enter>.

  7. Select the 'Winbond 940 PCI Adapter' item in the 'Select OEM Option'
     Dialog Box and click the 'OK' button.

  8. If there is only one 940 card in your system, click the 'Ignore' button
     when the 'Input Ethernet ID' Dialog Box appears. Otherwise, type Ethernet
     ID when the 'Input Ethernet ID' Dialog Box appears and then click the 'OK'
     button.

  9. Bind the adapter to the transport drivers by choosing the 'Binding' button
     in the 'Network Settings' Dialog Box.

  10.When you have finished the installation procedure, click the 'OK' button.

  11.The SETUP program has already copied the files W940ND.SYS and
     OEMSETUP.INF to the c:\winnt35\system32\drivers directory, but
     OEMSETUP.INF has been renamed as another installation information file.

  12.Restart your computer.


Use:

  1. boot your computer,

  2. If you want to select another 940 card, perform the following steps:
       a. Double-click the 'Control Panel' icon in the 'Main' Program Group.
       b. Double-click the 'Network' icon from the 'Control Panel' Window.
       c. Select the 'Winbond 940 PCI Adapter' item in the 'Installed Adapter
          Cards' Window, and double-click the 'Configure' button.
       d. When the 'Input Ethernet ID' Dialog Box appears, type the Ethernet ID
          of the other 940 card you want to select and then click the 'OK'
          button.
       e. Click the 'OK' button in the 'Network Settings' Dialog Box.
       f. Restart your system.


Trouble Shooting

  1. Message: 'At least one service or driver failed during system startup.
               Use Event Viewer to examine the event log for details.'
     Solution: Make sure
               a. your 940 card is plugged into your system, or
               b. if there is more than one 940 cards, you must indicate a
                  specified 940 card by inputing IDs.

  2. Condition: The Windows NT 3.1 can not boot normally.
     Solution: Make sure that your W89C940 PCI card is connected to the cable.


Histories of Release:

    ***) 1.00,  11-03-1995
         First release.

    ***) 1.10,  02-26-1996

    ***) 1.20,  09-18-1996
         When there are more than one 940 cards in the system,
         if user does not input an ID to select a specified 940 card, this
         driver will automatically select a 940 card to load.

    ***) 1.30,  10-03-1996
         When there are more than one 940 cards in the system,
         if user does not input an ID to select a specified 940 card, this
         driver will automatically select a free 940 card to load.