Readme File for M4CXW2K.sys
D-Link DGE-530T Gigabit Ethernet Adapter

NDIS5 Miniport Driver for Windows 2000 (x86)

This file contains
 1  Overview
 2  Required Files
 3  Installation
    3.1  Installing the driver
    3.2  Updating the driver
 4  Parameters
 5  Troubleshooting
 6  History

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1  Overview
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M4CXW2K.sys is the NDIS5 32-bit Miniport driver for the
D-Link DGE-530T Gigabit Ethernet Adapter.

This driver supports only Windows 2000 (x86).
This README file explains how to install the Miniport driver on a machine
running Windows 2000 (x86).

This M4CXW2K NDIS5 Miniport driver cannot be used with other 
Windows versions than Windows 2000 (x86).
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2  Required Files
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To install the driver, the following files are required:

M4CXW2K.sys D-Link DGE-530T Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
NDIS5 Miniport driver
netm4cx.inf   installation setup script
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3  Installation
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3.1  Installing the driver
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Read the installation instructions in the adapter manual carefully.
Follow these instructions to install the adapter in your computer.


With PCI adapters, due to the plug & play facility of PCI, the Windows 2000 
(x86) system is able to find, identify, and configure an adapter 
automatically. 


If the adapter is not detected during boot by Windows 2000 (x86) the 
operating system will ask you for the driver. Insert the installation disk 
and follow the instructions from Windows 2000 (x86). 
If the adapter is not detected during installation by Windows 2000 (x86) the 
adapter is installed as "Ethernet Controller" under "Other Devices". 
To install the driver you have to perform a driver update as described 
in the next section.


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3.2  Updating the driver
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To update the driver, proceed as follows:

1.  On the desktop right click on MY COMPUTER.
2.  Select MANAGE.
3.  In the "Device Manager" select the adapter you wish to update.
4.  Double click. 
5.  Select DRIVER.
6.  Click UPDATE DRIVER ... .
7.  Follow the instructions given by Windows 2000 (x86) to locate the driver. 
8.  If the driver which is found to be the latest is not the one you want 
    to install, select the checkbox "Install one of the other drivers".
9.  Click NEXT. 
10. Select the driver to be installed in the next listbox.
11. Click NEXT.
    A message will be displayed that the driver is not digitally signed by
    Microsoft.
12. Click YES.
    The message "Windows has finished installing the software for this 
    device" is displayed.
13. Click FINISH to complete the installation.


Please note that the latest version of the M4CXW2K driver is
available for download from our web site:

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4  Parameters
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The M4CXW2K.sys driver allows you to modify several options in order to 
optimize the operation of your D-Link DGE-530T Gigabit Ethernet Adapter. 

1.  In "Network and Dial-up Connections" right click on the adapter you 
    want to configure.
2.  Select "Properties". 
3.  Click "Configure".
4.  Click "Advanced".
5.  In the "Property" box, select the option that you want to change.
6.  Enter the desired value in the "Value" box.
7.  When finished, click OK .

    Windows 2000 (x86) will reload the driver with the changed settings.


The parameters supported by the driver are described below.



Network Address
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Registry Name:	"NetworkAddress"
Default value:  burned-in adapter address
Valid range:    0y-00-00-00-00-01 to FE-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF (hexadecimal), 
                where at least the "locally administered" bit 2h 
                (i.e. bit #1) in the 'y' nibble must be set and the 
                multicast" bit 1h (i.e. bit #0) must not be set

CAUTION: Each individual network MAC address can only be used once in a
         network. Assigning the same address to more than one adapter in 
         the same network is not allowed and can cause serious network 
         problems.

To use a network MAC address other than the one burned into the adapter,
enter the network address in the following hexadecimal format:

    XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX (e.g. 00-05-5D-93-12-34).

If the network address field blank is left blank (or a different number of
digits is specified), the network address burned into the adapter will 
be used.


Connection Type
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Registry Name:	"ConnectionType_A"
Default value:  0 = "Auto-Sense"
Valid range:    0 = "Auto-Sense"
                11 = "10Mbps Half Duplex"
                12 = "10Mbps Full Duplex"
		13 = "100Mbps Half Duplex"
		14 = "100Mbps Full Duplex"

This parameter contain information regarding autonegotiation, 
duplex capabilities and link speed. The link between Connection type and 
these parameters above mentionated is presented below.

Connection Type		Autonegotiation		DuplexCapabilities		Link Speed
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AutoSense		On			Half and Full Fuplex		Auto
10Mbps Half Duplex	Off			Half Duplex			10
10Mbps Full Duplex	Off			Full Fuplex			10
100Mbps Half Duplex	Off			Half Duplex			100
100Mbps Full Duplex	Off			Full Fuplex			100


Jumbo Frame Support
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Registry Name:	"MaxFrSize"
Default value:  1514 (decimal)
Valid values:   1514 = "Off"
		9014 = "On"

This parameter specifies the frame size that the driver will support. 
The performance of your network usually increases If "Jumbo" frames are 
used. Do not enable this option if you are not sure that your network 
supports jumbo frames.


TCP/IP Checksum Offload
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Registry Name:	"HwChecksum"
Default value:  1(On)
Valid values:   1 = "On"
                0 = "Off"

This parameter is used to disable the hardware checksum offload for 
TCP/IP. There should be no need to disable checksum offload.


Wake Up Capabilities
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Registry Name:	"WakeUpModeCap_A"
Default value:  	27 (On)
Valid values:   	0  = "Off"
		27 = "On"

- "Off"                	Wake on LAN capabilities are disabled
- "On"		Wake up with both from ShutDown state, OS Controlled
		from Hibernate or Standby state


Number of Receive Buffers
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Registry Name:	"MaxReceives"
Default value:  50 (decimal)
Valid range:    3..500 (decimal)

This parameters defines the number of receive buffers allocated by the
driver. If the system does not have enough resources the driver will fail 
to load. Increasing this value may improve performance.


Number of Transmit Buffers
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Registry Name:	"MaxTransmits"
Default value:  50 (decimal)
Valid range:    4..200 (decimal)

This parameters defines the number of transmit buffers allocated by the
driver. If the system does not have enough resources the driver will 
fail to load. Increasing this value may improve performance.


FlowControl
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Registry Name:	"FlowControl_A"
Default value:  1 (On)
Valid range:    0 = "Off"
                1 = "On"

Modes:
- On: Both or only the remote link partner are allowed to send PAUSE frames.

- Off: No link partner is allowed to send PAUSE frames.

NOTE: This parameter is ignored if 'AutoNegotiation' is set to "Off".

This parameter can be used to set the flow control capabilities the port 
reports during auto-negotiation. This parameter can be set for each port 
individually, which is helpful if the port at the other end of the cable 
cannot handle all possible combinations. Using the default setting, the
D-Link DGE-530T Gigabit Ethernet Adapter should automatically detect the 
capabilities of the port.


5  Troubleshooting
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If you should encounter any problems with your
D-Link DGE-530T Gigabit Ethernet Adapter, please re-read
the instructions above and the documentation supplied with the
operating system.

Also refer to your system event log file (using the Event Viewer) and
check it for entries from M4CXW2K.

If your particular problem is not listed or the error persists, please
send your system event log file or at least the event id number and the
logging data (as WORDs) of the entries made by M4CXW2K to our technical
support.

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6  History
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