Installing Windows 95 onto LS Pro (Caracal)

At present, Windows 95 will not correctly auto-detect the AMD PCNet adapter on the LS Pro (Caracal) systems when initially auto-detecting the hardware during setup/installation (it assumes that the adapter is an ‘AMD AM2100/1500t and compatibles’ device). The best way to overcome this problem is as follows;-

Firstly, ensure that you have a local copy of all the setup files, and that you have the latest Caracal BIOS (currently v3.06). When the Analyzing your computer screen appears during setup, do NOT tick the Network Adapter box (you can tick the Sound, MIDI, or Video Capture Card box to have the audio auto-detected). This will prevent the AMD PCNet adapter from being detected during the initial setup hardware detection stage. If you selected Custom at the Setup Options screen, when setup pauses at the Network Configuration screen, do not change any of the options. When the system resets after copying all the files on, it will go through a stage where it will auto-detect plug-and-play devices. At this stage, the network adapter will be correctly detected, and all devices will be correctly installed. All that remains after that is to go into the Network icon in Control Panel and set the various network options as desired (protocols, services and so on).

Note that the correctly identified device should be displayed as AMD PCNet Family Ethernet VL-Bus Adapter.

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