Installing Windows 95 onto XEN-PCLS
At present, Windows 95 will not correctly auto-detect the AMD PCNet
adapter on the XEN-PCLS 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 (on
CD-ROM or hard-disk). When the Analyzing your computer screen appears during
setup, do NOT tick the Network Adapter box (you can tick the CD-ROM Drive and
Sound, MIDI, or Video Capture Card boxes to have the CD-ROM drive and audio hardware
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 Adapter/ISA+.
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