How to Install an OEM Network Adapter Card in WinNT 4.0 Setup

• Microsoft Windows NT Workstation, version 4.0
• Microsoft Windows NT Server, version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

Third-party OEM network adapter cards that are not detected during the setup of Windows NT cannot be made detectable. However, you can automate the process by telling Windows NT setup to install this particular card during an unattended setup.

RESOLUTION

To perform this operation, use the following steps:

1. Go to your third-party drivers and look for a file called Oemsetup.inf. Using any text editor, open this file and search for the [options] section. In this section, you should find the name of your card. It should look similar to the following:

         [PlatformsSupported]
             ISA
             EISA
             PCI
         [Options]
             AMDPCI
         [FileConstants]
         GenericInfVersion  = " v3.11"
   
      Make a note of the [Options] name because it will be used in a later
      step.
   
   

2. While still in the Oemsetup.inf file, look for the [OptionsTextEng] section. Search for this value and make a note of it, because it will also be used in a later step. This entry will look similar to the following:

         [OptionsTextEng]
         AMDPCI     = "AMD PCNET Family Ethernet Adapter"
   
   

3. On the I386, share make a directory under the Drvlib.nic subdirectory with the name of your card (for example, AMDCARD). You can call this subdirectory any name you want, as long as it is unique. Place all the driver files needed for the network adapter card installation in this directory. The files usually consist of an .inf file, a .sys file, and a .hlp file. Token ring cards may have one or two additional files.

4. Expand the Oemnadzz.in_ file in your I386 share to Oemnadzz.inf

5. Open the file with any text editor and add your card into this file. The file contains four sections: PCI, MCA, EISA and ISA. Depending on your network adapter card type, do the following:

   A. Using a PCI example, add the name of your network adapter card

         (found in step 1 above).
   

            [PCIOptions]
            AMDPCI   <--- newly added line
            ALANE0
            LEC
            J2585A
            J2585B
            J2973A
            J2970A
   
      B. In the next section, which should be [PCIFilename], add the
         appropriate path to your .inf file and drivers you created in step 3
         above.
   
            [PCIFilename]
            drvlib.nic\AMDCARD\Oemsetup.inf  <----- newly added line here
            drvlib.nic\ALANENT\oemsetup.inf
            drvlib.nic\MDGLEC\oemsetup.inf
            drvlib.nic\HPVGP\oemsetup.inf
            drvlib.nic\HPVGP\oemsetup.inf
            drvlib.nic\HPVGP\oemsetup.inf
   
      C. In the last and final section (which should be [PCIOptionsTextEng]),
         add the appropriate text string preceded by the [options] name. This
         is the value you searched for in Step 2 above.
   
            [PCIOptionsTextENG]
            AMDPCI     = "AMD PCNET Family Ethernet Adapter"  <-- Newly added
            ALANE0      = "Adaptec ATM LAN Emulation Adapter"
            LEC         = "Madge ATM LAN Emulation Client"
            J2585A      = "HP DeskDirect (J2585A) 10/100 PCI LAN Adapter"
            J2585B      = "HP DeskDirect (J2585B) 10/100 PCI LAN Adapter"
            J2973A      = "HP DeskDirect (J2973A) 10BaseT PCI LAN Adapter"
            J2970A      = "HP DeskDirect (J2970A) 10BaseT/2 PCI LAN Adapter"
   
   

6. In your Unattend.txt file, make sure the following lines appear:

         [NetWork]
         JoinDomain = Mydomain
         CreatComputerAccount = user_name, password
         InstallAdapters = InstallAMDNetcard
         InstallProtocols = ProtocolsList
         InstallServices = SelectedServicesList
   

         [InstallAMDNetcard]
         AMDPCI = AMDPCIParams
   

         [AMDPCIParams]
         !AutoNetInterfaceType = "1"
         !AutoNetBusNumber = "0"
         IOBaseAddress = "768"
         DMAChannel = "3"
         InterruptNumber = "5"
   

   NOTE: You can find these parameters one of two places: in the Oemsetup.inf file, or in the registry of a computer that already has the card installed. The location in registry is:

         HKEY_local_machine\system\currentcontrolset\services
         \<%oemnetcardkeyname%>X\parameters).
   

7. Run the unattended setup.

   ARTICLE-ID: Q155099
   TITLE     : Creating Network Component .inf File for Unattended Setup

   ARTICLE-ID: Q138630
   TITLE     : AMD PCNET Family Ethernet Adapter Cannot Be Installed
               Unattended