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    Readme File for YK60X86.sys, Windows Vista (32 bit)

# This file contains

1 Overview
2 Required Files
3 Installation

3.1 Installing the Driver
3.2 Updating the Driver

4 Parameters

## 1 Overview

    YK60X86.sys: 32-bit Miniport driver, NDIS6.0

## 2 Required Files

    To install the driver, the following files are required:

    YK60X86.sys: Miniport driver, NDIS6.0
    YK60X86.inf: installation setup script
    YK60X86.CAT: digital signature (only if the driver is certified)

## 3 Installation

3.1 Installing the Driver

    If the operating system cannot find a driver for the adapter, it is installed
    as "Ethernet Controller" under "Other Devices" in the "Device Manager".
    In this case, you must perform a driver update to install the driver.
    For details, see the next section.

3.2 Updating the Driver

    To update the driver:

    1.  On the desktop, right-click on MY COMPUTER.
    2.  Select MANAGE.
    3.  In the "Device Manager", double-click your adapter.
    4.  Select DRIVER.
    5.  Click UPDATE DRIVER...
    6.  Follow the instructions given by the operating system to locate the
        driver.
    7.  If the driver which is found to be the latest is not the one you want to
        install, select the check box "Install one of the other drivers".
    8.  Click NEXT.
    9.  From the driver list, select the driver to be installed.
    10. Click NEXT.
    11. If a message is displayed saying the driver is not digitally signed by
        Microsoft, click YES.
    12. Click FINISH to complete the installation.

    NOTE: The latest version of the driver is available for download from our
          web site.

## 4 Parameters

    The driver allows you to modify several options in order to optimize the
    operation of your adapter.

    1.  In "Network Connections", right-click the adapter you want to configure.
    2.  Select "Properties".
    3.  Click "Configure".
    4.  Click "Advanced".
    5.  In the "Property" box, select the option you want to change.
    6.  Enter the desired value in the "Value" box.
    7.  Click OK .
        The operating system will reload the driver with the changed settings.

    The parameters supported by the driver are described below.

    Network Address
    ----------------
    Default value:  burned-in adapter address
    Valid range:    "02-00-00-00-00-01" to "FE-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF" (hexadecimal),
                          where at least the "multicast" bit (bit 0) must not
                          be set (it indicates that the address field contains an
                          individual address) and the "locally administered" bit
                          (bit 1) is set (the address has been assigned by a
                          local administrator). These two bits are the first and
                          second bit transmitted on the LAN medium.

    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 problems.

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

    	e.g.: 02-00-5A-98-12-34

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

    Jumbo Packet
    -------------
    Specifies the frame size the driver supports.
    The performance of your network usually increases when Jumbo frames with
    a size > 1514 are used.

    Default value: "1514 Bytes"
    Valid values:
                  - "4088 Bytes"
                  - "9014 Bytes"

    NOTE: If you are not sure whether your network supports Jumbo frames,
          do not set the size to > 1514.

    NOTE: For Fast Ethernet adapters, the valid range is limited to 1514.

    IPv4 Checksum Offload
    ----------------------
    Used to control the hardware checksum offload for IPv4 traffic.
    There should be no need to disable checksum offload.

    Default value: "Tx & Rx Enabled"
    Valid values:
    	- "Tx & Rx Enabled"
    	- "Tx Enabled"
    	- "Rx Enabled"
    	- "Disabled"

    TCP Checksum Offload (IPv4), UDP Checksum Offload (IPv4),
    TCP Checksum Offload (IPv6), UDP Checksum Offload (IPv6)
    ----------------------------------------------------------
    Used to control the hardware checksum offload for the combinations of
    TCP/UDP and IP versions.
    There should be no need to disable checksum offload.

    Default value: "Tx & Rx Enabled"
    Valid values:
    	- "Tx & Rx Enabled"
    	- "Tx Enabled"
    	- "Rx Enabled"
    	- "Disabled"

    NOTE: The IPv6 parameters are not available for every adapter type.

    Wake-Up Capabilities
    ---------------------
    Default value: "Magic Packet & Pattern Match"
    Valid values:
    	- "None"
    		Wake On LAN capabilities are disabled
    	- "Magic Packet":
    		Wake-up with Magic Packet from Shutdown state,
    		wake-up OS-controlled from Hibernate or Standby state
    	- "Pattern Match":
    		Wake-up with a packet containing a special pattern from
    		Shutdown state, wake-up OS-controlled from Hibernate or
    		Standby state
    	- "Magic Packet & Pattern Match":
    		Wake-up with both from Shutdown state,
    		wake-up OS-controlled from Hibernate or Standby state
    	- "Link Change":
    		Wake-up with link change from Shutdown state,
    		wake-up OS-controlled from Hibernate or Standby state

    Wake From Shutdown
    -------------------
    Default value: "Off"
    Valid values:
    	- "Off"
    		Disable the capabilities of the adapter to wake up the
    		system from Shutdown state.
    	- "On"
    		Allow the adapter to wake up the system from Shutdown
    		state.

    Energy Star
    ------------
    Used to reduce power consumption in Standby and Hibernate state when
    Wake On LAN capabilities are enabled.

    Default value: "Enabled"
    Valid values:
    	- "Disabled":
    		No energy saving functions are switched on in the adapter.
    	- "Enabled":
    		The link speed is switched to 10 Mbps to reduce power
    		consumption.

    Receive Buffers
    ----------------
    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 the performance.

    For Yukon family based Ethernet adapters, the following values are used:
    Default value:  50 (decimal)
    Valid range:    3..500 (decimal)

    For Yukon2 family based Ethernet adapters, the following values are used:
    Default value:  256 (decimal)
    Valid range:    256..512 (decimal)

    Transmit Buffers
    -----------------
    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 the performance.

    For Yukon family based Ethernet adapters, the following values are used:
    Default value:  50 (decimal)
    Valid range:    4..200 (decimal)

    For Yukon2 family based Ethernet adapters, the following values are used:
    Default value:  256 (decimal)
    Valid range:    256..512 (decimal)

    Interrupt Moderation
    ---------------------
    If more than the specified rate of interrupts occur, the Interrupt Moderation
    function groups these interrupts so that several data packets can be handled
    per interrupt. This will lead to lower CPU utilization but may increase the
    latency.

    Default value: "Enabled"
    Valid values:
    	- "Enabled"
    	- "Disabled"

    Max IRQ per Sec
    ----------------
    Specifies the interrupt rate for Interrupt Moderation.
    If Interrupt Moderation is set to "Off", it will be ignored.

    Default value:  5000 (decimal)
    Valid range:    1000..30000 (decimal)

    Log Status Messages
    --------------------
    Specifies the messages which are to be logged in the event log.

    Default value: "Status Messages"
    Valid values:
    	- "All Messages":
    		Should only be used for test purposes.
    	- "Status Messages":
    		The driver will generate an event log entry every time the
    		link status changes.
    	- "Warnings":
    		Only warning or error messages will be generated.
    	- "Errors":
    		Only error messages will be generated.
    	- "None":
    		All driver messages will be suppressed (not
    		recommended).

    Speed & Duplex
    ---------------
    Contains information regarding auto-negotiation, duplex capabilities, and link
    speed.

    Default value: "Auto-Negotiation"
    Valid values:
    	- "Auto-Negotiation"
    	- "10 Mbps Half Duplex"
    	- "10 Mbps Full Duplex"
    	- "100 Mbps Half Duplex"
    	- "100 Mbps Full Duplex"
    	- "1000 Mbps Full Duplex"

    Auto-negotiation is enabled only when selected. For all other values, it is
    disabled.

    NOTE: This parameter is not valid for fiber adapters.

    Preferred Port
    ---------------
    Sets the preferred port for RLMT (Redundant Link Management Technology).
    This port will be used for all network traffic when more than one port has an
    active link to the network.

    Default value: "A"
    Valid values:
    	- "A"
    	- "B"

    NOTE: This parameter is only available for dual link adapters.

    RLMT Mode
    ----------
    Default value: "CLS"
    Valid values:
    	- "CLS" (Check Link State):
    		RLMT uses the link state reported by the adapter hardware
    		for each individual port to determine whether a port can be
    		used for all network traffic or not.
    	- "CLP" (Check Local Port):
    		RLMT monitors the network path between the two ports of
    		an adapter by regularly exchanging packets between them.
    		This mode requires a network configuration in which the
    		two ports "see" each other (i.e., there must not be any
    		router between the ports).
    	- "CLPSS" (Check Local Ports and Segmentation Status):
    		Supports 	the same functions as "CLP" mode, and
    		additionally checks network segmentation by sending BPDU
    		hello packets.
    		This mode only works when Gigabit Ethernet switches are
    		installed on the network that have been configured to use
    		the Spanning Tree protocol.

    NOTE: RLMT modes "CLP" and "CLPSS" are designed to operate in
          configurations where a network path between the ports on one adapter
          exists. Moreover, they are not designed to work where adapters are
          connected back-to-back. This parameter is only available for dual link
          adapters.

    Priority & VLAN
    ----------------
    Enables/disables 802.1p (QoS) and/or 802.1q (VLAN) capability.

    Default value: "Priority Enabled"
    Valid values:
    	- "Priority Enabled"
    	- "VLAN Enabled"
    	- "Priority & VLAN Enabled"
    	- "Priority & VLAN Disabled"

    NOTE: This will only enable the capability of the driver to handle such
          packets. There must be a protocol or application that passes such
          packets to the driver.

    Flow Control
    -------------
    Sets the flow control capabilities for auto-negotiation.

    Default value: "Tx & Rx Enabled"
    Valid values:
    	- "Disabled":
    		No link partner is allowed to send PAUSE frames.
    	- "Tx & Rx Enabled":
    		Both link partners are allowed to send PAUSE frames.

    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 adapter should automatically detect the
    capabilities of the peer port.

    Large Send Offload (IPv4)
    --------------------------
    Used to control the capability of Large Send Offload for IPv4 traffic.

    Default value: "Enabled"
    Valid values:
    	- "Enabled":
    		The big packets are segmented on the adapter before sent
    		to the network. Using this method, load will be taken from
    		the processor.
    	- "Disabled":
    		The packets are not segmented by the adapter.

    NOTE: This parameter is only available starting with adapters based on the
          Yukon2 chip.

    Large Send Offload v2 (IPv4),
    Large Send Offload v2 (IPv6)
    ------------------------------
    Used to control the capability of Large Send Offload version 2 for IPv4 and
    IPv6 traffic.

    Default value: "Enabled"
    Valid values:
    	- "Enabled"
    	- "Disabled"

    NOTE: These parameters are not available for every adapter type.

    Receive-Side Scaling
    ---------------------
    Enables/disables balancing the receive network load from a network adapter
    across multiple CPUs.

    Default value: "Disabled"
    Valid values:
    	- "Enabled"
    	- "Disabled"

    NOTE: This parameter is not available for every adapter type.

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