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Installing Windows 95 with an Installed Network Adapter
If you reinstall Windows 95 on a system with an installed network adapter, the adapter may
not function after completing Setup.
To re-enable network adapter operation after installing Windows 95:
1. Go to Start/Settings/Control Panel/System/Device Manager.
2. In the list of devices displayed, double-click Other Devices.
3. Under Other Devices, click the network adapter installed in your system, and then click
Remove.
4. Close Device Manager, and then restart the system.
5. As Windows 95 starts, it will detect the network adapter and prompt you to install the
network adapter’s driver software. Follow the instructions displayed. You will need the
diskette containing the network adapter’s driver software.
Enabling Bus Mastering for IDE/ATAPI Devices
Your system shipped with bus mastering for IDE/ATAPI devices enabled. If you reinstall
Windows 95, you should enable IDE/ATAPI bus mastering.
NOTE If you have a CD-Recorder drive installed, do not enable IDE/ATAPI bus mastering. The CD-
Recorder drive is incompatible with IDE/ATAPI bus mastering.
To enable IDE/ATAPI bus mastering:
1. Go to Start/Settings/Control Panel/System/Device Manager/Disk Drives.
2. Click a disk drive, then click Properties, and then click Settings.
3. Click the DMA check box, and then click OK.
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 for any additional disk drives.
5. In Device Manager, right-click the CD-ROM drive, then click Properties, and then click
Settings.
6. Click the DMA check box, and then click OK.
7. Restart the system.
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