Winbond W89C940 Based PCI Ethernet Adapter Driver Download
The W89C940 Based PCI Ethernet Adapter is a network device manufactured by WinBond. Issues like weak Wi-Fi signal, slow DNS lookup, duplicate IP addresses, slow network and excessive CPU usage can be solved by updating this driver. This update - "W940R170.EXE" - has an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars based on 11 reviews, and has been downloaded 664 times. Visitors have successfully installed this driver on PCs running Windows XP. The total disk space used for this update is 598.8 KB.
Supported Models
Winbond W89C940 PCI Ethernet Adapter
Winbond W89C940 Based PCI Ethernet Adapter
Manufacturers
Supported Operating Systems
Windows 2003, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows NT4, Windows NT3.51, Windows ME, Windows 98SE, Windows 98, Windows 95, Windows 3.1
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DriverGuide (DG Staff Member) on 9-Sep-2003
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How to Update Winbond W89C940 Based PCI Ethernet Adapter Device Drivers
Step 1 - Download Your Driver
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Step 2 - Install Your Driver
Installing your newly downloaded driver is a straightforward process. Windows provides a dedicated tool called Device Manager for this purpose. Follow these steps to update your driver:
Access the Quick Access menu by right-clicking the Start button.
From the menu options, choose "Device Manager".
Within Device Manager, identify the device requiring the driver update.
Open the context menu for the device by right-clicking its name.
Select "Update driver" and proceed through the guided installation.
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Driver Contents File List
The following files are found inside the driver download file.
| Name | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|
| BOOTROM/INSTALL/README.TXT | 987 bytes | 26 Feb 1996 |
| BOOTROM/INSTALL/OEM.EXE | 13.5 KB | 19 Jan 1996 |
| BOOTROM/INSTALL/RBOOT.ROM | 16.4 KB | 26 Feb 1996 |
| PKTDRV/INSTALL/940-PD.COM | 7.2 KB | 26 Feb 1996 |
| PKTDRV/INSTALL/README.TXT | 2.3 KB | 26 Feb 1996 |
| NDIS3/WIN95/INSTALL/README.TXT | 4.6 KB | 2 Sep 1998 |
| NDIS3/WIN95/INSTALL/W940ND.INF | 4.4 KB | 13 Dec 1996 |
| NDIS3/WIN95/INSTALL/W940ND.SYS | 25.1 KB | 4 Aug 1998 |
| NDIS3/NT35X/INSTALL/README.TXT | 5.1 KB | 17 Sep 1998 |
| NDIS3/NT35X/INSTALL/W940ND.SYS | 31.7 KB | 16 Sep 1998 |
| NDIS3/NT35X/INSTALL/OEMSETUP.INF | 32.2 KB | 21 Feb 1997 |
| NDIS3/WIN98/INSTALL/README.TXT | 3.2 KB | 2 Sep 1998 |
| NDIS3/WIN98/INSTALL/W940ND.INF | 4.8 KB | 16 Apr 1998 |
| NDIS3/WIN98/INSTALL/W940ND.SYS | 25.1 KB | 4 Aug 1998 |
| NDIS3/NT40/INSTALL/README.TXT | 5.1 KB | 2 Sep 1998 |
| NDIS3/NT40/INSTALL/W940ND.SYS | 25.1 KB | 4 Aug 1998 |
| NDIS3/NT40/INSTALL/OEMSETUP.INF | 32.2 KB | 21 Feb 1997 |
| NDIS3/NT50/INSTALL/README.TXT | 2.2 KB | 2 Sep 1998 |
| NDIS3/NT50/INSTALL/W940ND.INF | 2.3 KB | 17 Jun 1998 |
| NDIS3/NT50/INSTALL/W940ND.SYS | 25.1 KB | 4 Aug 1998 |
| NDIS3/WFW311/INSTALL/README.TXT | 3.5 KB | 26 Feb 1996 |
| NDIS3/WFW311/INSTALL/W940ND.386 | 34.9 KB | 26 Feb 1996 |
| NDIS3/WFW311/INSTALL/940-ND.DOS | 7.5 KB | 15 Nov 1995 |
| NDIS3/WFW311/INSTALL/OEMSETUP.INF | 956 bytes | 6 Nov 1995 |
| NDIS3/NT31/INSTALL/README.TXT | 4.0 KB | 2 Dec 1996 |
| NDIS3/NT31/INSTALL/W940ND.SYS | 50.7 KB | 3 Oct 1996 |
| NDIS3/NT31/INSTALL/OEMSETUP.INF | 31.8 KB | 18 Sep 1996 |
| SCOUNIX/5.X/INSTALL/README.TXT | 14.5 KB | 30 Jan 1997 |
| SCOUNIX/5.X/INSTALL/W940S5.DST | 24.1 KB | 30 Jan 1997 |
| SCOUNIX/3.X/INSTALL/SETUP | 1.8 KB | 13 Jan 1997 |
| SCOUNIX/3.X/INSTALL/NODE | 27 bytes | 13 Jan 1997 |
| SCOUNIX/3.X/INSTALL/INIT | 13.3 KB | 13 Jan 1997 |
| SCOUNIX/3.X/INSTALL/SPACE.C | 324 bytes | 13 Jan 1997 |
| SCOUNIX/3.X/INSTALL/README.TXT | 4.4 KB | 4 Feb 1997 |
| SCOUNIX/3.X/INSTALL/INFO | 93 bytes | 13 Jan 1997 |
| SCOUNIX/3.X/INSTALL/REMOVE | 7.2 KB | 13 Jan 1997 |
| SCOUNIX/3.X/INSTALL/MASTER | 35 bytes | 13 Jan 1997 |
| SCOUNIX/3.X/INSTALL/RECONF | 18.1 KB | 13 Jan 1997 |
| SCOUNIX/3.X/INSTALL/W940S3.O | 27.7 KB | 27 Jan 1997 |
| SCOUNIX/3.X/INSTALL/SYSTEM | 32 bytes | 13 Jan 1997 |
| ODI4.X/SERVER/NWSERVER.312/INSTALL/NBI31X.NLM | 38.1 KB | 17 Oct 1997 |
| ODI4.X/SERVER/NWSERVER.312/INSTALL/W940OD.LAN | 8.8 KB | 17 Dec 1996 |
| ODI4.X/SERVER/NWSERVER.312/INSTALL/README.TXT | 1.9 KB | 2 Sep 1998 |
| ODI4.X/SERVER/NWSERVER.312/INSTALL/ETHERTSM.NLM | 13.1 KB | 8 Dec 1997 |
| ODI4.X/SERVER/NWSERVER.312/INSTALL/MSM31X.NLM | 69.0 KB | 2 Dec 1997 |
| ODI4.X/SERVER/NWSERVER.4X/INSTALL/W940OD.LAN | 8.8 KB | 17 Dec 1996 |
| ODI4.X/SERVER/NWSERVER.4X/INSTALL/NBI.NLM | 20.4 KB | 17 Oct 1997 |
| ODI4.X/SERVER/NWSERVER.4X/INSTALL/README.TXT | 3.5 KB | 2 Sep 1998 |
| ODI4.X/SERVER/NWSERVER.4X/INSTALL/W940OD.INF | 9.1 KB | 10 Sep 1996 |
| ODI4.X/SERVER/NWSERVER.4X/INSTALL/ETHERTSM.NLM | 13.1 KB | 8 Dec 1997 |
| ODI4.X/SERVER/NWSERVER.4X/INSTALL/W940OD.LDI | 3.6 KB | 2 Dec 1995 |
| ODI4.X/SERVER/NWSERVER.4X/INSTALL/MSM.NLM | 77.0 KB | 2 Dec 1997 |
| ODI4.X/SERVER/NWSERVER.311/INSTALL/W940OD.LAN | 8.8 KB | 17 Dec 1996 |
| ODI4.X/SERVER/NWSERVER.311/INSTALL/LSLENH.NLM | 11.6 KB | 21 Dec 1994 |
| ODI4.X/SERVER/NWSERVER.311/INSTALL/README.TXT | 1.9 KB | 2 Sep 1998 |
| ODI4.X/SERVER/NWSERVER.311/INSTALL/ETHERTSM.NLM | 9.4 KB | 29 Nov 1994 |
| ODI4.X/SERVER/NWSERVER.311/INSTALL/PATCHMAN.NLM | 15.6 KB | 22 Jan 1996 |
| ODI4.X/SERVER/NWSERVER.311/INSTALL/MSM31X.NLM | 21.3 KB | 23 Nov 1994 |
| ODI4.X/CLIENT/OS2/INSTALL/README.TXT | 3.4 KB | 26 Feb 1996 |
| ODI4.X/CLIENT/OS2/INSTALL/940-OD.SYS | 24.3 KB | 26 Feb 1996 |
| ODI4.X/CLIENT/DOS/INSTALL/940-OD.COM | 25.9 KB | 14 Feb 1996 |
| ODI4.X/CLIENT/DOS/INSTALL/README.TXT | 3.1 KB | 14 Feb 1996 |
| ODI4.X/CLIENT/DOS/INSTALL/940-OD.INS | 401 bytes | 13 Jan 1997 |
| NDIS2/LANTASTI/README.TXT | 2.5 KB | 2 Sep 1998 |
| NDIS2/LANSVR.DOS/README.TXT | 2.5 KB | 2 Sep 1998 |
| NDIS2/LANSVR.DOS/W940ND.DOS | 12.3 KB | 28 May 1997 |
| NDIS2/LANSVR.DOS/OEMSETUP.INF | 586 bytes | 5 Sep 1996 |
| NDIS2/PCNFS/README.TXT | 2.7 KB | 2 Sep 1998 |
| NDIS2/PCNFS/PROTOCOL.INI | 373 bytes | 5 Sep 1996 |
| NDIS2/PCNFS/W940ND.DOS | 12.3 KB | 28 May 1997 |
| NDIS2/PCNFS/WINBOND.NIF | 240 bytes | 5 Sep 1996 |
| NDIS2/WFW/README.TXT | 3.2 KB | 2 Sep 1998 |
| NDIS2/WFW/W940ND.DOS | 12.3 KB | 28 May 1997 |
| NDIS2/WFW/OEMSETUP.INF | 586 bytes | 5 Sep 1996 |
| NDIS2/MSLANMAN.OS2/DRIVERS/NIF/WINBOND.NIF | 240 bytes | 5 Sep 1996 |
| NDIS2/MSLANMAN.OS2/DRIVERS/ETHERNET/WINBOND/W940ND.OS2 | 11.1 KB | 28 May 1997 |
| NDIS2/MSLANMAN.OS2/DRIVERS/ETHERNET/WINBOND/PROTOCOL.INI | 373 bytes | 5 Sep 1996 |
| NDIS2/MSLANMAN.OS2/README.TXT | 2.6 KB | 2 Sep 1998 |
| NDIS2/LANSVR.OS2/W940ND.OS2 | 11.1 KB | 28 May 1997 |
| NDIS2/LANSVR.OS2/README.TXT | 2.7 KB | 2 Sep 1998 |
| NDIS2/LANSVR.OS2/W940ND.NIF | 768 bytes | 5 Sep 1996 |
| NDIS2/README | 592 bytes | 5 Sep 1996 |
| NDIS2/MSLANMAN.DOS/DRIVERS/NIF/WINBOND.NIF | 240 bytes | 5 Sep 1996 |
| NDIS2/MSLANMAN.DOS/DRIVERS/ETHERNET/WINBOND/PROTOCOL.INI | 373 bytes | 5 Sep 1996 |
| NDIS2/MSLANMAN.DOS/DRIVERS/ETHERNET/WINBOND/W940ND.DOS | 12.3 KB | 28 May 1997 |
| NDIS2/MSLANMAN.DOS/README.TXT | 2.5 KB | 2 Sep 1998 |
| ODI3.X/SERVER/INSTALL/README.TXT | 1.6 KB | 26 Feb 1996 |
| ODI3.X/SERVER/INSTALL/940-OD.LAN | 21.4 KB | 26 Feb 1996 |
| ODI3.X/CLIENT/DOS/INSTALL/940-OD.COM | 17.5 KB | 26 Feb 1996 |
| ODI3.X/CLIENT/DOS/INSTALL/README.TXT | 2.7 KB | 26 Feb 1996 |
| DEMO/INSTALL/README.TXT | 574 bytes | 20 Dec 1995 |
| DEMO/INSTALL/DATA.DAT | 54 bytes | 21 Nov 1995 |
| DEMO/INSTALL/MAXISIZE.PKT | 1.5 KB | 19 Sep 1991 |
| DEMO/INSTALL/ONEPAGE.PKT | 50 bytes | 19 Sep 1991 |
| DEMO/INSTALL/940-DM.EXE | 275.0 KB | 8 Jan 1996 |
| DEMO/INSTALL/MINISIZE.PKT | 50 bytes | 19 Sep 1991 |
| DEMO/INSTALL/RUNTSIZE.PKT | 13 bytes | 17 Jul 1990 |