User's Manual

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Chapter 3 Adapter Installation and Configuration – Windows

98 /

NT / 2000

3-1 S

YSTEM

EQUIREMENTS

In order to install and use the WL11000 PCMCIA card your PC system must meet the following

requirements:

A PCMCIA Type II or Type III slot

PCMCIA revision 2.10 compliant card and socket services

Windows

98 (with the Windows

CD, for use during installation)

500 Kbytes free disk space for utility and driver installation

3-2 I

NSERTING THE

DAPTER

To insert the WL11000 Network Adapter into a notebook computer, do the following:

Locate an available Type II or Type III PCMCIA slot / PCI slot.

With the PCMCIA adapter’s 68-pin / PCI Adapter’s 120-pin connector facing the PCMCIA

slot / PCI slot and the “WL11000PCMCIA” label facing up slide the PCMCIA adapter

completely into the PCMCIA slot , the PCI Adapter completely into the PCI slot.

Fig. 5.1 Insert the PCMCIA Adapter into Notebook Fig. 5.2 Insert the PCI Adapter into PC

After properly inserting the Network Adapter into your notebook, continue with the WL11000/

WN3501 driver and PRISM Configuration Utility installation.

NOTE:

The PCMCIA slot allows “hot swap” of PCMCIA adapter. You may insert or remove the

WL11000 / PCMCIA adapter from the slot anytime, even when the power of your computer is on.

NOTE

: Windows

98 requires that the Network card and socket services must be compliant with

the PCMCIA revision 2.10 specification. Please check the documentation of the PCMCIA driver

before installing the WL11000 PCMCIA adapter.