User's Manual

Laputa MiniPCI
TwinMOS
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TROUBLESHOOTING
If you encounter some problems while installing the Laputa MiniPCI WLAN
adapter or you want to confirm whether your adapter is installed properly or not, we
have listed the procedure for checking the various components after you have
installed the adapter. In first part of Troubleshooting, we have suggested the users to
check the various properties of the card to check the proper installation. In second
section, we have listed the various problems that you may encounter during the
installation and have also listed the possible solution. Check the first part to guess the
probable reason of unsuccessful installation.
Please check the followings if you encounter some problem while installing the
Laputa MiniPCI or your Laputa MiniPCI are non-functional.
In Windows 98:
To check that the Laputa MiniPCI is installed properly, please do the following:
Go to START>RUN>SETTINGS>CONTROL PANEL>NETWORK. Choose the
Configuration Tab. If you find the Wireless LAN Card, it means the card is installed
properly. If you see the Yellow Question-mark (?), the resources are conflicting. If
your resources are conflicting, please check the following.
a. Check that you have installed the Laputa MiniPCI into the Mini-PCI port and
check that you have installed the proper driver.
b. Check to see if your computer has a free IRQ. If not, make an IRQ free by
assigning the same IRQ to some devices, for example COM 1, COM 2 can be
assigned the same IRQ values.
In Windows 2000:
To check that the Laputa MiniPCI is installed properly, please do the following:
1. Check the Windows 2000 Diagnostics. See if there is any conflict in the Resource
allocation or the I/O Address, IRQ allocations. If you find that the IRQ or I/O
Addresses are already assigned to some other devices, you must change that value.
2. Go to the Control Panel. Double click on the Network Adapter; you will see
Laputa MiniPCI Wireless Adapter. Double clicking on that will show you the
status of the Laputa MiniPCI network adapter. If there are no error signs, the
adapter has been installed properly.
In Windows XP:
To check that the Laputa MiniPCI is installed properly, please do the following:
1. Go to START>CONTROL PANEL. Double-click on Network Connections.
Right-click on LAN. Click Properties.
2. The Laputa MiniPCI network adapter will appear, indicating proper installation.