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Setup for Windows 98 and Windows Millennium Edition, Before You Begin Installation, Setup Procedure - windows 98 driver

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3 SETUP FOR WINDOWS 98 AND WINDOWS MILLENNIUM EDITION Before You Begin Installation Before installing the network driver software, have the following information ready: I For Windows 98 networking, your computer name and workgroup name. I For your network account, your user name and password. I For unattended installation, see the \unattend\win98 directory on your Installation CD. Setup Procedure 1 Install the PC Card as described in "Installing the PC Card". 2 Turn the notebook on. Windows 98 automatically detects the PC Card, displays a New Hardware Found dialog box, and looks for information about the PC Card. When Windows is ready to configure the new hardware, Windows 98 opens the Add New Hardware Wizard. The dialog box states that Windows will search for new drivers for the PCI Ethernet Controller. 3 Click Next. 4 Select Search for the best driver for your device and click Next. 5 Select Floppy Drives or CD, insert the LAN Installation Disk or the LAN Installation CD, and click Next. After finding the files on the disk, Windows displays the prompt: Windows driver file for the device: FE575C-3Com 10/100 LAN CardBus-Fast Ethernet. 6 Click Next to copy the required files. The Add New Hardware Wizard window states that Windows has finished installing the driver. 7 If prompted, insert the Windows 98 CD. You can specify a location on your hard disk where the Windows 98 files reside. Typically, this location is C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\CABS or C:\WINDOWS\CATROOT. Click OK to copy the files needed for the Ethernet interface. Please wait while Windows checks your current network configuration. The required time depends on your settings for network software components. A dialog box appears stating that Windows has finished installing the software that your new hardware device requires. 8 Click Finish. 9 When Windows 98 prompts whether to reboot the computer, remove the LAN Installation Disk from the floppy drive and click Yes.

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3
S
ETUP
FOR
W
INDOWS
98
AND
W
INDOWS
M
ILLENNIUM
E
DITION
Before You Begin
Installation
Before installing the network driver software, have the following information ready:
For Windows 98 networking, your computer name and workgroup name.
For your network account, your user name and password.
For unattended installation, see the \unattend\win98 directory on your
Installation CD
.
Setup Procedure
1
Install the PC Card as described in “Installing the PC Card”.
2
Turn the notebook on.
Windows 98 automatically detects the PC Card, displays a
New Hardware Found
dialog box, and looks for information about the PC Card.
When Windows is ready to configure the new hardware, Windows 98 opens the
Add New Hardware Wizard. The dialog box states that Windows will search for
new drivers for the PCI Ethernet Controller.
3
Click
Next
.
4
Select
Search for the best driver for your device
and click
Next
.
5
Select
Floppy Drives
or
CD,
insert the
LAN Installation Disk
or
the LAN Installation
CD
, and click
Next
.
After finding the files on the disk, Windows displays the prompt: Windows driver
file for the device:
FE575C-3Com 10/100 LAN CardBus-Fast Ethernet
.
6
Click
Next
to copy the required files.
The Add New Hardware Wizard window states that Windows has finished
installing the driver.
7
If prompted, insert the Windows 98 CD. You can specify a location on your hard
disk where the Windows 98 files reside. Typically, this location is
C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\CABS or C:\WINDOWS\CATROOT. Click
OK
to copy the
files needed for the Ethernet interface.
Please wait while Windows checks your current network configuration. The
required time depends on your settings for network software components.
A dialog box appears stating that Windows has finished installing the software
that your new hardware device requires.
8
Click
Finish
.
9
When Windows 98 prompts whether to reboot the computer, remove the
LAN
Installation Disk
from the floppy drive and click
Yes
.