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Windows 98 Installation & Setup - drivers

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Linksys EtherFast® Series 9. Reconnect your PC's power, then power on your computer. Your computer will automatically recognize the card and assign it a unique IRQ ("interrupt") and I/O address. The card installation is complete. Next, you must configure your PC's operating system to work with the EtherFast Card. • For Windows 98 configuration instructions, turn to page 9. • For Windows 95 configuration instructions, turn to page 18. • For Windows 2000 configuration instructions, turn to page 26. • For Windows NT configuration instructions, turn to page 30. • For Novell Server configuration instructions, turn to page 40. If you are using an operating system other than Windows 98, Windows 95, or Windows NT, you will find the network driver installation instructions on the Driver Disk's readme.exe file. Note: Some screen shots in the following sections will vary depending on which version of the LNE100TX card you are installing. 10/100 Network In a Box Windows 98 Installation & Setup Overview After physically installing the EtherFast 10/100 LAN Card in your computer, follow these instructions to install the network driver. The installation procedure for the network driver will vary slightly depending on which version of Windows 98 you are using, and on your current system configuration. If at any time during the installation you encounter problems, consult the Troubleshooting section on page 44. Installing the Network Card's Driver 1. If you haven't already, start up your computer. 2. Windows 98 will automatically detect the presence of the PCI Ethernet Controller hardware in your computer. 3. Slide the EtherFast Card Driver Disk into your floppy drive while the Add New Hardware Wizard window is visible. Click Next. 8 9

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10/100 Network In a Box
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Windows 98 Installation & Setup
Overview
After physically installing the EtherFast 10/100 LAN Card in your computer,
follow these instructions to install the network driver. The installation proce-
dure for the network driver will vary slightly depending on which version of
Windows 98 you are using, and on your current system configuration. If at
any time during the installation you encounter problems, consult the
Troubleshooting section on page 44.
Installing the Network Card’s Driver
1. If you haven’t already,
start up your computer
.
2.
Windows 98 will automatically detect
the presence of the PCI Ethernet
Controller hardware in your computer.
3. Slide the
EtherFast Card Driver Disk
into your floppy drive while the
Add
New Hardware Wizard
window is visible. Click
Next
.
Linksys EtherFast
®
Series
9.
Reconnect your PC’s power
, then power on your computer. Your com-
puter will automatically recognize the card and assign it a unique IRQ
("interrupt") and I/O address.
The card installation is complete. Next, you must configure your PC’s
operating system to work with the EtherFast Card.
• For
Windows 98
configuration instructions, turn to page 9.
• For
Windows 95
configuration instructions, turn to page 18.
• For
Windows 2000
configuration instructions, turn to page 26.
• For
Windows NT
configuration instructions, turn to page 30.
• For
Novell Server
configuration instructions, turn to page 40.
If you are using an operating system other than
Windows 98, Windows 95, or Windows NT, you
will find the network driver installation instruc-
tions on the Driver Disk’s
readme.exe
file.
8
Note:
Some screen shots
in the following sections
will vary depending on
which version of the
LNE100TX card you are
installing.