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Windows NT Windows NT 4.0 Setup Before you begin the installation, you should have your original Windows NT CD-ROM handy. NT may ask for it in order to install special files onto your computer during the network driver setup. PCMCIA Services in Windows NT 4.0 have to be enabled prior to installing the card (see appendix page ??). Windows NT 4.0 has limited support for standard PCMCIA controllers (PCIC or compatable). If you have a CardBus controller in your laptop, check with the manufacturer of the laptop to see if you can set your slots to emulate PCIC or compatable or if you require a 3rd party software. Windows NT 4.0 doesn't have any support for CardBus PCMCIA controllers and can not operate the card properly. Also, PCMCIA services in NT do not allow for hot swapping. The card has to be in the laptop before powering the laptop on. To remove the card, the PC has to be powered off. To install the card in an NT 4.0 workstation Shut down your computer. Insert the EtherFast 10/100 + 56K Modem PC Card into either of your computer's card slot if you haven't already. Start up your computer. If asked to log in, do so. Click on Start, Settings, Control Panel. Double-click on the Network icon. If you have not already installed the networking components for NT, you will see a message that looks like this: 38

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Windows NT 4.0 Setup
Before you begin the installation, you should have your
original Windows NT CD-ROM handy. NT may ask for
it in order to install special files onto your computer
during the network driver setup. PCMCIA Services in
Windows NT 4.0 have to be enabled prior to installing
the card (see appendix page ??).
Windows NT 4.0 has
limited support for standard PCMCIA controllers (PCIC
or compatable). If you have a CardBus controller in
your laptop, check with the manufacturer of the laptop
to see if you can set your slots to emulate PCIC or com-
patable or if you require a 3rd party software. Windows
NT 4.0 doesn't have any support for CardBus PCMCIA
controllers and can not operate the card properly. Also,
PCMCIA services in NT do not allow for hot swapping.
The card has to be in the laptop before powering the
laptop on. To remove the card, the PC has to be powered
off.
To install the card in an NT 4.0 workstation
Shut down your computer. Insert the EtherFast 10/100 +
56K Modem PC Card into either of your computer's
card slot if you haven't already. Start up your computer.
If asked to log in, do so.
Click on
Start
,
Settings
,
Control Panel
. Double-click
on the
Network
icon. If you have not already installed
the networking components for NT, you will see a mes-
sage that looks like this:
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Windows NT