Hawking CardBus 10/100 Fast Ethernet PC Card User Manual

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CardBus 10/100 Fast
Ethernet PC Card

User Manual

Doc. No.: 052902-01

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  • Page 1: User Manual

    CardBus 10/100 Fast Ethernet PC Card User Manual Doc. No.: 052902-01...
  • Page 2: Regulatory Statements

    REGULATORY STATEMENTS FCC Certification The United States Federal Communication Commission (FCC) and the Canadian Department of Communications have established certain rules governing the use of modems and other electronic equipment. FCC Part 15 Registration This device complies with Part 15 of FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1) This device may not cause harmful interface, and 2) This device must accept any interface received, including...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION... 1 System Requirements... 1 Operating Systems & Software Support... 1 INTRODUCTION TO CARDBUS... 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION ... 4 Inserting the CardBus Dual-Speed PC Card ... 4 Removing the CardBus Dual-Speed PC Card ... 4 Connecting to the Network ... 5 LED Indicators...
  • Page 4: Introduction

    INTRODUCTION System Requirements An IBM compatible notebook computer with 486 or faster processor with CardBus supported socket. Drivers and utilities provided with this product. PCMCIA PC Card compliant Card Services and Socket Services. 100Base-TX Fast Ethernet or 10BaseT Ethernet connectivity to your local area network.
  • Page 5: Introduction To Cardbus

    INTRODUCTION TO CARDBUS Cardbus is the next generation 32-bit version issued by PCMCIA PC Card standard. In addition to support a wider bus (32 bits instead of 16 bits), CardBus also supports bus mastering and operation speeds up to 33 MHz. The 132M Bytes bus transfer rate (compares with legacy 16-bit I/0 PC Card, 20MByte) provides the mobile user to enjoy the high-bandwidth network connection.
  • Page 6 Due to variant design of notebook computers, some models implement a setting in the Computer’s BIOS to switch between Cardbus and 16-bit PC Card modes. You could consult the User’s Guide of your notebook and properly set on the CardBus or Auto_Detect mode.
  • Page 7: Hardware Installation

    HARDWARE INSTALLATION Inserting the CardBus Dual-Speed PC Card 1. Hold the CardBus PC Card with wide connector toward the slot and the brand label facing upward. 2. Insert the CardBus PC Card and push it firmly into the bottom. (Please see the following figure for reference) Removing the CardBus Dual-Speed PC Card...
  • Page 8: Connecting To The Network

    Connecting to the Network Connect RJ-45 port of the CardBus 10/100 Ethernet PC Card Adapter to the Category 5 Network cable before loading any network driver. For operation in the 100Mbps (100Base-TX) Ethernet network, a Category 5 unshielded twisted pair (UTP) cable should be used to connect between the RJ-45 port and 100Mbps hub/switch.
  • Page 9: Software Installation

    SOFTWARE INSTALLATION Windows 95 Installation (OSR2) 1. Boot up computer to Windows 95. Make sure the CardBus 10/100 Fast Ethernet PC Card is well connected to the CardBus Socket. 2. Click Next in the Update Device Driver Wizard Windows. 3. Click Others Locations to select an installation driver manually.
  • Page 10: Windows 98 Installation

    5. Insert the original Windows 95 CD/disks to reset the system as requested. 6. For the first installation, please select Network in the Control Panel window to add Protocols, Client and Service if needed. 7. Restart the system to activate the card. Windows 98 Installation 1.
  • Page 11 4. Insert the installation disk or CD into the chosen drive (a floppy drive or a CD-ROM drive) and select the location where you load the device driver. Click Next to start the search. The driver will be installed automatically. 5.
  • Page 12 6. Insert the original Windows 98 CD/disks to reset the system as requested. Click to continue. 7. Follow on-screen instruction to complete installation. Click Finish. - 9 -...
  • Page 13: Windows 2000 Installation

    8. Click Yes to restart the system to activate the card. Windows 2000 Installation 1. When the CardBus 10/100 Fast Ethernet PC Card is well connected to the CardBus Socket, the system will automatically detect the card and ask for the necessary device driver.
  • Page 14 3. Insert the installation disk or CD into the chosen drive (a floppy drive or a CD-ROM drive) and select the location where you load the device driver. Click Next to start the search. 4. Click Next to continue when the appropriate driver for the device is selected.
  • Page 15 5. Click Yes in the Digital Signature Not Found window to continue. 6. Click Finish to complete installation. - 12 -...
  • Page 16: Window Me Installation

    Window ME Installation Once the CardBus 10/100 Fast Ethernet PC Card is well connected to the CardBus Socket, Windows ME will automatically detect the card and ask for the device driver. Select Automatic search for a better driver (Recommended) and click Next to continue.
  • Page 17: Windows Xp Installation

    Click appropriate driver for the device is selected. Windows Me will copy the appropriate driver to your system. Insert the original Windows ME CD/disks into the chosen drive to reset the system if Windows Me system requests you to do. Click Finish to complete the installation.
  • Page 18 Insert the installation disk or CD into the chosen drive (a floppy drive or a CD-ROM drive) and select the location where you load the device driver and Select Search for the removable media (floppy, CD-ROM…) and click Next to start the search.
  • Page 19 Windows will start searching for the appropriate installation driver. When the screen instruction appears as below, click Continue Anyway to proceed. Wait for seconds while Windows copies the appropriate driver to your system. Click Finish to complete the installation. - 16 -...
  • Page 20: Novell Netware Installation

    Novell NetWare Installation 1. At the DOS prompt type Start under the path \NETWARE. 2. The installation program will automatically proceed. 3. Follow Novell's instructions on using ODI programs. 4. Enter login at the Netware login prompt, e.g. f:login>. 5. Type your user name and password. 6.
  • Page 21: Specifications

    SPECIFICATIONS Network Interface Specifications: 10Mbps Ethernet: IEEE 802.3 standard for 10BaseT baseband CSMA/CD local area network. 100Mbps Ethernet: IEEE 802.3u standard for 100Base-TX baseband CSMA/CD local area network. 20/200 Mbps full duplex support Autonegotiation between all four-operation modes. Host Interface: Cardbus PC Card Standard compliant.

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