Pcmcia Network Connections - Winbook J1 User Manual

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• You can check on the status of the installed PC Card
by clicking on the icon on the taskbar. You can check
or alter the properties of the PC card usage by your
system by selecting the PCMCIA icon in the Control
Panel. (Figure 5.6) This will call up the PC Card
Properties dialog box. (Figure 5.7)

PCMCIA Network Connections

If your WinBook J Series computer did not come with
a mini-PCI LAN connection, you can purchase a PCM-
CIA Network Interface Card.
If you purchase a network PCMCIA card, you will first
need to have your WinBook notebook recognize the
card and load the necessary drivers (see above). Once
your network card has been recognized and Windows
has installed the necessary networking files, you will be
asked to restart your system to allow the new networking
environment to function. If you are an experienced network user, you can
double-click on the Network icon in the Control Panel in Windows Me to
adjust your settings. If you are not an experienced network user, you can
use the Home Networking Wizard to establish your connections. Open the
My Network Places window on the desktop and double-click on the Home
Networking Wizard icon. Follow the instructions provided. Windows 2000
users will have a wide array of network functions available via their net-
work card. Once the card is recognized and the software drivers are loaded,
you can double-click the Network and Dial-up Connections icon in the
Control Panel. Double-click on the Make New Connection icon to start
the Network Connection Wizard. Follow the instructions provided.
Once you have established the networking with your PC card, you can
use that network just as you would use the mini-PCI network connection
(see Chapter Four).
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Chapter 5: PC Cards (PCMCIA)
Figure 5.7: PCMCIA Properties
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