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Abocom FE2500 Quick Installation Manual

Cardbus 10/100 ethernet pc card adapter

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  • Page 1 CardBus 10/100 Ethernet PC Card Adapter Quick Installation Guide...
  • Page 2: Hardware Installation

    HARDWARE INSTALLATION This chapter describes how to install the CardBus 10/100M dual-speed PC Card in your notebook computer and connect it to network. It’s referred to “the PC Card” in this manual. The PC Card could be connected to either 100Mbps Fast Ethernet or 10Mbps Ethernet over unshielded twisted pair (UTP) calbe.
  • Page 3 Removing the CardBus Dual-Speed PC Card It’s quite different for various computer mechanical designs. Please refer to the PC Card removal instruction in the document for your notebook computer. Connecting and Removing the Cable of Media Coupler to the CardBus PC Card Grasp the PC Card 15-pins connector at the end of the media coupler with the pointing triangle facing upward.
  • Page 4 LED Indicators Activity: Blinks green when transmitting/ receiving data. 10/100Mbps: off /on Link: Glows green when linked to a local network net. - 3 -...
  • Page 5: Software Installation

    SOFTWARE INSTALLATION Windows 95 Installation 1. Assumed the drivers of PC Card slot are well installed. The System Icon in the Control Panel can report on its functionality. Apart from the above mentioned, any questions on this layer need to be taken up with the computer's manufacturer.
  • Page 6 2. Insert the PC Card into the slot. In New Hardware Found dialog box, select Driver from disk manufacturer. 3. Windows will HARDWARE WIZARD dialog box, then press Next. 4. Then Windows will prompt a ADD NEW HARDWARE WIZARD dialog box. In this time, select Search for the …...
  • Page 7 6. For the first time installation, please click Network icon in Control Panel to add Protocols, Client and Service if you needed. 7. Reboot the machine and the card will be fully functional. Windows 2000 Installation 1. Assumed that the drivers of PC Card slot are well installed.
  • Page 8 4. Then Windows will prompt a Install Hardware Device Drivers dialog box. In this time, select Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommanded) and press Next. 5. Windows will prompt a Locate Driver Files dialog box. In this time, select Floppy disk drives and please diskette.
  • Page 9 detect the new device. Select Specify the Location of the driver… and click Next. Insert the device driver disk into the floppy disk drive on your system. Select Removable Media (Floppy, CD-ROM…) and click Next. Click Next to continue. - 8 -...
  • Page 10 Windows will copy the appropriate driver to your system. If Windows ME asks you to supply your original Windows ME installation CD-ROM, load it on the CD- ROM drive. Click Finish to complete the software installation. Windows XP Installation Once the device is well connected, Windows will detect the new device and prompt you to insert the network device driver.
  • Page 11 Insert the device Driver Disk into the floppy disk drive of your system. Select Search for the removable media… and click Next. Windows will start searching for the appropriate driver for the installation. When the screen appears as below, click Continue Anyway to proceed.
  • Page 12 Wait for seconds while Windows copies the appropriate driver to your system. Click Finish. The software installation for this network device is now completed. - 11 -...