Part 1: Installation and user’s guide
This section contains instructions on how to install and use the Intel PRO/100
SP Mobile Combo Adapter.
System requirements
Before installing the PRO/100 adapter, be sure that your system has the
following:
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One open Mini-PCI slot
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The latest BIOS for your computer
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Microsoft
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Windows
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Millennium Edition (Me), Microsoft Windows 2000
Professional, Microsoft Windows NT
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4.0 Workstation, Windows 98 or
Windows 95
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Windows NT 4.0 requires Service Pack 4 or later to use VLAN, or Service
Pack 5 or later for PROSet II
To download the necessary software patches from Microsoft and Novell visit
the following Microsoft Web site for the latest Service Pack information. If
this site has changed, go to the main Microsoft site and search for the term,
Service Pack.
http://www.microsoft.com/ntserver/
Attach the network and modem cables
Connect the cable to the mobile computer using Category 3, 4, or 5 Twisted
Pair Ethernet (TPE) network cable for 10 Mbps (Mbps equals 1 000 000 bits per
second) networks, and only Category 5 TPE for 100 Mbps networks and
10/100 Mbps residential networks. The modem cable is an RJ-11 standard
phone line.
Installing Ethernet and modem device drivers
PCI Ethernet Controller driver and Lucent Win Modem driver installation
procedures are included for:
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Windows Me
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Windows 2000
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Windows 98
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Windows 95
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Windows NT 4.0
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