Drivers Installation; Before You Start The Installation; What You Need To Know - Acer MPCI-101 Manual

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Drivers Installation

Before You Start the Installation

Before you start the installation, you are advised to keep the Windows CD-ROM or software diskettes close at
hand. If your computer came with a factory-installed Windows operating system, these files will be stored on
your computer's hard disk, in the form of cabinet (*.cab) files.

What You Need to Know

Installing a Mini-PCI Card requires the same level of expertise that you would need to install a standard
Ethernet network adapter card. It is assumed that you have a working knowledge of standard Windows
95/98/2000/ME operations and of installing network adapter cards. Refer to the Windows Help when necessary
(on the Windows task bar, press the
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Installation for Windows - Install Drivers
Driver Installation for Windows 95/98/2000/ME /2000/Millennium
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Windows 95/98/2000/ME operating systems support "Plug & Play" for Mini-PCI Cards. Once you insert the
Mini-PCI Card into your computer, these operating systems will automatically:
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Detect the card, and enable the Driver, or
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Start the
Add New Hardware
find the required driver. This would typically occur when inserting the Mini-PCI Card into your computer for the
very first time.
To install the driver proceed as follows:
1. If Windows starts the
Add New Hardware
install the drivers.
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When you are prompted to locate the driver installation files:
— Select the CD-ROM that was included with your Mini-PCI Card kit and.
Windows 95:D:\Drivers\Win_95
Windows 98:D:\Drivers\Win_98
Windows 2000:D:\Drivers\Win_2000
Windows Millennium:D:\Drivers\Win_98
When finished installing the drivers, Windows automatically opens the
Installation for Windows - Install Drivers
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2. Continue with setting the basic parameters
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button and select
Start
wizard and prompt you to install the driver, when the operating system cannot
wizard follow the instructions of the
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Hel
New Hardware Found
Add/Edit Configuration Profile
wizard to
window.

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