User manual STARTECH ST100SW

[. . . ] This reliable, high speed network card lets you connect your computer to your Ethernet LAN and experience super-fast transfer speeds of up to 100Mbits/sec. Full duplex support means that the card can simultaneously transmit and receive information at these high speeds. The card is a snap to install and set up and is fully Plug and Play compatible in a wide range of operating environments. Features · Complies with 10BaseT Ethernet and 100BaseTX Fast Ethernet standards · Capable of full- and half-duplex communications · Complies with Plug and Play specifications · Auto-negotiation function determines the optimal transmission rate · Supports 32-bit PCI Bus Master for high performance and low processor utilization · Backed by StarTech. com's lifetime warranty Before You Begin To ensure a quick and easy card installation, please read through this section carefully before attempting to install the card. System Requirements · An IBM compatible notebook computer with a Pentium processor · An open PCI slot · One of the following operating environments: Windows XP/ME/2000/98/95, Windows NT, Linux, NetWare 3. x/4. x, Lan Manager, TCP/IP software · ST100SW ONLY: To take advantage of the Wake-On-Lan feature, your motherboard must be equipped with ACPI/Wake-On-Lan capabilites. [. . . ] If you are using Linux, Netware, or any other supported environment, consult the driver installation instructions available in text form on the driver disk. The most recent drivers for your Ethernet adapter are available as a free download from our website. Visit www. startech. com and click on the Downloads link for information. Depending on your version of Windows and the configuration of your system, the instructions that appear on your screen might not be identical to the instructions below. Windows will automatically detect the new hardware. Choose "Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacturer". Insert the driver disk into your disk drive and specify the following path (where "A:\" is the location of your driver disk): · Windows 2000: A:\WIN2000 · Windows ME: A:\WINME · Windows 98: A:\WIN98 4. You may be required to insert your Windows installation disk. Follow the remaining prompts and reboot your computer when prompted. 5 Windows 95 1. Windows will automatically detect the new hardware. Select "Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacturer. " 3. Insert the driver disk into your disk drive and specify the following path (where "A:\" is the location of your driver disk): ·A:\WIN95 Windows NT 4. 0 1. From your Control Panel, double-click on the Network icon. Choose Add Adapters and select "<Other> Requires disk from manufacturer. " 3. Insert the driver disk into your disk drive and specify the following path (where "A:\" is the location of your driver disk): · A:\WINNT4 4. The "Select line speed" dialog box will appear. The default is "Auto", where the adapter will auto-detect the line speed. You can choose to set the value to 10 (half- or full-duplex) or 100 (half- or full-duplex) Mbps if you so choose. The "Input Ethernet ID" dialog box will appear. This option is only required if you have more than one Fast Ethernet adapter on the computer. Choose "Skip" if you have only one adapter installed. If you are adding more than one Fast Ethernet Adapters, consult the Msnt. txt file located in the Txt\Ms folder for additional instructions. [. . . ] Click on the Network Identification tab. Windows Me/98/95 1. Click Start, then Settings, then Control Panel. Double-click Network, then click the Identification tab. Make Sure Your Sharing is Set Up Properly 1. Go to your network dialog box using the procedure explained under "Make sure your computers are configured properly. " 2. [. . . ]