NETGEAR FA410TX Fast Ethernet PC Card
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Driver Installation for Microsoft Windows 2000
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Introduction
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Windows 2000 provides a complete "Plug n' Play" System that will
automatically recognize and configure most PC Cards.
Before inserting your FA410TX PC Card, the system's PCMCIA chipset
must be enabled and functioning. The PCMCIA chipset is responsible
for controlling the systems interface for PC Cards. Please consult
the system's manual or manufacture for use with Windows 2000.
Please have the installation media for the Windows 2000 ready for
any request for files.
Installation Procedure
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With the system off, remove all PC Cards
Start/Boot Windows 2000
Insert the FA410TX into one of the system's PCMCIA Slots
A "Found New Hardware Wizard" dialog box should appear, see
troubleshooting if the dialog box doesn't appear.
Click Next icon.
Select "Floppy disk drivers" and Click Next icon and Windows 2000 will
begin searching for FA410TX inf files.
After finding the matching inf files, Click Next icon and Windows 2000
will copy driver for FA410TX.
Click Finish.
Reboot the computer.
Add LAN protocols
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Open the MY COMPUTER
Run Network Connections
Click Local Area Connection and Select File/Properties
Advanced Setup
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The FA410TX driver configures the adapter card to operate in autosensing
mode by default. In this mode, the card automatically selects the most
appropriate operating speed and duplex mode. There might be instances
when you need to configure the adapter card to operate at a particular
speed and duplex mode. The following procedure guides you into the
Windows 98 system for this setting.
1. In Control Panel, open "System".
2. Select "Hardware" tab, and Click "Device Manager".
3. In Network adapters, Click on the "NETGEAR FA410TX" adapter selection.
4. Click on the "Advanced" tab in the FA410TX adapter card window.
5. Click on the "Connection Type" property selection.
6. The "Value" windows will show the following possible selections:
Auto Sense (Automatically decide between the following
three modes)
10Base-T (Ethernet)
10Base-T Full Duplex (Full-duplex Ethernet)
100BaseTX (Fast Ethernet)
100BaseTX Full Duplex (Full-duplex Fast Ethernet)
Choose the appropriate setting as needed.
Download Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
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