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NETGEAR FA330/FA331 PCI Adapter
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Driver Installation for Microsoft Windows 2000
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Getting Started
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The Windows 2000 installation CD is needed to complete this
installation.
It is recommended that you complete the Windows 2000 installation prior
to inserting the adapter card into the system.
Insllation procedure
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1. Turn off your computer and plug the NETGEAR FA330/FA331 PCI Adapter
into an available PCI slot in your computer.
2. Turn on the power of your computer to boot up the system.
The Win2000 system will find the hardware and start prompting you
for the proper device driver.
3. Click on "Next" in the first Found New Hardware Wizard window.
The next Found New Hardware Wizard window pops up with a question
mark because Windows 2000 is not able to find a device driver that
matches the adapter card.
4. Select the "Search for a suitable diver for my device (recommended)"
radio button and click on "Next".
5. Insert the Drivers and Diagnostics disk into the floppy drive.
Select only "Floppy disk drives" option and click on "Next".
Windows 2000 will indicate that a driver for the device has been
found. A floppy disk icon indicates that "a:\netfa33x.inf" is
where it is able to locate the device driver.
6. Click on "Next".
A Digital Signature Not Found window pops up indicating that a
Microsoft digital signature does not exist.
7. Click on "Yes" when "Digital Signature Not Found" window to
continue with the installation.
Windows 2000 starts copying files into the system.
8. Click on "Finish" to complete the installation.
Windows 2000 is ready to network afterwards. It is not necessary
to reboot the system to start networking. You can now remove the
Driver and Diagnostics disk.
Additional Information
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To futher customize the system, you can click on My Network Places at
the desktop. Examples of parameters that you can change are computer
and workgroup names, IP addresses, and additional network services.
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.
For more help, visit our Driver Support section for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.