1. 9520397.exe Driver
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Readme.txt Driver File Contents (9520397.exe)

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File Description: Gateway(r) 600 Wireless Network Card.
Revision: 7.42.0.303 (Microsoft(r) Windows(r) 98 and Windows 2000) and 7.42.0.300 (Windows XP)
Operating System: Windows 98, Windows 2000, and Windows XP
Driver Part Number: 9520397
Date: 12/02/2002
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Table of Contents
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Overview
Identification
Installation
Removal
Troubleshooting
Reason for Update
Applicable Part Numbers
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Overview

This document describes the steps necessary to install and configure the Integrated Wireless Agere Network Card drivers for the Gateway 600 in Windows 98, Windows 2000, or Windows XP.


Identification

If you have a Gateway 600 portable computer and are running Windows 98, Windows 2000, or Windows XP, install these drivers.


Installation

1.  The files are extracted to C:\cabs\9520397. 

2.  In Windows 98 or Windows 2000, from the Start menu, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.  In Control Panel, double-click the System icon.  In the System Properties dialog box, click the Device Manager tab.

In Windows XP, from the Start menu, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.  In Control Panel, click Performance and Maintenance, and then double-click the System icon.  In the System Properties dialog box, click the Hardware tab.  On the Hardware tab, click Device Manager.

3.  In Device Manager, under Other Devices, double-click Lucent Technologies-WaveLAN/IEEE, and then click Reinstall Driver.

4.  In the Update Device Driver Wizard dialog box, click Next.

5.  Click Search for a better driver than the one your device is using now (Recommended), and then click Next.

6.  Click to clear the Floppy Drive check box, and then select the Specify a location check box.  Type the location where you downloaded and extracted the wireless driver files, and then click Next.  The default path of the drivers is C:\cabs\9520397\WINXP.

7.  Windows identifies the Orinoco Network Connection.  Click Next.

8.  Click Finish.

9.  In the Systems Settings Change dialog box, click Yes to restart the computer.

10.  On the desktop, right-click the Network Neighborhood icon, and then click Properties.  The Network Properties dialog box opens.  Consult your network administrator for the settings that you need to change in order to connect to the network.



Removing the ORiNOCO wireless NIC Driver

1.  In Windows 98 or Windows 2000, from the Start menu, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.  In Control Panel, double-click the System icon.  In the System Properties dialog box, click the Device Manager tab.

In Windows XP, from the Start menu, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.  In Control Panel, click Performance and Maintenance, and then double-click the System icon.  In the System Properties dialog box, click the Hardware tab.  On the Hardware tab, click Device Manager.

2.  In Windows XP or Windows 2000 Device Manager, select ORiNOCO Mini PCI Card, and then from the Action menu, click uninstall. 

In Windows 98 Device Manager, click Remove.


Removing the Client Manager Software

1.  From the Start menu, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.

2.  In Control Panel, double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon.

3.  In the Add/Remove Programs window, click ORiNOCO Client Manager, and then click Change/Remove.
 
4.  In the ORiNOCO Client Manager dialog box, click Yes.

5.  When prompted to restart the computer, click Yes.


Troubleshooting

If you are having difficulty during or after the driver installation, follow the removal procedure, and then re-install the drivers.


Reason for Update

This is the initial driver release.


Applicable Part Numbers

3501243, 3501244, 3501254, 3501255, 3501372, 3501373, 3501379, 3501380, 3501681, 3501510, 3501509, 3501683