PLANEX COMMUNICATIONS INC.
PLANEX FW-300TX PCMICA Fast Ethernet Adapter
Windows 2000 Driver Installation
Windows 2000 provides a complete "Plug and Play" System that
automatically recognizes and configures PLANEX FW-300TX.
Before installing the PLANEX FW-300TX adapter, Windows's PCMCIA
service must be installed and enabled. This service can be started
in the Control Panel.
Driver Installation Steps for Windows 2000:
1) Insert PLANEX FW-300TX in one of the PCMCIA Slots and start
Windows 2000.
2) The "Found New Hardware Wizard" dialog box appears.
Click the "Next" button.
3) Select "Search for a suitable driver for my device (Recommended)".
Click the "Next" button.
4) Select "Specify a location", type the driver path "X:\WIN2000", insert
the PLANEX FW-300TX driver diskette in the proper drive (e.g. X:\),
then click OK.
Note: X: means the drive that contains Planex FW-300TX driver, such as floppy
or CD-ROM.
5) When win2000 find the driver fro floppy drive, X:\WIN2000\NETFW300.INF, click
the "Next" button.
6) The installation process copies all the required files to the hard disk.
If win2000 prompts for digital signature to continue, click the "Yes" button.
Please wait for the process to finish.
7) Click "Finish" to complete the installation process.
Then windows2000's Network is up and running.
Note:
When Windows 2000 and the Network is up and running, it is not
recommended to remove the PLANEX FW-300TX adapter from the
PCMCIA slot without telling the system first. Before you remove
the adapter, please follow these steps:
1) Double click on the My Computer icon, and then double click on
the Control Panel icon.
2) Double click on the PCMCIA icon. The "PC Card (PCMCIA) Properties"
window appears.
3) Select "PLANEX FW-300TX PCMICA Fast Ethernet Adapter" from
the list, and then click the Stop button.
4) Wait until the message box with the "You may safely remove the
device" message appears. Click OK.
5) Remove the PLANEX FW-300TX adapter from the PCMCIA slot.
If you do not follow these steps and just pull the adapter from
the PCMCIA slot, the system may hang and you have to reboot the
system.
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.