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NETGEAR FA511 CardBus Mobile Adapter
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Driver Installation for Microsoft Windows 95 or Win95a
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Getting Started
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The initial releases of the Microsoft Windows 95 does not have support
for Cardbus interface. As a result, the NETGEAR FA511 CardBus moblie
adapter driver has to contain a Cardbus enabler to allow the the
Cardbus card to work under the Win95 or Win95a environment. For the
FA511 Cardbus driver to function properly, the Win95 PCMCIA controller
driver has to be disabled.
It is highly recommended that the system be upgraded to Win95B (OSR2)
or above where Cardbus support from the operating system is more
complete.
Determining the Win95 version
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To determine which version of Windows 95 is on the computer, complete
the following steps.
- Click on Start button in the lower left corner of the Win95 screen.
- Select Setting and click on Control Panel.
- In the Control Panel window, double click on the System icon.
- When the System Properties window appears, the version indication
for Windows 95 should be displayed. You have Windows 95 if it
displays:
Microsoft Windows 95
4.00.950
or
Microsoft Windows 95
4.00.950A
Once determined that you have Win95 or Win95a, complete the following
two procedures for the FA511 Cardbus card driver to function properly.
Disabling PC Card Enabler in Win95
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1. Please do not insert the FA511 Cardbus Card at this time.
2. In the Control Panel, double-click the System icon.
3. System Properties window will appear, click the Device Manager tab.
4. Double-click PCMCIA Socket.
5. Click PCIC or compatible PCMCIA controller.
6. Click Remove.
7. The Remove Configuration windows will appear. Click OK and System
Settings Change window will appear.
8. Click Yes when prompted to restart the computer.
When you restart the computer the first time after removing the
PCIC device, you will be prompted to select a driver. Choose "Do
not install a driver". This prompt will not be shown again.
Installing the FA511 Cardbus driver
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Suppose D: is the letter of CDROM.
1. Insert the NETGEAR FA511 Cardbus Card.
2. When you restart the computer the first time after removing the
PCIC device, you will be prompted to select a driver. Choose DO NOT
install a driver. This prompt will not be shown again.
3. Click on the Start button at the lower left corner of the screen.
4. Choose Settings and click Control Panel.
5. In the Control Panel window, double-click the Network icon.
6. In the Network dialog box, click Add.
7. In the Select Network Component Type window, double-click Adapter.
8. In the Select Network Adapter, click Have Disk. Insert the FA511
drivers and diagnostics diskette into CD-ROM. Type
"D:\WIN95A" and click OK.
9. Select the "NETGEAR FA511 Cardbus moblie adapter Manual Load for
Win95" and click OK.
10. In the Network window, click OK. (The FA511 dialog box appears
and displays various settings. An asterisk in any field indicates
that the current setting is being used. Use the Up or Down arrow
to adjust the setting until the asterisk disappears.)
11. Click OK and the Copying Files window will appear.
12. Insert your original Windows 95 CD and click OK. (If Windows 95 was
pre-installed on your computer, the necessary files can be located
in the \WINDOWS\OPTIONS\CABS directory.)
13. Click Yes when prompted to restart the computer.
After rebotting, your computer will be ready to network with other
computers.
Known Limitation
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Since Windows 95 or 95a does not provide support for Cardbus and the
Cardbus enabler comes from the FA511 Cardbus driver, you cannot use
the FA511 Cardbus Card with another PCMCIA device..
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.