IBM ThinkPad October 11, 2002 High Rate Wireless LAN MiniPCI Combo Card Software for Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000 and Windows XP Ver. 1.07.43 ====================================================================== NOTES: This program is language independent and can be used with any language system. THIS SOFTWARE CAN ONLY BE USED WITH THE MACHINES ON THE SUPPORTED LIST ON THIS PAGE. USE OF THIS SOFTWARE WITH ANY OTHER MACHINE IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED. What This Package Does ---------------------- This package provides the Wireless LAN driver for "High Rate Wireless LAN MiniPCI Combo Card" for Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000 and Windows XP. This package supports Wireless LAN installed models of the following systems: - ThinkPad R32 To install the Wireless LAN driver, refer to the Installation instructions section. Caution: When you upgrade the operating system from Windows 2000 to Windows XP, uninstall the Wireless LAN driver after the operating system upgrade is completed. Then install the driver again for the Wireless LAN card to function. Released Versions ----------------- Version 1.07.35 Initial release Version 1.07.43 Problem fixes Summary of Changes ------------------ Where: Version/Build ID (New) New function or enhancement (Fix) Correction to existing function <1.07.35> - (New) Support for ThinkPad R32. - (New) Support for Windows 98.(added) <1.07.43> - (Fix) Added Uninstaller for upgrading the OS from Windows 2000 to Windows XP. - (Fix) System hangs by forcing suspend during file transfer under Windows XP. - (Fix) Profiles with the same name can be created using the Configuration Utility. Installation instructions ------------------------- In some cases, you may need to re-enter SSID and/or WEP keys after updating the driver. NOTE: For Windows 2000 and Windows XP preload only, the ThinkPad Software Installer can not uninstall this Wireless LAN driver. Please refer to the instructions below to uninstall the driver Windows 98/2000/XP 1. Start Windows. For Windows 2000/XP, log on with a user ID authorized as an administrator. 2. Extract this package onto the hard disk drive. 3. Click Start and then click Run. 4. In the run dialog window, type C:\DRIVERS\WIN\WLLANINT\Setup\SETUP.EXE to install the driver. Click OK to start the installation process. If you have extracted the files to a different location, specify this location instead. 5. Follow the instructions. 6. Click Yes when prompted to restart the system. Windows NT 4.0 1. Start Windows NT and logon with administrative privileges. 2. Extract this package onto the hard disk drive. 3. Click Start, select Settings, and then click Control Panel. 4. Double-click the Network icon. 5. The Network Configuration dialog box is displayed if this is the first time configuring the Network. If not, go to step 21. First Network Configuration 6. Click the Yes button. 7. Select Wired to the network. 8. Click the Next button. 9. Click the Select from list... button. 10. Click the Have Disk... button. 11. Type C:\DRIVERS\WIN\WLLANINT in the Insert Disk dialog box. If you have extracted the files to a different location, specify this location instead. 12. Click the OK button. 13. Select High Rate Wireless LAN Mini-PCI Adapter with Modem II. 14. Click the OK button. 15. Click the Next button. 16. Follow the instructions on the screen. 17. Follow the prompts for any Windows NT installation disks by typing the path to the directory that contains Windows NT files. (It is usually C:\i386 directory or Windows NT CD-ROM's X:\i386 directory.) 18. Follow the instructions on the screen. 19. Click the Finish button when the installation completes. 20. Click Yes when prompted to restart the system. Adding Wireless LAN to Network Configuration 21. Click the Adapters tab. 22. Click the Add... button. 23. Click the Have Disk... button. 24. Type C:\DRIVERS\WIN\WLLANINT in the Insert Disk dialog box. If you have extracted the files to a different location, specify this location instead. 25. Click the OK button. 26. Select High Rate Wireless LAN MiniPCI Adapter with Modem II. 27. Click the OK button. 28. Click the Close button. 29. Follow the instructions on the screen. 30. Click Yes when prompted to restart the system. UNINSTALL --------- Windows 98/2000/XP 1. Start Windows 98/2000/XP. If using Windows 2000/XP, logon with administrative privileges. 2. Click Start, select Settings, and then click Control Panel. 3. Double-click Add Remove Programs. 4. Click High Rate Wireless LAN Mini-PCI Adapter with Modem II. 5. Click Remove. 6. Follow the instructions. 7. Restart the system. Windows NT 4.0 1. Start Windows NT and logon with administrative privileges. 2. Click Start, select Settings, and then click Control Panel. 3. Double-click the Network icon. 4. Click the Adapters tab. 5. Select High Rate Wireless LAN Mini-PCI Adapter with Modem II. 6. Click the Remove button. 7. Follow the instructions on the screen. 8. Click Yes when prompted to restart the system. Unattended Install ------------------ This procedure is intended only for system administrators. Windows 98/2000/XP ------------------------ Unattended install without automatic reboot 1. Start Windows 98/2000/XP. If using Windows 2000/XP, logon with administrative privileges. 2. Extract this package onto the hard disk drive. 3. Click Start, then click Run. 4. In the run dialog window, type C:\DRIVERS\WIN\WLLANINT\Setup\SETUP.EXE -s to install the driver. Click OK button to start the installation process. If you have extracted the files to a different location, specify this location instead. 5. Driver will silently install and the system will not reboot. Determining which version is installed -------------------------------------- 1. Double-click the IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Mini PCI Combo Card Configuration Utility icon in the system tray. 2. Click the About tab. It displays the version of the driver. Trademarks ---------- * IBM and ThinkPad are registered trademarks of IBM Corporation. * Microsoft and Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Other company, product, and service names may be registered trademarks, trademarks or service marks of others.