IBM ThinkPad                                            April 12, 2002
Ethernet Features II for Windows 2000

Version 5.40.17.0
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Notice:
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This program is language independent and can be used with any language 
system.


What This Package Does
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This package provides the Ethernet driver and the PROSET utility program 
for Windows 2000 users.

This release supports the following systems:

   - ThinkPad R31


To determine if you need to update the Ethernet driver, refer to
the "Summary of Changes" section below.

To update the Ethernet driver, refer to the "Installation instructions" 
section below.

Released Version
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Version 5.40.17.0       Initial release
Version 5.40.17.0       Add new utility(Note)

Note: PROSet II utility was included in the package.
      No driver functionality change was done, the driver version No. 
      did not change at this time.

Summary of Changes
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  Key: <n.nn>  Program version (for example, 1.00 means Version 1.00)
        (New)  New function or enhancement
        (Fix)  Correction to existing function

<5.40.17.0>
- (New) Support for ThinkPad R31

<5.40.17.0>
- (New) Add PROSet II Utility
  Note: This release is to incorporate the PROSet II utility in the package.
        No driver functionality change was done, the driver version number 
        did not change at this time.  If your driver version is 5.40.17.0,
        you do not need to update the driver.
        If you need to change Ethernet settings, install the PROset II 
        utility.


Installation instructions
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<Ethernet Driver>
 1. Start Windows 2000 and log on with the user ID authorized as 
    an administrator.
 2. Extract this package onto the hard disk drive.
 3. Click Start, point to Settings, then click Control Panel.
 4. Double-click the System icon.
 5. Click the Hardware tab at the top of the System Properties window.
 6. Click the Device Manager button.
 7. Expand the Network adapters section.
 8. Right-click Intel PRO/100 VE Network Connection
    and select Properties.
 9. Click the Driver tab.
10. Click the Update Driver button.
11. Click the Next button.
12. Click Display a list of the known drivers for this device, 
    you can choose a specific driver.
13. Click the Next button.
14. Click the Have Disk button.
15. Type C:\DRIVERS\W2K\ETHERNET.
16. Click the OK button.
17. Click Intel PRO/100 VE Network Connection in the list.
18. Click the Next button.
19. Click the Next button.
20. Click the Finish button.
21. Restart the system for the driver to be effective.


<PROSet II Utility>
Note: Please install Etherner driver first.

 1. Start Windows 2000 and log on with the user ID authorized as 
    an administrator.
 2. Extract this package onto the hard disk drive.
 3. Click Start, then click Run.
 4. Type C:\DRIVERS\W2K\ETHERNET\Utility\PROSet2\SETUP.EXE in the Open box
    and click the OK button.
 5. Follow the instructions on the screen.


Determining which version is installed
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<Ethernet Driver>
 1. Start Windows 2000.
 2. Click Start, point to Settings, then click Control Panel.
 3. Double-click the System icon.
 4. Click the Hardware tab at the top of the System Properties window.
 5. Click the Device Manager button.
 6. Expand the Network adapters section.
 7. Select Intel PRO/100 VE Network Connection.
 8. Double-click Intel PRO/100 VE Network Connection.
 9. Click the Driver tab. Driver version will be displayed.


<PROSet II Utility>
 1. Start Windows 2000.
 2. Double-click the Intel PROSet II icon in the system tray.
 3. Select the Network Driver tab. You can find version here.


Trademarks
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Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.

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