Page 4 - Table of contents
LevelOne Fast Ethernet PC Card user’s manual ii Table of contents Regulatory compliance...................................................................................... i About this manual............................................................................................... i Table of ...
Page 6 - Chapter 1; Introduction; Features
4 Chapter 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing the LevelOne 10/100Mbps 32bit Fast Ethernet PC Card. This high-speed LevelOne 10/100Mbps 32bit Fast Ethernet PC Card complies with the CardBus standard and uses a female RJ-45 adapter to connect to the ne twork. The LevelOne 10/100Mbps 32bit Fast Eth...
Page 7 - Chapter 2; Hardware installation; What’s in the package; LevelOne 10/100Mbps 32bit Fast Ethernet PC Card; Hardware description
Hardware installation 5 Chapter 2 Hardware installation This chapter covers inserting your LevelOne 10/100Mbps 32bit Fast Ethernet PC Card in the notebook’s CardBus slot, and connecting the card to a network. What’s in the package Please ensure that the following items are included in your package. ...
Page 8 - Status LEDs
LevelOne Fast Ethernet PC Card user’s manual 6 Please take note that the hardkey of a CardBus card is different from that of the traditional 16-bit PCMCIA card. This mechanism can protect the 3.3V CardBus card from mis -insertion to 5V 16-bit PCMCIA slot. Hardkey of 5/3.3V Traditional PCMCIA Card (l...
Page 9 - With the card’s 68-pin connector facing the notebook’s; Do not force the connection!; Connecting to a LAN
Hardware installation 7 Follow the procedure below to install the LevelOne 10/100Mbps 32bit Fast Ethernet PC Card. 1. With the card’s 68-pin connector facing the notebook’s CardBus slots, slide the card all the way into an empty slot. Do not force the connection! 2. Connect to a network. (See Connec...
Page 10 - The following table describes the meaning of the LEDs:; LED
LevelOne Fast Ethernet PC Card user’s manual 8 Status LEDs The following illustration shows the LevelOne 10/100Mbps 32bit Fast Ethernet PC Card LEDs: The following table describes the meaning of the LEDs: LED MEANING 10/100M Indicates the connection speed. When off, the connection speed is 10 Mbps. ...
Page 13 - Chapter 3; Driver installation for; Before Installation; To identify the version of Windows 95, you can check the; Ge neral; icon from the; Control Panel
11 Chapter 3 Driver installation for Win 95/98/2000/ME/NT The following sections cover LevelOne 10/100Mbps 32bit Fast Ethernet PC Card driver installation in the Windows 2000/98/95/NT/ME operating systems. Before Installation To identify the version of Windows 95, you can check the Ge neral system p...
Page 14 - PCMCIA socket is shown to be; PCIC or TCIC compatible; , then the notebook cannot support CardBus.; Driver installation for Windows 95; Insert the LevelOne 10/100Mbps 32bit Fast Ethernet PC
LevelOne Fast Ethernet PC Card user’s manual 12 PCMCIA socket is shown to be PCIC or TCIC compatible Controller , then the notebook cannot support CardBus. Driver installation for Windows 95 Installation of the LevelOne 10/100Mbps 32bit Fast Ethernet PC Card is just the same as for any normal Window...
Page 15 - Insert the driver disk and click; Next; to continue the; Finish; to continue, Windows 95 copies driver files to
Win 95/98/2000/ME/NT 13 3. Insert the driver disk and click Next to continue the installation. Windows searches for the driver and the following screen appears: 4. Click Finish to continue, Windows 95 copies driver files to the hard disk.
Page 16 - Yes; Driver installation for Windows 98; Add New Hardware Wizard
LevelOne Fast Ethernet PC Card user’s manual 14 5. Windows 95 prompts you to restart the system. Click Yes to complete the installation. Driver installation for Windows 98 Follow the steps below to install the LevelOne 10/100Mbps 32bit Fast Ethernet PC Card drivers for Windows 98. 6. Insert the Leve...
Page 17 - Search for the best driver for your device.; and click; . The following screen; drive
Win 95/98/2000/ME/NT 15 9. Select Search for the best driver for your device. (Recommended) and click Next . The following screen appears: 10. Ensure that the CD-ROM drive box is checked.
Page 18 - Insert the driver disk into your floppy drive and click; The following screen appears:; . Windows 98 copies files to your hard disk drive,
LevelOne Fast Ethernet PC Card user’s manual 16 11. Insert the driver disk into your floppy drive and click Next . The following screen appears: 12. Click Next . Windows 98 copies files to your hard disk drive, and you see the following screen: 13. Click Finish .
Page 19 - You should reboot your system to finish the installation.; Driver installation for Windows 2000
Win 95/98/2000/ME/NT 17 Note! Windows 98 may need to copy required system files and will prompt you to input the path to the files. Follow the instructions on your screen, then click OK to continue. You should reboot your system to finish the installation. Driver installation for Windows 2000 Follow...
Page 20 - to continue the installation. A screen appears; Search for a suitable driver for my device
LevelOne Fast Ethernet PC Card user’s manual 18 3. Click Next to continue the installation. A screen appears prompting you to select an installation method: 4. Select Search for a suitable driver for my device (re commended) and click Next . The following screen appears:
Page 22 - to continue. The following screen appears:; to continue the installation.
LevelOne Fast Ethernet PC Card user’s manual 20 7. Click Next to continue. The following screen appears: 8. Click Yes to continue the installation. 9. Windows copies files and the following screen appears:
Page 23 - to complete the installation.; Driver installation for Windows ME
Win 95/98/2000/ME/NT 21 10. Click Finish to complete the installation. You should reboot the computer to insure a successful installation. Driver installation for Windows ME Follow the steps below to install the LevelOne 10/100Mbps 32bit Fast Ethernet PC Card drivers for Windows ME. 1. Insert the Le...
Page 24 - Specify the location of the driver (Advanced); and choose; Specify a location.; Type
LevelOne Fast Ethernet PC Card user’s manual 22 3. Select Specify the location of the driver (Advanced) and click Next . The following screen appears: 4. Select Search for the best driver for your device. (Recommended) and choose Specify a location. Type "E:\WinME" where "E" is your ...
Page 25 - . Windows ME copies files to your hard disk
Win 95/98/2000/ME/NT 23 Insert the driver disk, and click Next. The following screen appears: 5. Click Next . Windows ME copies files to your hard disk drive, and you see the following screen: 6. Click Finish .
Page 27 - Driver installation for Windows NT 4.0
Win 95/98/2000/ME/NT 25 Driver installation for Windows NT 4.0 This installation procedure assumes that you have installed the network component on your computer. To check whether the network component has been installed, double click the Network icon in the Control Panel . If it has not been instal...
Page 28 - Add; to add a new adapter. The following screen; Have Disk
LevelOne Fast Ethernet PC Card user’s manual 26 4. Click Add to add a new adapter. The following screen appears: 5. Click Have Disk . The following screen appears:
Page 29 - Select OEM Option
Win 95/98/2000/ME/NT 27 6. Type “ E:\WinNT40 ” where “ E ” is your CD-ROM drive letter. Insert the driver disk, and click OK . After finding the installation file, the Select OEM Option window is displayed. 7. Click OK . A screens appears prompting you to input the IRQ, I/O port address, and connect...
Page 30 - Select the desired resources and connection type.; to continue. Windows will configure the
LevelOne Fast Ethernet PC Card user’s manual 28 8. Select the desired resources and connection type. Note! You must select resources that are not being used by another device; otherwise, you will have a system conflict error. In case of a system conflict error, try another setting and continue. 9. C...
Page 31 - Close; to exit the; to finish the installation.
Win 95/98/2000/ME/NT 29 10. Click Close to exit the Network window. Windows NT 4.0 will bind the adapter with the network component and you will be prompted to restart the system. When Windows NT is finished binding the adapter to the network component, you are prompted to restart the system. 11. Cl...
Page 32 - Chapter 4; Driver installation for DOS environments; System Requirements; Driver installation; Driver installation program
30 Chapter 4 Driver installation for DOS environments This section covers CardBus 10/100Mbps Ethernet Card driver installation for DOS environment operating systems. System Requirements Hardware Requir ements Notebook equipped with Type II PC Card slot and CardBus controller (PCMCIA 1995 PC Card Sta...
Page 33 - Quick installation; Card and Socket Services software should be bundled with your
Driver installation for DOS environments 31 the most suitable option settings, or you can perform a custom configuration where you individually select each setting. Quick installation This section gives a brief overview of the installation process. For a more detailed description, refer to The Insta...
Page 34 - Insert the LevelOne 10/100Mbps 32bit Fast Ethernet PC Card; The Install program; Using the Install program
LevelOne Fast Ethernet PC Card user’s manual 32 CardBus controller on your system. However, you must select hardware resource settings tha t are not being used by other devices; otherwise, your PC system may have device conflicts. 5. Insert the LevelOne 10/100Mbps 32bit Fast Ethernet PC Card into th...
Page 36 - The next screen asks if you want to do an; Auto configuration; If you selected
LevelOne Fast Ethernet PC Card user’s manual 34 The next screen asks if you want to do an Auto Configuration or a Custom Config uration . Select Auto Configuration if you want to do a quick installation and use the default configuration settings. If you wish to individually set any of the settings, ...
Page 38 - Custom configuration; Interrupt select
LevelOne Fast Ethernet PC Card user’s manual 36 CONFIG.SYS file will also be modified to include the Enabler Driver. You should see the following message if the installation has been successful: Custom configuration To perform a custom installation, you need to select the Custom Configuration Menu a...
Page 39 - IO port select
Driver installation for DOS environments 37 IO port select Move the cursor to the desired I/O address and press <Enter>. Available I/O Ports are D000H, D400H, D800H, E000H, E400H and E800H.
Page 40 - Manual installation; Enablers; The RTPCI program
LevelOne Fast Ethernet PC Card user’s manual 38 Manual installation In most cases, the INSTALL program can make all system changes necessary for using your LevelOne 10/100Mbps 32bit Fast Ethernet PC Card. However, in some cases, you may wish to make changes manually. This section explains how to man...
Page 41 - The Install program can use the following syntax and format:; where
Driver installation for DOS environments 39 Socket and Card Services to your notebook before executing the driver. If you do not have the Socket and Card Services program, ple ase contact your notebook vendor. The Install program can use the following syntax and format: RTPCI /?[h] /l /r<d> /s...
Page 42 - Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11
LevelOne Fast Ethernet PC Card user’s manual 40 After you executed RTPCI.EXE, you must run the RTBIOS.COM to enhance the PCI BIOS. Driver installation The following sections cover installation of the client driver for Windows for Workgroups 3.11, Netware 3X/4X, Microsoft LAN Manager, and Artisoft LA...
Page 43 - When the CardBus 10/100Mbps Ethernet Card dialog box; Microsoft LAN Manager
Driver installation for DOS environments 41 9. When the CardBus 10/100Mbps Ethernet Card dialog box appears, select the options step by step. 10. Follow the instructions on the screen. 11. Reboot your computer. Netware 3.X/4.X client Follow these instructions to install the Netware 3.X/4.X client fo...
Page 44 - Artisoft LANtastic version 6.0
LevelOne Fast Ethernet PC Card user’s manual 42 4. Select Add New Configs and then press <Enter>. 5. Select Other Driver and press <Enter>. 6. Insert the driver dis k into the floppy drive and click OK. 7. Select the Network Adapter Driver, CardBus 10/100Mbps Ethernet Card, then click OK...
Page 45 - Chapter 5; Installation for LINUX; The complete file list is as follows:
Installation for LINUX 43 Chapter 5 Installation for LINUX This device driver has been fully tested on the following platforms: Slackware 3.6 Slackware 4.0 Slackware 7.0 Slackware 7.1 Redhat 5.2 Redhat 6.0 Redhat 6.2 The complete file list is as follows: README makefile rtl8139.c en0100r.o Before In...
Page 46 - To generate the driver
LevelOne Fast Ethernet PC Card user’s manual 44 have just rebuilt your kernel, you must first rebuild PCMCIA then the device driver to avoid any inconsistency. When you are rebuilding PCMCIA modules, be sure you select the following item: (1) Read from the currently running kernel. Otherwise, you mi...
Page 47 - To install the driver
Installation for LINUX 45 4. To install the driver > make install 5. To configure the LevelOne 10/100Mbps 32bit Fast Ethernet PC Card > cd /etc/pcmcia To add the following text into the "config" file (The mode of the "config" file must be the "write" mode.) > vi conf...
Page 49 - Appendix A; Troubleshooting
47 Appendix A Troubleshooting Q&A for Windows environments These guidelines give you tips to deal with some problems you may encounter while using the LevelOne 10/100Mbps 32bit Fast Ethernet PC Card. If the problems remain unsolved, contact your dealer for assistance. Windows 95/98 Problem: Ejec...
