IBM 11a User manual

IBM
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11a/b/g Wireless LAN
Mini PCI Adapter
User’s Guide
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IBM
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11a/b/g Wireless LAN
Mini PCI Adapter
User’s Guide
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Note
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Product warranty and notices for IBM 11a/b/g Wireless LAN Mini PCI Adapter.)
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Read first – Safety information
Before installing this product, read the Safety Information.
Antes de instalar este produto, leia as Informações de Segurança.
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Læs sikkerhedsforskrifterne, før du installerer dette produkt.
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Avant d’installer ce produit, lisez les consignes de sécurité.
Vor der Installation dieses Produkts die Sicherheitshinweise lesen.
Prima di installare questo prodotto, leggere le Informazioni sulla Sicurezza.
Lees voordat u dit product installeert eerst de veiligheidsvoorschriften.
Les sikkerhetsinformasjonen (Safety Information) før du installerer dette produktet.
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P
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Contents
Read first – Safety information ....iii
About the IBM 11a/b/g Wireless LAN
Mini PCI Adapter ...........1
Product registration ............1
Product description ............1
Verifying the BIOS code level .........2
How to check the BIOS level of your ThinkPad
computer ..............2
Updating the BIOS code of your ThinkPad
computer ..............3
Installing the Mini-PCI Card .........4
Installing the device driver .........4
Diagnosing the IBM 11a/b/g Wireless LAN Mini PCI
Adapter on ThinkPad X31, T40/T40p and R40 . . . 7
Enabling Extended Channel Mode .......7
Authorized Operation Within the United States
and Canada .............8
Warning: Australia Users Only ........8
Trademarks .............9
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About the IBM 11a/b/g Wireless LAN Mini PCI Adapter
This section provides information on registering, installing, and using the IBM
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11a/b/g Wireless LAN Mini PCI Adapter.
Product registration
Thank you for purchasing this IBM product. Please take a few moments to register
your product and provide us with information that will help IBM to serve you
better in the future. Your feedback is valuable to us in developing products and
services that are important to you, as well as in developing better ways to
communicate with you. Register your option on the IBM Web site at:
www.ibm.com/pc/register
IBM will send you information and updates on your registered product unless you
indicate on the Web site questionnaire that you do not want to receive further
information.
Product description
If you are using a wireless upgradable model of an IBM ThinkPad
®
computer, you
can install the IBM 11a/b/g Wireless LAN Mini PCI Adapter (hereafter called the
Mini-PCI Card) in a Mini-PCI Card slot on your computer.
The option kit includes:
vMini-PCI Card
vMini-PCI guide
Note: Some models do not require a Mini-PCI guide
vInstallation and User’s Guide CD (containing device drivers, BIOS update and this
User’s Guide)
vProduct warranty and notices for IBM 11a/b/g Wireless LAN Mini PCI Adapter
vSafety Information - Read This First
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Verifying the BIOS code level
If your ThinkPad computer is one of the following:
ThinkPad R40
ThinkPad T40/T40p
ThinkPad X31
you may need to update BIOS, so that your machine will work with this Mini-PCI
Card.
You need to update BIOS in either of the following situations:
vIf you get the following error message just after starting your ThinkPad
computer
ERROR 1802: Unauthorized network card is plugged in - Power Off and remove
the miniPCI network card.
vIf, for Microsoft Windows NT
®
Workstation, the Configuration Utility cannot be
installed and you get the following error message
SysTrayApp: The Driver is not installed or the Card is disabled.
Utilities for updating BIOS are placed as follows on the CD-ROM:
For ThinkPad R40 model type 2681, 2682, 2683
x:\BIOS\R40a\US: US English version of BIOS update utility
x:\BIOS\R40a\JP: Japanese version of BIOS update utility
For ThinkPad R40 model type 2722, 2723, 2724
x:\BIOS\R40b\US: US English version of BIOS update utility
x:\BIOS\R40b\JP: Japanese version of BIOS update utility
For ThinkPad T40/T40p
x:\BIOS\T40\US: US English version of BIOS update utility
x:\BIOS\T40\JP: Japanese version of BIOS update utility
For ThinkPad X31
x:\BIOS\X31\US: US English version of BIOS update utility
x:\BIOS\X31\JP: Japanese version of BIOS update utility
Each subdirectory contains two files:
spsuxxxx.EXE: BIOS update utility file
spsuxxxx.TXT: Readme file
where xxxx is the ID corresponding to BIOS version.
The readme file for your ThinkPad computer specifies the BIOS code level required
for this Mini-PCI Card.
Note: IBM frequently updates the BIOS code; therefore, this information is subject
to change. To download the latest version of the BIOS code for your
computer, go to www.pc.ibm.com/support on the World Wide Web.
How to check the BIOS level of your ThinkPad computer
To determine the BIOS code level of a ThinkPad computer that is using the
Microsoft
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Windows
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2000, Windows XP, or Windows 98 Second Edition (SE)
operating system, follow the procedure below:
1. Click Start; then choose Control Panel.
2. Double-click the ThinkPad Configuration icon.
3. Click System Information.
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