LevelOne FPC-0103T User manual

FPC-0103TX
Fast Ethernet PC Card

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CONTENTS
CONTENTS...................................................................................................1
INTRODUCTION TO CARDBUS.............................................................4
HARDWARE INSTALLATION................................................................6
SOFTWARE INSTALLATION.................................................................9
Windows 95 Installation...........................................................................10
Windows NT 4.0 Installation....................................................................15
Windows NT 3.5x Installation..................................................................16
DOS Mode Installation.............................................................................17
Novell Netware..............................................................................................17
MS LAN Manager.........................................................................................20
Packet Driver.................................................................................................22
Windows for Workgroups 3.11....................................................................23
Artisoft Lantastic 6.0 Installation..................................................................23
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS.....................................................................25
SPECIFICATIONS.....................................................................................27

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About This Manual
This manual will explain how to install and use your CardBus FPC-0103TX Fast
EthernetPCCard. The following guideline will help you through the installation
process.
Chatper 1 presents you the basic information about the CardBus technology. It
alsoprovide some methodsto ensureyour notebookare CardBusequipped and
correctly configured.
After you already make sure your mobile computer is ready to run the CardBus
FPC-0103TXFastEthernetPCCard.YoucangoontheChapter 2 to know how to
install the PC Card and Connect it to network.
TheCardBusFPC-0103TXFastEthernet PCCard provides wide range of drivers
software to meet your need. You can pick up the section within Chapter 3 to
install and configure the network driver.
The Questions and Answers listed in the Chapter 4 give you some solutions
when you encouter problem during installation the network drivrers.
Finally you can find the detail specification of this innovative product in the
Appendix A.
System Requirement
•An IBM compatible notebook computer with 486 or faster processor with
CardBus supported socket.
•Drivers and utilities provided with this product
•PCMCIA PC Card compliant Card Services and Socket Services
•100Base-TX Fast Ethernet or 10BaseT Ethernet connectivity to your local
area network.
Operating Environments
•Windows 95, Windows 95 OSR2, Windows 98
•Novell Netware 3.x, 4.x

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•Microsoft Windows NT 3.51, NT 4.0
•Microsoft LAN Manager
•Packet Driver Applications
•Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11
•Microsoft Windows 3.1
•Lantastic 6.0
Contents in the Package
•FPC-0103TX Fast Ethernet PC Card
•Media coupler with single RJ-45 connector for 10BASE-T and 100BASE-TX
network.
•3.5” driver diskette
•User’s Manual
•Plastic protection case for base PC Card

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INTRODUCTION TO CARDBUS
Cardbus is the next generation 32-bit version issued by PCMCIA PC Card
standard.In addition to support a wider bus (32 bits instead of 16 bits), CardBus
also supports bus mastering and operation speeds up to 33 MHz. The
132MBytesbustranferrate (compareswith legacy16-bit I/0 PC Card ,20MByte)
provides the mobil userto enjoy the high-bandwith network connection.
Amobil computerwhich equippedwith CardBusandproperlyconfiguredis the
fundamental require-ment to use the CardBus FPC-0103TX Fast Ethernet
PC Card.tomake sureabout thispoint, pleasefollowthe guideline listed below:
?Cardbus is designed to support both 16-bit and Cardbus Card. But the legacy
16-bit PC Card slot couldn't accept the CardBus FPC-0103TX Fast
Ethernet PC Card.In oder to prevent the wrong operation,CardBus is
devoloped with particular machanical consideration to prevent it fit into the
legacy16-bitPC CardSlot.Ifyou can'tinserttheCardBus FPC-0103TX Fast
Ethernet PC Card into the slot firmly reaching the bottom, your notebook
probably hasn’t the capability to support CardBus techno-logy. Please check
your notebook manual for detail information.

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?Due to variant design of notebook computers , some models implement a
setting in the Computer ‘s BIOS to switch between Cardbus and 16-bit PC
Card modes.You could consult the User’s Guide of your notebook and
properly set on the CardBus or Auto_Detect mode.

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HARDWARE INSTALLATION
Thischapterdescribes howtoinstalltheCardBus FPC-0103TX Fast Ethernet PC
Card in your notebook computer and connect it to network. It’s referred to“the
PC Card”in this manual.
The PC Card could be connected to either 100Mbps Fast Ethernet or 10Mbps
Ethernet over unshielded twisted pair (UTP) calbe. The PC Card have the ability
of automatic sensing and operating on either speed without manual
recofiguration.
After finishing the installation of PC Card into your Notebook, please refer to
Chapter.3 Software Installation on how to install network drivers using menu
driven installation utility.
Inserting the CardBus Dual-Speed PC Card
1.Hold the CardBus FPC-0103TX Fast Ethernet PC Card with wide connector
toward the slot and the brand lable facing upward.
2.Insert the CardBus FPC-0103TX Fast Ethernet PC Card and push it firmly into
the bottom.
( Please see the figuer on the next page for reference)

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Removing the CardBus FPC-0103TX Fast Ethernet PC Card
It’squite differentfor variouscomputermechanical design.Please refertothePC
Card removal instruction in the document for your notebook computer.
Connecting and Removing the Cable of Media Coupler to the
CardBus FPC-0103TX Fast Ethernet PC Card
Grasp the PC Card 15-pins connector at the end of the media coupler with the
pointingtriangle facingupward. Gentlyinsert itinto thematingconnector onthe
PC Card until it clicks in place at both sides.
Attention shouldbepaidwhenremovingthe15-pins connector. Please press the
both sides of the connectors before dragging it out of the PC Card.
Connecting to the Network
Connect unshielded twisted pair (UTP) cable to the RJ-45 connector of media
coupler before loading any network driver.

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lFor operation in the100Mbps (100Base-TX) Ethernet network, a Category 5
unshielded twisted pair(UTP) cable should be used to connect between media
coupler and 100Mbps hub or switch.
lFor operation inthe 10Mbps (10Base-T) Ethernet network, Category 3, 4 or 5
unshieldedtwisted pair(UTP) cablecouldbe usedto connectbetweenthemedia
coupler and a 10Mbps hub or switch.
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SOFTWARE INSTALLATION
Extensive software drivers have been developped for CardBus 10/100Mbps
Fast Ethernet PC Card including DOS-Mode, Microsoft Windows 3.x,
Windows 95, Windows NT. Some of the Operating Systems and PC
Card/Socket Services haven’t been well implemented to support new
CardBustechnologyatthepresenttime.Our uniquedriversandutilityenable
the CardBus FPC-0103TX Fast Ethernet PC Card to run almost all the major
environments.
This Chapter consists four main parts: Windows 95, Windows NT 4.0,
Windows NT 3.5xand various configuration in DOS-mode. The user could
refer to specific section for installation.

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Windows 95 Installation
Windows 95 released two major versions at the time when this manual is
written. The first version ( refer to “Native Windows 95” afterward )
supportsfor16-bit PCCard but not for CardBus PC Card. The latest version
Windows 95 with OEM Service Release #2 ( refer toOSR2 Windows 95 or
later ) supports both 16-bit and CardBus PC Card. The CardBus
FPC-0103TX Fast Ethernet PC Card could operates in either Native or
OSR2 version Windows 95 environments. However, the installation
proceduresaredifferent. Thesection willpresentsyou howto identify your
version of Windows 95 first. Then you could decide which kind of
installation process should be followed:
Determining the Version of Windows 95
1. After successfully booting and login the Windows 95. Click on the
StartButton.
2. Select the Settings.
3. Select Control Panel.
4. Within the Control Panel, double-click the Systemicon.
5. Select the General Tab, this system information will displayed like the
following figure.

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Version Information here!
Ø4.00.950 or 4.00.950aisfirstreleasedWindows95whichdon’t support
CardBus. Refer toNative Windows 95 section for installation.
Ø4.00.950Bis Windows 95 with OEM Service Release #2 which support
both PC Card and CardBus PC Card. Refer to OSR2 Windows 95 or
Later section for installation.
Native Windows 95
Though Non-OSR2 Windows 95 doesn’t support CardBus PC Card, you
could use our driver to run the the CardBus FPC-0103TX Fast Ethernet PC
Card.
1. Insert the CardBus FPC-0103TX Fast Ethernet PC Card into the socket.
2. Click on the Start button.

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3. Select Setting
4. Select Control Panel.
And the Control Panel show up.
5. Double-click the Network icon.
And the Network Menu prompt up.
6. Click the Add button.
And Select Network Components Type
Menu shows.
7. Double-click the Adapter.
The Select Network Adapters Menu opens.
8. Click the Have Disk button.
The Install From Disk Menu shows.
9.Insert the Drive Disk.
10. Give A:\in the input box. Click OK.
( Or type the path name whereever you place the driver programs)
11. Select the “CardBus Fast Ethernet 10/100 Adapter manual load”

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12.Click OK
A dialog box will appear to adjust the driver's settings. The resources
assignment to adapter should be uniqe in the system.
13. The Newwork window reopens.
14. Click OK
15. Insert your original Windows 95 CD or disk set. Input the drive which
contain the source. Click OK
16. After the copy file process is complete, the system will promt you to
restart the Computer.
17. For the first time installation, you need to go to the Network in the
Control Panel to setup the protocols, clients and services properly
according to your need.
Note: If you start the computer without the CardBus FPC-0103TX Fast
EthernetPCCard installed in the socket, the native Windows 95 system
will prompt you the warning message “Your Network Adapter
CardBus Fast Ethernet 10/100 Adapter manual load”[0001] is not
working properly. You may need to set it up again. For more
information see the network troubleshutter in the windows Help”.
If you don’t need to use theCardBusFPC-0103TX Fast Ethernet PC Card
at this time, you can just ignore the message. Otherwise, you need to
inserttheCardBusFPC-0103TXFastEthernetPCCard into the CardBus
socket and just restart the native Windows 95 again to make the Card
working functionally.
OSR2 Windows 95 and Later
Windows 95 OSR2 and later versions support both CardBus and 16-bit PC
Card. That is, you could run the 16-bit PC Card and CardBus 10/100M
Ethernet PC Card simultaneously with the plug-n-play support. In addition
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perform the Hot Swap function provided by the Card and Socket Service
built in the OSR2 Windows 95 or later.
1.After the Windows 95 OSR2 have successfully boot, insert the CardBus
FPC-0103TX Fast Ethernet PC Card with media coupler attached into the
CardBus Socket.
2.Click Next on Update Device Drivers
Winzard
3.Click The Others Locations button
4.Insert driver diskette into the floopy disk.
5.Type A:\.Thedriverwill beinstalledandyou maybeaskedfortheoriginal
Windows 95 CD/disks.
6.For the first time installation, please click Network icon in Control Panel
to add Protocols, Client and Service if you needed
7.Reboot the machine and the card will be fully functional.

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Windows NT 4.0 Installation
Assumed that the Network Services already installed in the NT 4.0 system.
1.Insert theCardBusFPC-0103TX Fast Ethernet PC Card into any one of PC
Card Slots in system.
2.Power up Windows NT 4.0
3.Open My Computer
4.Open Control Panel icon
5.Double-click the Network icon
6.Select Adapters tab.
7.Press Add to add network adapter
8.Press Have Disk button
9.Insert the driver disk into floppy drive
10.Specify the path to ” A:\and press OK
( Or type the path name whereever you place the driver programs)
11.A dialog box will appear to adjust the driver's settings. The resources
assignment to the adapter must be unique in the system.
12.Press OK when all setting are completed.
13.Press Close to complete network setting

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Windows NT 3.5x Installation
1.In Main Group of NT 3.5x, open Control Panel and click on Network
icon.
2.In Network Settings dialog box, push Add Adapter... button. The Add
Network Adapter dialog box will appear.
3.Choose <Other> requires disk from manufacturer” from the network
adapter card list and press Continue.
4.WhenWindowsNT prompts for manufacturer disk, insert driver diskette
and press OK until the Network Setting Change dialog box appears.
5.Restart now to have the card take effect.

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DOS Mode Installation
The pure DOS mode , not the DOS prompt under the Windows 95 or
Windows NT, doesn’t support any PC Card device. Many BIOS vendors
developtheCard servicesand SocketSevicesfor DOS.Because the CardBus
technology is new to market, all the current shipping versions of Card and
Socket Services don’t support CardBus PC Card. We implements the DOS
driver sets with this acknowledge in mind. All our DOS modes drivers were
built to include the Direct Enabler in them to fulfill the essential of DOS mode
Card Service and Socket Service program.
Besides, We provide a menu driven installation utility to help you install the
various driver in the DOS mode. Just plug the driver diskette into the floppy
drive and set the current drive to the floppy drive. Then run INSTALL to
installtherealmodedriverssuchasODIorNDIS2.x orPacketDriversintothe
target disk.
Novell Netware
There are two methods to install the Netware client ODI driver, the menu
installation and Netware 3.12 or 4.x Client installation.
Menu Installation
1.Run INSTALL.EXE from the root directory of driver diskette.

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2.Select Netware 3.x and 4.x Workstation”item from menu.
4.Move cursor to focus on the setting you want to make change and press
<Enter>”toselectafitvalue.Whentheconfigurationsaresetcompletely,
press <Enter> on the OK” field to exit the screen and go back to step 3.
5.Installation program starts copying related files from diskette to the
destination directory and modifies AUTOEXEC.BAT and NET.CFG
under user’s agreement
6.Now, the installation is completed. Please reboot the computer to make
your Netware connection.
If you wanted to install the ODI driver by manual, you may follow the
instructions list below.
1.Copythe filesCB100.COMandNET.CFGfrom thepath\NETWAREinthe
driver diskette into the Netware client directory containing Novell's
LSL.COM, IPXODI.COM and NETx.COM files.
2.Using a text editor to edit the NET.CFG for setting the default frame type.
In the Netware server the frame type is set to 802.3 for NW3.11 and 802.2
for NW3.12 and NW4.x . The frame type must be set to the same with the

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server or the clientcouldn’t login to the server.
3.Follow Novell's instructions on using ODI programs. You can substitute
the CB100.COM whenever a reference is made to the Hardware Specific
Module.
4.A typical ODI workstation startup batch file includes:
>LSL ;Link Support Layer Module provided by Novell
>CB100 ;Hardware Specific Module
>IPXODI ;IPX Protocol Stack Module provided by Novell
>NETx ;Shell Support Module provided by Novell
>LOGIN
Novell Client Installation
1.Run the NetWare Client Install V1.21
-Get the 4 Client disks from the network administrator, or
-Run the \NWCLIENT\INSTALL.EXE in a previous Installation
2.Amessage appearson thescreenaskingyouwhether ornot youwant the
program to perform modifications on your AUTOEXEC.BAT and
CONFIG.SYS files.
3.Answer "Yes". The program then modifies your AUTOEXEC.BAT and
CONFIG.SYS files accordingly and creates backup copies.
4.The following message appears:
-Install support for MS Windows? (Y/N):
5.Answer accordingly and provide a path if necessary.
6.The program displays the following:
-Configure your workstation for backup by a NetWare server running
software such as BACKUP? (Y/N):
7.Answer accordingly and provide a path if necessary.
8.Select a driver for your network board.