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IBM Personal Systems Group Support for Microsoft Windows 2000 Beta
IBM is providing a selection of drivers and information to assist our customers who are evaluating the Microsoft Windows 2000 family of products during the beta test phase. It is hoped that these materials will be helpful to you. However, please understand that, beta-level code and information by their nature are prototype materials and that IBM is not in a position to assure their quality, function, performance or compatibility. Therefore, IBM does not provide technical support for these items. IBM also is not obligated to provide any maintenance or updates for the items. IBM provides the drivers and any related information or services "AS IS", without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION MAY NO APPLY TO YOU. IN THAT EVENT, SUCH WARRANTIES ARE LIMITED IN DURATION AND SCOPE TO THE GREATEST EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW. IBM's warranties, if any, for newly purchased IBM hardware products are as stated in the applicable IBM Statement of Limited Warranties, and for IBM licensed programs are as stated in the applicable IBM Program License Agreement.
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Installation instructions
1. Boot and logon to Windows 2000 with an Administrator user account.
2. Extract the drivers onto the hard disk.
3. Insert the CD-ROMs PCMCIA card into the PC Card slot. Allow Windows 2000 to detect the device. The Found New Hardware Wizard will now startup.
4. Click on Next. Select the Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended) option and click Next.
5. Check the Speicify a location checkbox under Optional search locations: and type C:\DRIVERS\WIN\PCCDROM in the dialog box. Click on Next (ensure that this is the only option selected) to continue.
6. Click Next again. To continue the installation of the IBM Portable PCMCIA CD-ROM Drive select Yes on the Digital Signature Not Found window.
7. The OS will now start copying the driver files to your system and the device will be configured.
8. Click Finish to complete the device installation.
Notice:
If you install Windows 2000 from a blank hard drive or fresh installation using the bootable Windows 2000 CD, this PCMCIA CD-ROM drive cannot be used as an installation source. The Windows 2000 SETUP program will not allow you to install the device during SETUP. This PCMCIA CD-ROM device is only available for use after Windows 2000 has been installed on your ThinkPad.
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