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Home and Away Credit Card Adapter - Installation instructions

Applicable to: Canada, United States

Note: "PCMCIA" and "PC Card" mean the same thing.

Scan the "Hints" section (Details)
There may be certain precautions you should take during installation due to your computer's hardware/software profile. Looking over the "Hints" section below will warn you of possible problem scenarios.

Enable PCMCIA support for Windows 95 (Details)
Overview:
Windows 95 does not enable PCMCIA support by default. You will need to enable this support so that the card will be detected when inserted into a PCMCIA slot. If you have PC Cards in your computer that were installed BEFORE Windows 95, then you may need to refer to the Hints section on "Old Card and Socket Services."

Details:
From the Windows95 desktop:

  1. Shut down any open applications
  2. Double-Click "My Computer"
  3. Double-Click "Control Panel"
  4. Double-Click the "PC Card (PCMCIA)" icon
  5. Follow the screens answering depending on whether you have preexisting Card and Socket Services.

Note: If your computer already has non-Windows 95 card and socket services installed, then you will not be able to use the standard Windows 95 install procedure. Please refer to the hints section for more detail.

-At the last screen you will be asked whether to restart the computer. Answer "YES."
-After rebooting, PCMCIA support should be enabled.

Insert card (Details)
Overview:
Once PCMCIA support is enabled, Windows 95 should automatically detect the presence of the Fax-Modem-Ethernet card when it is inserted into any PCMCIA slot. When you insert the Fax-Modem-Ethernet card for the first time, Windows 95 should display a banner with the Fax-Modem-Ethernet card name. If Windows 95 does not recognize the card then you may need to modify your card, as described below.

Details:
From the Windows95 desktop:

  1. Shutdown all applications
  2. Insert the card
  3. A window displaying the card name should appear.

CARD INFORMATION MODIFICATION UTILITY:

Important Note: If your Fax-Modem-Ethernet card is not recognized by Windows 95, you may need to run the card modification utility from your Fax-Modem-Ethernet Windows 95 Installation disk.

If Windows 95 does not display a window with the "Fax-Modem-Ethernet" card identified by name when insert the card for the first time, then please go to the "Card Modification" section later in this file and follow the directions for running the update utility.

After running the update utility, resume with this step and continue.

Supply diskette when prompted by Windows 95 (Details)
Overview:
Once the card is recognized by Windows 95 you will be asked to supply a driver diskette. Windows 95 will read product installation information from this diskette. Since your card is a "MultiFunction" (Modem+LAN) card, the installation process will have several phases. (Just as if you were installing a modem card and a LAN card separately.)

Details:
From the "New Hardware Found Screen"

  1. Select "Driver from disk provided by Hardware Mfg"
  2. Click "Okay"
  3. You should now go to the "Install from Disk" screen
  4. Insert the product diskette into your diskette drive
  5. Ensure that drive selector (A:) is correct.
  6. Click "Okay"
  7. Windows 95 will read installation information from the disk
  8. Windows 95 may re-display the "New Hardware Found" screen several times. Each time, re-select "Install from Disk" and click "Okay"
  9. Windows 95 may prompt you for your Windows 95 product diskettes or CD as it looks for network support files. Please have these ready.
  10. You may be asked several times whether to restart the computer. Each time, remove the diskette from the drive and answer "YES."
  11. During the installation you will be prompted by Windows95 Modem and LAN configuration information. Answer these screens just as you would for any other Modem or LAN card you might install under Windows 95.

Verify successful installation (Details)
Overview:
The Windows 95 Control Panel indicates the status of installed PCMCIA cards. The following steps will let you verify that all components on the card installed correctly.

Details:
From the Windows 95 Desktop:

  1. Double-Click "My Computer"
  2. Double-Click "Control Panel"
  3. Double-Click "System"
  4. Select the "Device Manager" tab
  5. Double-Click the "Modem" icon
  6. You should see a modem icon followed by the name of the Fax-Modem-Ethernet card.
  7. Double-Click on the Fax-Modem-Ethernet modem name
  8. This will take you to the modem "Properties" screen, where you should see the following Device Status:
  9. Exit back out to the "Device Manager" screen
  10. Double-Click on "Network Adapters"
  11. You should see a Network icon followed by the name of the Fax-Modem-Ethernet card.
  12. Double-Click on the Fax-Modem-Ethernet network card name
  13. This will take you to the network card "Properties" screen, where you should see the following Device Status:

This completes successful installation of the MultiFunction card. For further configuration of protocol stacks, modem application programs, and so on, please refer to the documentation supplied by the application vendor.

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Modems, Networking, PCMCIA (PC Card), Hardware Installation/Configuration

Date Created

28-04-97

Last Updated

19-11-98

Revision Date

19-11-99

Brand

IBM Options

Product Family

Modems

Machine Type

14.4K

Model

10H4707

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