SONY PCWAA200
Manual de Servicio

This section is extracted from instruction manual (4-647-085-14).

Installing the driver software
Install the driver software for the Wireless LAN PC Card. The installation procedure requires the availability of a CD-ROM drive when the Wireless LAN PC Card inserted. Notes
� If your computer has two PC card slots and your CD-ROM drive must be connected through one of them, connect the CD-ROM drive to the bottom slot. � If your computer has only one PC card slot, and your CD-ROM drive must be connected through it, copy the Wireless LAN folder from the Sonysupplied CD-ROM into the hard disk before inserting the Wireless LAN PC Card. The following steps use C:\Temp folder as an example. If you can use the CDROM drive while the Wireless LAN PC Card is inserted, the following steps are not required. Begin installation starting from step 1. 1 Connect the CD-ROM drive to the computer and insert the Sonysupplied CD-ROM into the drive. 2 Copy the Wireless LAN folder in the CD-ROM to C:\Temp folder with the Windows Explorer. 3 Remove the CD-ROM drive from the PC card slot, then, proceed to step 2 of the procedure.

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Click Next to begin search. Click Next to begin driver installation. Wait for installation to complete. A new display screen appears when installation is complete.

Windows 98 Second Edition

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Insert the supplied CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. Insert the Wireless LAN PC Card into the PC card slot. The Add New Hardware Wizard appears.

Restarting the computer takes longer than booting.

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Click Finish. Follow the on-screen instructions to restart the computer.

Windows Me�
Notes
� If your computer has two PC card slots and your CD-ROM drive must be connected through one of them, connect the CD-ROM drive to the bottom slot. � If your computer has only one PC card slot, and your CD-ROM drive must be connected through it, copy the Wireless LAN folder from the Sonysupplied CD-ROM into the hard disk before inserting the Wireless LAN PC Card. The following steps use C:\Temp folder as an example. If you can use the CDROM drive while the Wireless LAN PC Card is inserted, the following steps are not required. Begin installation starting from step 1. 1 Connect the CD-ROM drive to the computer and insert the Sonysupplied CD-ROM into the drive.

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Insert the supplied CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. Insert the Wireless LAN PC Card into the PC card slot. The Add New Hardware Wizard appears.

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Click Next. Confirm that �Find an appropriate driver for a device in use� is selected, then click Next. Select Specify a location, then click Browse. Select the folder containing the driver, then click OK. � When installing from the provided CD-ROM in a CD-ROM drive connected to the computer: Select the Win98 folder in the WirelessLAN folder on the CD-ROM drive. � When installing after copying the contents of the provided CD-ROM to a hard disk: Select the folder containing the driver in the folder that you copied from the CD-ROM (here assumed to be C:\Temp\WirelessLAN\Win98).

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Select Specify the location of the driver, then click Next. Select Specify a location, then click Browse.

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2 Copy the Wireless LAN folder in the CD-ROM to C:\Temp folder with the Windows Explorer. 3 Remove the CD-ROM drive from the PC card slot, then, proceed to step 2 of the procedure.

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Select the folder containing the driver, then click OK. � When installing from the provided CD-ROM in a CD-ROM drive connected to the computer: Select the WinMe folder in the WirelessLAN folder on the CD-ROM drive.

� When installing after copying the contents of the provided CD-ROM to a hard disk: Select the folder containing the driver in the folder that you copied from the CD-ROM (here assumed to be C:\Temp\WirelessLAN\WinMe).

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Click Next to begin search. Click Next to begin driver installation. Wait for installation to complete. A new display screen appears when installation is complete. Click Finish. Follow the on-screen instructions to restart the computer.

Restarting the computer takes longer than booting.

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If you can use the CDROM drive while the Wireless LAN PC Card is inserted, the following steps are not required. Begin installation starting from step 1. 1 Connect the CD-ROM drive to the computer and insert the Sonysupplied CD-ROM into the drive. 2 Copy the Wireless LAN folder in the CD-ROM to C:\Temp folder with the Windows Explorer. 3 Remove the CD-ROM drive from the PC card slot, then, proceed to step 2 of the procedure.

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Confirm that �Search for a suitable driver for my device� is selected, then click Next. Select Specify a location, then click Next. Click Browse. Select the folder containing the driver, then click Open. � When installing from the provided CD-ROM in a CD-ROM drive connected to the computer: Select the Win2k folder in the WirelessLAN folder on the CD-ROM drive. � When installing after copying the contents of the provided CD-ROM to a hard disk: Select the folder containing the driver in the folder that you copied from the CD-ROM (here assumed to be C:\Temp\WirelessLAN\Win2k).

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Click OK to begin search. Click Next to begin driver installation. Wait for installation to complete. A new display screen appears when installation is complete.

Notes
� You must log onto your system with Administrator privileges. � If your computer has two PC card slots and your CD-ROM drive must be connected through one of them, connect the CD-ROM drive to the bottom slot. � If your computer has only one PC card slot, and your CD-ROM drive must be connected through it, copy the Wireless LAN folder from the Sonysupplied CD-ROM into the hard disk before inserting the Wireless LAN PC Card. The following steps use C:\Temp folder as an example.

Windows 2000

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Insert the supplied CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. Insert the Wireless LAN PC Card into the PC card slot. The Found New Hardware Wizard appears.

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Click Next.

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