3COM 3CRPCIG75, 3CRPCIG75-LAT User Manual

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Part Number 10016632 Rev AA
Published April 2008

3Com Wireless 11g
PCI Adapter

Quick Installation Guide
For Windows 2000

3CRPCIG75
3CRPCIG75-LAT

3Com Corporation, 350 Campus Drive, Marlborough, MA USA 01752-3064

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Check the Package Contents

Before you start with the installation, verify that your PCI Adapter
package includes the following items:

■ One 3Com Wireless 11g PCI Adapter with standard PCI

bracket

■ One remote antenna

■ One low-profile PCI bracket

■ One 3Com Installation CD-ROM, which contains the

Windows XP and Windows Vista drivers for the PCI Adapter

■ This 3Com Wireless 11g PCI Adapter Quick Installation Guide

■ One warranty flyer

If any of these items are damaged or missing, please contact
your 3Com network supplier immediately.

Check the Minimum System Requirements

You can install the PCI Adapter on any desktop computer
running Microsoft
Vista.

If using Windows 2000, please download the driver and utility
from the 3COM web site.

Your computer must also have, at least, the following:

■ Available PCI slot

■ 733 MHz Intel

equivalent)

®

Windows® XP, Windows 2000, or Windows

™

Pentium™ III or Celeron processor (or

4 Check the Package Contents

■ 256 MB of RAM

■ 7 MB of free disk space

■ CD-ROM drive

Check the PCI Bracket

The standard PCI bracket to which the PCI Adapter is attached by
default is for standard, full-height desktops. If you are using a
low-profile desktop, you need to replace the standard bracket
with the low-profile bracket for the PCI Adapter to fit the
computer case.

To replace the PCI bracket:

1 Remove the two screws that secure the PCI Adapter to the

bracket. Save the screws to fasten the low-profile bracket later.

2 Replace the standard bracket with the low-profile bracket.
3 Fasten the PCI Adapter to the low-profile bracket using the screws

you removed in step 1.

Installing the Wireless PCI Adapter 5

Figure 1 Standard Bracket (Left) and Low-Profile Bracket (Right)

Installing the Wireless PCI Adapter

Installing the PCI Adapter is a two-step process:

1 Install the PCI Adapter hardware
2 Install the PCI Adapter Windows 2000 software

Install the PCI Adapter Hardware

You will need:

■ A Phillips screwdriver to remove the computer case and slot

cover and to secure the PCI Adapter into the slot.

■ Antistatic protection

Attach the antenna to the antenna connector only after you
secure the PCI Adapter into the slot.

6 Installing the Wireless PCI Adapter

To install the PCI Adapter into a PCI slot:

1 Shut down your computer, and then unplug the power cord from

the power source.

2 Remove the computer cover.
3 Locate an empty PCI slot and remove the slot cover. See 1 in

Figure 2 on the next page. Save the screw so that you can secure
the PCI Adapter into the slot later.

Figure 2 Inserting the PCI Adapter Into a PCI Slot

1

2

Installing the Wireless PCI Adapter 7

4 Insert the PCI Adapter into the slot, and then press it down

gently until it seats snugly in the slot. See 2 in Figure 2.

5 Secure the PCI Adapter into the slot using the screw that you

removed earlier.

6 Replace the computer cover.
7 Attach the antenna to the PCI Adapter’s antenna connector, and

then turn the threaded part clockwise to secure it. Do not
overtighten.

For optimal reception, position the antenna so that it is straight
up.

8 Reconnect the power cord to the power source, and then turn

on your computer.

9 If the Found New Hardware Wizard appears when Windows

starts, click Cancel.

8 Install the PCI Adapter Windows 2000 software

Install the PCI Adapter Windows 2000 software

Your PCI Adapter Windows 2000 software contains the 3Com
Wireless driver and utility. Running the PCI Adapter setup
program installs the adapter driver and utility.

Install the PCI Adapter driver and utility on Windows 2000

1 Run Setup.exe.
2 When the welcome screen appears, click Next.

Install the PCI Adapter Windows 2000 software 9

3 When the License Agreement screen appears, check I accept

the terms of the license agreement and click Next.