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High Rate Wireless LAN driver for Windows Me - ThinkPad 1300
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This package provides the IBM Wireless LAN driver for Microsoft Windows Me users. This package enables or updates the IBM Wireless LAN function of the following ThinkPad computers:

- ThinkPad i Series 1300 (1171- 1VU, 21U, 2AU, 5xx, 6WU, 6XU, 7xx, 8XU, 8ZU, 9WF, 9WU, 9Xx)

NOTE:
- Your machine type is located on the bottom of your system, just above the bar code symbol.
File details
Version: 1.6.21.0
Release Date: 2000/11/16
 File link     File size     File description
wirlanme.exe     396,195     version 1.6.21.0 - High Rate Wireless LAN driver for Windows Me

wirlanme.txt     2,838     README for version 1.6.21.0 - High Rate Wireless LAN driver for Windows Me

Additional information

NOTE: This driver will now automatically extract to your hard disk drive. It will only extract under Microsoft Windows 95, Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows Me, Microsoft Windows NT, and Microsoft Windows 2000.

This Additional Information field contains the following sections:
I. Summary of changes
II. Installation instructions
III. Determining which version is installed

I. Summary of changes
version 1.6.21.0
- (New) Support for ThinkPad i Series 1300(1171-21U/2AU/71U)
- (New) Support for ThinkPad i Series 1300(1171-5WU/5BU/7WU)
- (New) Support for ThinkPad i Series 1300(1171-9XU/8XU/9ZU/5XU/5CU/ 5ZU/6XU)

II. Installation instructions

  1. Start Windows.
  2. Extract this package onto the hard disk drive.
  3. Click Start, point to Settings, then click Control Panel.
  4. Double-click the System icon.
  5. Click the Device Manager tab at the top of the System Properties window.
  6. Double click Other devices in the list.
  7. Click IBM Corporation-IBM High Rate Wireless LAN PC Card.
  8. Click Properties.
  9. Click the General tab.
  10. Click Reinstall Driver.
  11. Click Specify the location of the driver (Advanced).
  12. Click Next.
  13. Click Search for a better driver than the one your device is using now. (Recommended).
  14. Click Next.
  15. Click Specify a location;, and type C:\DRIVERS\WME\WIRELESS.
  16. Click Next.
  17. Click Next.
  18. Click Finish.
  19. Restart the system.

III. Determining which version is installed

  1. Start Windows.
  2. Click Start, point to Settings, then click Control Panel.
  3. Open the System icon.
  4. Click the Device Manager tab.
  5. Expand the Network section.
  6. Double-click IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Mini PCI Card.
  7. Click Driver.
  8. Click Driver File details.
  9. Highlight the file C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\WLIBM48.sys. The file has the version number embedded.

    For example: The file version is displayed as File version: 1.6.21.0
Applicable countries and regions
Antigua, Aruba, Bahamas, Bermuda, Canada, Curacao, Guyana, Jamaica, St. Maarten, Trinidad and Tobago, United States

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Document id:  MIGR-4R3UYM
Last modified:  2002-10-02
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