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High Rate Wireless LAN driver for Windows 2000 - ThinkPad 1300
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This package provides the IBM Wireless LAN driver for Microsoft Windows 2000 users. This package enables or updates the IBM Wireless LAN function of the following ThinkPad computers:

- ThinkPad i Series 1300(1171-2**, 5** except 5CU and 5X*, 6** except 6MU and 6XU, 7** except 7XG, 8** except 8MU and 8XU, 9** except 9MU and 9X*)
- ThinkPad i Series 1300(1171-4**, 5CU, 5X*, 6MU, 6XU, 7XG, 8MU, 8XU, 9MU, 9X*)

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
wirlan2k.exe     390,948     version 1.6.21.0 - High Rate Wireless LAN driver for Windows 2000

wirlan2k.txt     2,561     README for version 1.6.21.0 - High Rate Wireless LAN driver for Windows 2000

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 Hardware tab at the top of the System Properties window.
  6. Click Device Manager.
  7. Double-click Other devices in the list.
  8. Double-click IBM Corporation IBM High Rate Wireless LAN PC Card.
  9. Click General.
  10. Click Reinstall Driver.
  11. Click Next.
  12. Click Search for a better driver than the one your device is using now. (Recommended).
  13. Click Next.
  14. Click Specify a location.
  15. Click Next.
  16. Navigate to where the package is extracted, and press OK.
  17. Click Next.
  18. If the Digital Signature Not Found message appears, click Yes.
  19. Click Finish.
  20. 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 Hardware tab at the top of the System Properties window.
  5. Click Device Manager.
  6. Expand the Network section.
  7. Double-click IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Mini PCI Card.
  8. Click the Driver tab.
  9. Click the Driver File details button.
  10. Highlight the file C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\DRIVEERS\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-4R3UYN
Last modified:  2002-10-02
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