---------------------------------------------------------------------- Software Name Realtek LAN Driver Supported model Lenovo 3000 N100, C200 Operating Systems Windows XP SP2 (Home Edition and Professional) Version 5.641.0209.2006 Issue date May 29, 2006 Supported device Realtek RTL8139 PCI Fast Ethernet ---------------------------------------------------------------------- WHAT THIS PACKAGE DOES This package provides the LAN driver to enable the following LAN adapters. - Realtek RTL8139 PCI Fast Ethernet The supported languages are as follows: Basque Bulgarian Catalan Simplified Chinese Traditional Chinese Croatian Czech Danish Dutch English (United States) Finnish French (Canada) French (France) German Greek Hungarian Indonesian Italian Japanese Korean Norwegian Polish Portuguese (Brazil) Portuguese (Portugal) Romanian Russian Serbian (Cyrillic) Slovak Slovenian Spanish Swedish Thai Turkish If the LAN driver has been installed, updating (overwrite-installing) the LAN driver will fix problems, add new functions, or expand functions as noted below. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- CHANGES IN THIS RELEASE [Important updates] Nothing. [New functions or enhancements] Nothing. [Problem fixes] - The computer hangs after connected to the LAN with PPPoE protocol. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- DETERMINING WHICH VERSION IS INSTALLED 1. Click Start and then click Control Panel. 2. Click Performance and Maintenance. 3. Click System. 4. Click the Hardware tab. 5. Click Device Manager. 6 Double-click the Network Adapter device. 7. Double-click Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethernet NIC. 8. Click the Driver tab and then the driver version will be displayed. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTES None. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Notes: If your computer runs satisfactorily now, it may not be necessary to update the software. To determine if you should update the software, refer to the Version Information section. There are following ways for installation. (A) Automatic install with ThinkVantage System Update (B) Manual install (C) Unattended install (A) Automatic Install with ThinkVantage System Update The ThinkVantage System Update will check both installed programs in your computer and Lenovo Web site. Then download and update the programs automatically if a newer version is available. Refer to the ThinkVantage System Update package for details. (B) Manual Install Refer to the Manual Install section. (C) Unattended Install Refer to the Unattended Install section. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- VERSION INFORMATION The following versions have been released to date. [Released Versions] Versions The contents --------------- ---------------------- 5.641.0209.2006 2nd release 5.635.0923.2005 Initial release [Summary of Changes] Where: < > Version [Important] Important Update (New) New function or enhancement (Fix) Correction to existing function <5.641.0209.2006> -(Fix) The computer hangs after connected to the LAN with PPPoE protocol. <5.635.0923.2005> -(New) Initial release for Lenovo 3000 N100. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- MANUAL INSTALL This section assumes to use Internet Explorer and Explorer. (Downloading files) 1. Click once on the underlined file name with the left mouse button. Once this is done, a pop-up window will appear. 2. In this pop-up window, choose (using the left mouse button) the directory you would like to download the file to and click the "Save" button. A different window will appear and the download will begin and complete without your assistance. 3. Once the download has completed, there may or may not be a message stating that the download completed successfully. 4. After being downloaded, the file will need to be extracted. (Extracting files) 5. Locate the directory where the file was downloaded. 6. Locate the file that was just downloaded and double click it using the left mouse button. 7. The file will begin to extract in the directory where the downloaded file is located. (Installing files) 8. Make sure to be logged on with administrative privileges. 9. Open an Explorer and locate the directory where the files were extracted. 10. Double-click SETUP file. 11. Follow the instructions on the screen. 12. Click Finish and reboot the computer to complete the installation. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- UNATTENDED INSTALL Note: This is for system administrators' use only. - Refer to the Manual Install section, and download and expand the files. - At the command line, execute SETUP.EXE with the -S option. (For example) [Path where the files were extracted]\SETUP.EXE -s ---------------------------------------------------------------------- UNINSTALL: 1. Make sure to be logged on with administrative privileges. 2. Click Start and select click Control Panel. 3. Click Add or Remove Programs. 4. Select REALTEK Gigabit and Fast Ethernet NIC Driver. 5. Click Change/Remove. 6. When prompted click OK. 7. When prompted click Finish. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TRADEMARKS * ThinkVantage is a registered trademark of Lenovo. * Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. * Realtek is a trademark of Realtek Semiconductor Corporation. Other company, product, and service names may be registered trademarks, trademarks or service marks of others.