Microsoft KB Archive/823218

= MSBBN: Cannot install an MN-120 Network Adapter =

Article ID: 823218

Article Last Modified on 12/15/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Broadband Networking 10/100 Ethernet Notebook Adapter

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SYMPTOMS
When you try to install the Microsoft Broadband Networking 10 100 Ethernet Notebook Adapter MN-120, you may experience one or more of the following behaviors:
 * The Microsoft Broadband Networking Setup program does not detect your adapter.
 * The network adapter does not physically fit in the PC Card Slot.
 * The card does not work.



CAUSE
This issue may occur when you try to insert the notebook adapter in a PC Card (PCMCIA) Slot on an older model Notebook/Laptop computer that does not meet current standards for PC Cards (PCMCIA). The MN-120 is only compatible with Type II PC Card Slots.



MORE INFORMATION
The MN-120 cannot be inserted in an incompatible card slot unless it is forced. Inserting the card in this way may damage the card, the computer, or both.

