Intel PRO-Wireless 5000 LAN CardBus Adapter Download Drivers

The following is the important information of Intel PRO-Wireless 5000 LAN CardBus Adapter installation driver.

Installation instructions for Networks Cards Only.
Important! These instructions may not be applicable to other device networks.

• Click on Download Now and a File Download box will appear.
  Select Save This Program to Disk and a Save As box will appear.
  Select a directory to save the driver in and click Save.
  Locate the driver file using Windows Explorer when the download has completed.
  
  
• Running the downloaded file will extract all the driver files and setup program into a directory on your hard drive. The directory these driver are extracted to will have a similar name to the PRO-Wireless 5000 LAN CardBus Adapter model that was downloaded (for example c:\PRO-Wireless 5000 LAN CardBus Adapter). The setup program will also automatically begin running after extraction. However, automatically running setup can be unchecked at the time of extracting the driver file.
  
  
• Install the card Intel PRO-Wireless 5000 LAN CardBus Adapter in the slot and connect the cable to the network; turn on the computer and start Windows.
  
  
• When Windows starts, a "Found New Hardware Wizard" dialog box appears identifying the card as a "Ethernet Controller"; Select "Search for a suitable driver for your device (Recommended)".
  
  NOTE, if the "Found New Hardware Wizard" dialog box does not appear, Windows fails to detect your adapter. There may be problem with the adapter itself or with the system BIOS.
  
  
• Click Next then enable the "Specify a location" check box; specify the correct path in which Intel PRO-Wireless 5000 LAN CardBus Adapter Adapter driver for Windows resides.
  
  
• Click Next then Windows identifies the card as "Intel PRO-Wireless 5000 LAN CardBus Adapter"
  
  
• Click Next to let Windows finishes the driver installation.
  
  

• Search and consult the Readme file for additional installation drivers instructions for your Intel PRO-Wireless 5000 LAN CardBus Adapter.

  
  
  
• If during installation in Windows, you will be prompted with a message warning that the driver software for PRO-Wireless 5000 LAN CardBus Adapter has not passed Windows Logo testing. Select Continue Anyway and proceed with the installation. The driver is completely tested and verified by Intel, and safe to use.
  
  

Depending on the environment that you are using, a Windows driver provided by Microsoft may be installed automatically on your computer. However, it is recommended that you use this official driver provided by Intel for PRO-Wireless 5000 LAN CardBus Adapter.

Intel PRO-Wireless 5000 LAN CardBus Adapter Configuration:

1. Double click "My Computer".
2. Double click "Control Panel".
3. Double click "System" icon.
4. Click "Hardware" tab then click "Device Manager..."
5. Open "Network Adapters" icon.
6. Double click "Intel PRO-Wireless 5000 LAN CardBus Adapter" then a properties page appears.