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#1 dannyf

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  Posted 16 October 2006 - 12:29 PM

I put the new card in my old 98 computer and it tells me to connect the WOL Cable but I can't find where to connect it? I want to connect to the internet through my new ATT DSL but it will only let me connect through my dial up. Is there something I have to do or do I have to get a new mother board so I can connect?
I am lost, please help.
Danny

#2 dsenette

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Posted 16 October 2006 - 12:31 PM

the WOL cable is for Wake On Lan capability with the NIC card...the instructions should tell you where to connect it to the NIC card...and you may have to find a manual for your motherboard to see where to connect it there...you SHOULD be able to disable wake on lan in the bios and/or the settings of the NIC card within windows which should make it stop asking about the WOL cable

#3 dannyf

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Posted 16 October 2006 - 12:37 PM

I don't have any manuals for the computer so I am lost there. When I tried to change the setting for the bios it wouldn't let me, maybe I am doing something wrong. Please help.

#4 dsenette

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Posted 16 October 2006 - 12:38 PM

model number of the ethernet card

and make and model of your pc

#5 dannyf

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Posted 16 October 2006 - 12:57 PM

I don't know about computer but the D-Link is model DFE-530TX+ fast ethernet adapter for PCI bus with WOL

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Posted 16 October 2006 - 01:03 PM

http://support.dlink.com/faq/view.asp?prod...20/%20DFE-538TX
says the cable isn't neccessary (which i knew) have you tried completely removing the WOL cable from the card? i would assume by their description that this is possible...

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