Imac dv troubles

Hello everybody,
I am pretty new to the mac and recently was given an imac dv, 400mhz, slot loading, power pc g3, 10gb.
I ordered and installed an airport card with adapter and was able to connect to the internet, but then when I went to go through the software update the computer just locked up on me and the only way I could get it back up was to remove the airport card.
I also have os 10.1.5 along with os 9.2 on the mac and do not know if the required firmware(according to apple's website) was installed.
Do I need os 10.2 or higher to use the airport without problems?
Thanks,
Paul

pdllama, Welcome to the discussion area!
OS 10.1.5 should work OK with the AirPort card.
...and do not know if the required firmware(according to apple's website) was installed.
Run Apple System Profiler and look under Boot ROM. It will tell you which version of the firmware is installed.

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