User's Manual

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5: Care and Maintenance of Your
Network Card
• Stopping and ejecting
the AirCard
You can ensure reliable operation and long life of your
AirCard by adhering to these guidelines in storage and use:
• Do not apply adhesive labels to the AirCard or SIM. This
may cause the AirCard or SIM to become jammed inside
the slot, or prevent it from being inserted properly.
• When not installed in your computer, store the AirCard
and SIM in a safe place.
Note: Do not insert the AirCard
before installing the software.
See “Software and Driver Instal-
lation” on page 13.
• Protect the card from liquids, dust, and excessive heat (see
“Environmental specifications” on page 31 for details).
• The AirCard should fit easily into your computer’s PC
Card slot. Forcing the AirCard into the slot may damage
the connector pins.
• Optimal signal strength is usually obtained when the
antenna is pointing straight up. The antenna should bend
easily at the hinge. Do not forcefully bend the antenna.
Figure 5-1: Proper positioning of the AirCard antenna
When you insert the AirCard in a notebook PC, the following
should happen:
• The PC beeps (unless the effect is disabled).
• The PC Card icon appears in the status area (usually
located in the lower right corner of the screen) unless the
feature is disabled.
• The Network Adapter Manager icon for the AirCard
also appears in the status area.
• Watcher launches (unless the autolaunch option is
disabled).
Windows PC Card icons
Me/2000
XP
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