User's Manual

2 Microsoft Broadband Networking Wireless Adapter User’s Guide
CardBus Technology
The Microsoft Wireless Notebook Adapter uses new CardBus technology. CardBus
PC Cards look like earlier PC Cards (16-bit PC Cards), but CardBus PC Cards
support faster data transfer and use less power. CardBus PC Cards work only on
computers that have CardBus PC Card slots.
Warning You can damage your CardBus adapter by inserting it into a PC Card slot
that supports only high-powered 16-bit PC Cards. Do not force your adapter into a PC
Card slot if it doesn’t t.
Make sure that your computer has a CardBus PC Card slot by following one
of these procedures, depending on your version of the Microsoft Windows
®
operating system:
Windows XP or Windows 2000
1. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
2. Double-click System and then click the Hardware tab.
3. Click Device Manager.
4. Click the plus (+) sign to expand the PCMCIA Adapters item.
If CardBus is supported, it will be listed here. If you see only references to PC
Card, CardBus is not supported.
Windows Me or Windows 98 SE
1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
2. Double-click System.
If you don’t see the System option in Control Panel, click the View All Control
Panel Options link in the left pane.
3. Click the Device Manager tab.
4. Click the plus (+) sign to expand the PCMCIA Adapters item.
If CardBus is supported, it will be listed here. If you see only references to PC
Card, CardBus is not supported.
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