User Manual

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If the adapter will be connected to an extender card installed in a desktop computer, make
sure the extender card is firmly bolted to the computer’s housing before inserting or
removing the adapter. Shifting or rocking of a loose extender card can result in
momentary loss of contact, which can permanently damage sensitive electronic
components.
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Microsoft Windows lets you turn off power to the adapter before removing it. Depending
on your version of Windows, this may be called “stopping” or “disabling” the adapter. It
is strongly recommended that you use this function and avoid removing the adapter while
it is operating.
For installation of adapter software to go smoothly, follow the steps below when inserting the
adapter for the first time.
1. Have the Wireless Adapter Driver disk, the Wireless Adapter Utility disk, and your
Microsoft Windows CD-ROM ready.
The operating system might request the CD-ROM so it can install networking
components. The CD-ROM’s contents may have been copied to the hard disk during
system installation; if you know the path to the copy on the hard disk, you will be able to
supply that path instead of inserting the CD-ROM.
2. Exit all application and utility programs and shut down the computer.
3. If the computer uses an external floppy-disk drive, connect the drive as described in
the manual for the computer.
4. With the computer turned off, insert the adapter in the CardBus slot.
The location of the CardBus slot depends on the make and model of the computer. See
your computer manual for details. The manual might refer to the slot as a PCMCIA or PC
Card slot.
Most CardBus slots have a button for removing adapters. The button is normally flush
with the housing of the computer. Press and release it to make it extend outside the
housing; press it again to eject an adapter from the slot. A third press will return it to its
original position.