User Manual

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To reactivate the driver:
Open the
Start
menu, go to
Settings
, choose
Control Panel
,
open the
Add New Hardware
(or
Add Hardware
) icon, choose
Next
, choose
Next
again,
and press
Esc
.
Assuming the adapter is in the slot, the driver will be activated and the adapter will start
working. Note that the system may stop responding to keyboard and mouse actions for
about one minute.
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To hide the driver’s icon without deactivating the driver:
Click the icon using the
mouse’s secondary button (usually the right button) and choose
Disable PC Card Tray
Icon
.
Figure 8. Driver icon menus (2): secondary button
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To unhide the driver’s icon:
Open the
Start
menu, go to
Settings
, choose
Control
Panel
, open the
PC Card (PCMCIA)
icon, select the adapter, check the “Show control on
taskbar” box, and choose
OK
.
The dialog box that appears when you open the
PC Card (PCMCIA)
icon contains
adapter-related functions provided by the operating system. Some are self-explanatory;
others are highly technical. There are two other ways to open this dialog box:
o
double-click the driver’s icon, or
o
click the icon with the mouse’s secondary button (usually the right button) and
choose
Adjust PC Card Properties
.
If you wish to remove the adapter while the computer is running, it is strongly recommended that
you first deactivate the driver as described above.
4.4 Removing the Driver
If you wish to remove the driver from the system, do so as described below. It is assumed here
that the adapter has already been removed.
1. Open the
Start
menu, go to
Settings
, choose
Control Panel
, and open the
Network
icon.
2. In the list of network components, select
TI ACX100 WLAN Adapter
.
3. Choose
Remove
.
You will be asked for confirmation and instructed to reboot the computer.