Lll. Installing The Adapter Hardware - ActionTec PCI 802.11b Manual

Installing the Adapter Hardware
1. Switch off the computer and all connected peripheral devices.
2. Unplug the computer power cord from the wall outlet.
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3. Remove the computer's cover. Refer to the documentation that came with your
computer for instructions.
CAUTION: Always discharge static electricity before handling the adapter. You can
discharge static electricity by touching a grounded metal structure, or by using a
commercially available grounding strap.
Also, ensure you are installing the adapter in a PCI slot, rather than an ISA slot. PCI
slots are usually smaller and light-colored or white, while ISA slots are larger and dark-
colored or black. If you are not familiar with computers and computer hardware, or
cannot tell the difference between a PCI slot and ISA slot, refer to the documentation
that came with your computer. You will severely damage your computer if you install
the adapter in the wrong slot.
4. Remove the screw securing the expansion slot cover behind one of the computer's
available PCI expansion slots. Lift the expansion slot cover out as shown in the
figure below.
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Installing the Adapter Hardware
Note: The position of the expansion slots in your computer may differ from the
illustrations shown in this manual, which show the slots in a vertical position.
Regardless of the position of the expansion slots, the installation steps remain the
same. Please refer to the documentation that came with your computer for more
information about the expansion slot configuration of your computer.
5. Insert the PCI 802.11b Wireless Adapter into an available PCI expansion slot
(with adapter's black antenna protruding out of the back of your computer), then
press on the top edge of the adapter straight down until the adapter's connectors
seat firmly in the PCI slot. Secure the adapter's faceplate with the screw you
removed in Step 4, as shown in the following diagram. Make sure the antenna is
not bent or otherwise damaged.
6. Put the cover back on the computer and secure it.
7. Make sure all power switches are in the OFF position, then reconnect the power
cables to the computer and its peripherals.
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