S O F T W A R E I N S T A L L A T I O; D R I V E R I N S T A L L A T I O - Sierra Wireless AirCard 710 User Manual

3: Installation on Notebook PCs
• Notebook PC System
Requirements
• Software Installation
• Driver Installation
• Account Configuration
• Account Configuration
Note: You must install the
software before inserting the
AirCard network card into your
computer, by following the
detailed software and driver
installation instructions in this
chapter.
Rev B Oct. 2001
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1. Non-Intel–compatible processors such as the Compaq Alpha
are not supported, even if they run a supported operating sys-
tem such as Windows NT.
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