Compaq Presario Notebook PC Software Manual page 34

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7. Right-click your Ethernet adapter and click the Properties
button to open the Properties dialog box for the Ethernet
Controller.
Note: The name of your Ethernet adapter may vary from system
to system.
8. Click the General tab in the Device Usage drop-down field
of the Properties dialog box, then select Do not use this
device in the current hardware profile (disable).
Note: In the Device Manager window, an X is displayed over the icon of the
Ethernet Controller.
9. Click OK to close the Ethernet Controller Properties dialog
box, click the X button at the top right-hand corner to close
the Device Manager window, then click OK to close the
System Properties window.
Both hardware profiles are configured as follows:
•
The original configuration contains all of the hardware
present in your Notebook and should be used when the
network is accessed directly through the built-in
Ethernet Controller.
•
The No Ethernet configuration has the built-in Ethernet
Controller hardware turned off. This profile is used
whenever the Ethernet controller is not connected
to a network.
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