3: Installation
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System requirements
• Installation
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Inserting the AirCard
ExpressCard
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Removing the AirCard
ExpressCard
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This chapter guides you through the steps necessary to install
the AirCard ExpressCard on a notebook computer.
The basic steps are:
1.
Insert the AirCard ExpressCard into the ExpressCard
slot
(page
18) to install the AirCard ExpressCard drivers
and Watcher software.
2.
If the AirCard ExpressCard has not been pre‐activated, use
the Activation Wizard to configure the AirCard
ExpressCard (as described in "Activation" on page 21).
Before you begin the installation process, ensure your PC is
running a supported operating system and meets the
hardware requirements described in the next section.
System requirements
The AirCard ExpressCard is supported on notebook PCs
running:
•
Windows Vista
•
Windows XP (Home and Professional versions) with
Service Pack 2
•
Windows 2000 with Service Pack 4 and roll‐up 1
•
Mac OS X (supported through the Watcher Lite software—
installed when you insert the AirCard ExpressCard into
your Mac). For detailed instructions, download the Quick
Start Guide from the Support section of
www.sierrawireless.com).
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