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Hardware Installation
1.
Turn off the computer and all peripheral devices connected to it.
2.
Unplug the computer power cord from the wall receptacle.
3.
Remove the computer’s cover. Refer to your computer owner’s manual for
instructions.
4.
Remove the screw securing the expansion slot cover behind one of the computer’s
available 16-bit ISA expansion slots. Lift the expansion slot cover out as shown
below.
Figure 5: Removing the Backplate
Installing The Modem
Always discharge static electricity before handling your modem. You
may discharge static electricity by touching a grounded metal structure
or by using any commercially available grounding strap.
Make sure the expansion slot type is 16-bit, which has two slots to fit the
ISA card. 8-bit slots have only one connector. If you use an 8-bit slot,
the modem will not have access to the higher interrupts (IRQ 9-12).
The position of the expansion slots in your computer may differ from
the illustration shown but the installation procedure should be the same.
