Sierra Wireless AirCard 550, User Manual

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Section 3: Using the PCS Connection Card
3F: Troubleshooting Tips (Notebook PC) 101
Reinstalling the PCS Connection Card Driver
There is a PCS Connection Card driver for each supported Windows
operating system. Unless the appropriate driver for your version of
Windows is installed, you will not be able to establish a network
connection with the card. This section provides instructions on verifying
that you have the correct card driver installed.
Note: You must have the PCS Connection Card installation CD to complete
this procedure.
Windows 98 SE
To verify that the correct driver is installed:
䊳
Locate the existing driver
䊳
Replace the driver with the Windows 98 SE driver from the
PCS Connection Card installation CD.
Locating the Existing Driver
1.
Close all Windows programs and open the Control Panel by selecting
Start > Settings > Control Panel
.
2.
Double click the
System
icon.
3.
Click the
Device Manager
tab.
4.
Locate the PCS Connection Card entries by using the “+” signs to
expand the listings. (For example, to see all the installed modems,
click the “+” sign to the left of
Modems
.) The card should
have 3 entries:
䊳
The card should display under
Multifunction adapters
as
Sierra Wireless AirCard 550 PC Card Parent
.
䊳
The card should display under
Modems
as
Sierra Wireless
AirCard 550 Modem
.
䊳
The card should display under
Network adapters
as
Sierra
Wireless AirCard 550 Adapter
.
If the listings above do not appear, identify the listing for the
PCS Connection Card by ejecting the card. This causes the driver
listing for the card to disappear from the list. Reinsert the card again
to cause the driver listing to reappear. You can identify the entries for