Installing the device drivers and software
Your computer must meet the following requirements to work with the IBM
High Rate Wireless LAN (PCI) card:
v
PCI specification compliant PCI slot
v
Microsoft
®
Windows
®
95, Windows 98, Microsoft Windows 2000
Professional, Windows Millennium Edition (Me) or Windows NT operating
system (Service Pack 6 or higher)
v
A minimum of 5 MB of free disk space for the driver and utility program
Installing the IBM High Rate Wireless LAN (PCI) Card
To install the PCI card into your computer, carefully follow these steps:
1.
Shut down your computer.
2.
Disconnect the power cords from your computer and all external devices
that are connected to your computer.
3.
Remove the top or side cover of your computer, according to the
instructions in the user’s guide that came with your computer.
4.
Select an available PCI slot for the card, and remove the metal filler strip.
Keep the screw for mounting the card.
5.
Make sure that you remove the antenna from the card, and gently insert
the connector of the PCI card into the slot.
6.
Secure the card into place with the screw that you removed in step 4.
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IBM High Rate Wireless LAN (PCI) Card: Quick Installation Guide
