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** Macintosh and the Mac OS are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc.
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Computer Requirements
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Personal computer with the following minimum system requirements (note that the
minimum requirements may vary by cable company):
An Ethernet card makes it possible for your computer to pass data to
and from the internet. You must have an Ethernet card and software
drivers installed in your computer. You will also need a standard
Ethernet cable to connect the Ethernet card to your cable modem.
USB Port
USB (Windows 98SE/2000 only)
N/A
†
The Universal Serial Bus is a high speed bus that enables your
computer to communicate simultaneously with a variety of
peripherals. However, if you have other peripherals that send and
receive a lot of information, such as speakers, printers or scanners,
we recommend using an Ethernet card to support this modem.
†
Mac Users: Mac OS or any other OS other than Windows 98SE or 2000 are not currently
supported for USB installation. Please use the Ethernet connection.
Placing the Rubber Feet on
the Cable Modem
A set of rubber pads have been packaged with your
modem. These pads (or "feet") can be attached to keep
the modem from sliding around on your desktop.
You have 2 options for placing the pads:
Option 1:
Attach the pads to the four slight
indentations on the back of the modem.
Option 2:
Attach the pads to the “rudders” on the
bottom of the cable modem. Be sure to
equally space the pads for best results.
Option 2:
Equally space the feet on
the bottom of the unit
Option 1:
Attach the
pads to the
indentations
on the back
IBM PC COMPATIBLE
MACINTOSH**
CPU
Pentium preferred
PowerPC or higher
System RAM
16MB (32MB preferred)
24MB (32MB preferred)
Operating System
Windows* 95/98/98SE/2000/NT
Mac OS** 7.6.1 or higher
Linux
Available Disk Space
125MB
50MB
Video
VGA or better (SVGA preferred)
VGA or better (SVGA built-in preferred)
CD-ROM Drive
Required
Required
Ethernet
10BaseT or 100BaseT
10BaseT or 100BaseT
