Sierra Wireless AirCard 555 User Manual

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Chapter 9: Troubleshooting Tips

Rev 3.0 Dec.01

105

Installat

ion and Use

o

n

Note

book

PCs

·

If you want to disable a network card, expand the

Network Adapters

tree by clicking the “+” sign to its left.

6.

Click to select the device you want to disable, and the

Properties

button.

7.

Click to check the

Disable in this hardware profile

check box in

the Device usage section of the window and click the

OK

button.

Uninstalling and Reinstalling the AirCard Driver

1.

If the installation CD is not already in your CD-ROM
drive, insert it. If the CD start-up menu appears, use the

exit

option in the lower left corner of the screen to exit the

menu.

2.

If the AirCard is not already inserted into a PC card slot,
insert it.

3.

In the Control Panel Device Manager window, expand the

Multi-function Adapters

tree by clicking the “+” sign to its left.

4.

Click the

Sierra Wireless AirCard 555 PC Card Parent

and click

the

Remove

button.

5.

Confirm that you want to remove the device by clicking

OK

.

6.

Close all windows and restart your PC.

7.

If you are prompted for a file when the PC restarts, enter

d:\Drivers\WinMe

where

d

is the drive letter of your CD-

ROM drive and click

OK

to proceed.

8.

If the Add New Hardware Wizard appears, follow these
instructions:

·

Click

Specify the location of the driver (Advanced)

on the first

window of the Add New Hardware Wizard and click

Next

to proceed.

·

Select the

Search for the best driver for your device

radio

button, and the

Specify a location

check box, then enter

d:\Drivers\WinMe

where

d

is the drive letter of your CD-

ROM drive. Click

Next

to proceed to the next window.

·

If prompted, “What would you like to install?”, select

The updated software (Recommended)

and click

Next

.

·

Click

Next

on the window that displays a file name.

·

Click

Finish

and repeat steps 1 to 4 as prompted.

·

If you are prompted to restart your PC, click

Yes

.

Otherwise, restart your PC from the Start menu. (You
must restart your PC to complete the driver installation.)

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