Sierra Wireless AirCard 555 - Manual (Page 29)

Chapter 3: Installation on Notebook PCs
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Note: Windows system files may also be required to complete the
installation. These files are located on the Windows NT CD and may
also be stored as CAB files on your hard drive. If the .CAB files are
not available to you, the recommendation is to copy the Windows NT
driver from the AirCard CD to a directory on your hard drive. The
Windows NT driver is located on the AirCard installation CD in the
directory \Drivers\WinNT.
Windows NT Users: Your PC
must be off whenever you insert
or eject the AirCard.
1. If your PC is on, close any Windows programs that are
running and shut down the PC.
2. Attach the antenna to the AirCard, and with the label
facing up, carefully insert the AirCard into your PC card
slot. Turn on your PC.
3. If the AirCard installation CD is not already in your CD-
ROM drive, insert it.
4. If the CD start-up menu is displayed, use the exit option in
the lower left corner of the screen to exit the menu.
Verifying That the PC Card Slots Are Enabled:
5. Open the Control Panel by selecting Start > Settings >
Control Panel from the taskbar.
6. Double click the PC Card icon.
7. If a window titled PC Card (PCMCIA) Properties appears,
the slots are already enabled. Close this window and
proceed to the next section.
8. If the PC Card (PCMCIA) Wizard appears, the slots are not
yet enabled, and the wizard guides you through the instal-
lation process. (Generally it is sufficient to click
Next at
each window.) Click Finish on the final window and you
should be prompted to restart your PC. Click Yes and
allow the PC to shut down. Then restart it.
Determining Whether Networking is Installed:
1. If the Control Panel is not open, select Start > Settings >
Control Panel .
2. Double click the Network icon.
3. If the Network window opens, networking is already
installed. Proceed to the section “Installing the Network
Card Driver When Networking Is Already Installed” on
page 31.
4. If a dialog box appears, prompting you to install
Networking, the component has not yet been installed.
Proceed to the section “Installing the Network Card Driver
When Networking Has Not Been Installed” that follows.