Windows Marketplace V.90 - Manual (Page 6)

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Installing The Modem
HARDWARE INSTALLATION
1. Switch off the computer and all peripheral devices connected to it.
2. Unplug the computer power cord from the wall receptacle.
3. Remove the computer’s cover. Refer to your computer owner’s manual for
instructions.
4. Remove the screw securing the expansion slot cover behind one of the
computer’s available PCI expansion slots. Lift the expansion slot cover out
as shown below.
Figure 5: Removing the Backplate
Always discharge static electricity before handling your modem. You may discharge static
electricity by touching a grounded metal structure or by using any commercially available
grounding strap.
Make sure the expansion slot type is PCI, which has a smaller slot to fit the PCI modem card.
These connectors are usually white in color. ISA card slots have larger connectors and are
nearly always black in color.
The position and colors of the expansion slots in your computer may differ from the illustra-
tions shown in Fig. 7 or Fig. 8, but the installation procedure should be the same.