Actiontec electronic 56K V.90 manual Installing The Modem, Hardware Installation

Installing The Modem

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 16-bit, which has two slots to fit the ISA card. 8-bit slots have only one connector. If you use an 8-bit slot, the modem will not have access to the higher interrupts (IRQ 9- 12).

The position of the expansion slots in your computer may differ from the illustration shown but the installation procedure should be the same.

Hardware Installation

1.Turn 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 in- structions.

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 2: Removing the Backplate

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