Sony PCV-L640 manual Enabling Ethernet, To enable the Ethernet connection

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Enabling Ethernet

Enabling Ethernet

Your computer comes with a preinstalled Ethernet interface. To enable faster startup, your computer ships with this function disabled. You may, however, enable Ethernet connectivity by following the instructions below.

To enable the Ethernet connection:

1Right-click My Computer on the desktop and select Properties.

2Click the Device Manager tab.

3Select “Realtek RTL8139 (A/B/C/8130) PCI Fast Ethernet NIC” under the Network Adapters category.

4Click Properties.

5Click Enable Device and then click OK.

6Click Close.

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