Installing Hardware

Installation Steps

Step 1: Prepare your computer

Turn off the main power supply and disconnect your computer’s power cord. Systems using an ATX power supply unit with soft power off may still be powering the PCI slot. This can damage your modem card when it is inserted into the slot.

1.Turn off your computer and all peripheral devices.

2.Touch a metal plate on your computer to ground yourself and to discharge any static electricity, and then unplug the power cord from the wall outlet.

3.Remove your computer casing.

4.Remove the metal bracket from an unused PCI slot as shown in Figure 2-1.Put the screw aside for use later.

PCI slot

ISA slot

Figure 2-1 Removing a metal plate

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