HP 10BT NightDIRER/100 Overview of the Installation Procedure, Card, CAUTION, Setup Utility, Pre-installation, card and software, Post-installation, HP LAN card in the PC

1 Installing the HP LAN Card

Overview of the Installation Procedure

	Overview of the Installation Procedure
CAUTION	Make sure that you read the section entitled “Installation
	Requirements” on the previous two pages before you install the HP LAN
	card and software.
	Installing the HP LAN card is a 4-stage process. You need to:
	1 Carry out the pre-installation steps.
	2 Install the HP LAN card.
	3 Update fields in the HP PC Setup utility.
	4 Carry out the post-installation steps.
Pre-installation	The pre-installation stage involves:
	• Running the HP LAN setup program.
	• Re-starting the PC to update the BIOS. The installation program
	performs this task automatically.
	You must carry out the pre-installation before you physically install the
	HP LAN card in the PC.
Installing the HP LAN	This is when you physically install the HP LAN card in a free PCI slot in
Card	the PC. You can install the card in a minitower or in a desktop model.
Updating LAN-Specific	You need to check that all the LAN-specific fields in the HP PC Setup
Fields in the HP PC	utility are correctly set to enable the HP LAN card to function.
Setup Utility
Post-installation	During this stage, the installation program performs a number of checks
	on the PC and, if necessary, updates some software components before
	letting the operating system install the HP LAN drivers.

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