Sprint Nextel 550 manual Windows XP, Open the Control Panel by selecting Start Control Panel

550 PC Card Parent

Windows XP

To verify that the correct driver is installed:

▶Uninstall the existing driver

▶Install the Windows XP driver from the PCS Connection Card installation CD.

Uninstalling the Existing Driver

1.Open the Control Panel by selecting Start > Control Panel.

2.If “Pick a category” is displayed, select Switch to Classic View.

3.Double click the System icon.

4.Click the Hardware tab.

5.Click the Device Manager button.

6.Locate the PCS Connection Card entries by using the “+” signs to expand the listings. (For example, to see all the installed modems, click the “+” sign to the left of Modems.) The card should have 3 entries:

▶The card should display under Multifunction adapters as

Sierra Wireless AirCard 550 PC Card Parent.

▶The card should display under Modems as Sierra Wireless

AirCard 550 Modem.

▶The card should display under Network adapters as Sierra

Wireless AirCard 550 Adapter.

If the listings above do not appear, identify the listing for the PCS Connection Card by ejecting the card. This causes the driver listing for the card to disappear from the list. Reinsert the card again to cause the driver listing to reappear. You can identify the entries for the PCS Connection Card by observing which entries are affected when you eject and reinsert the card. Right click Sierra Wireless AirCard

(or the PCS Connection Card listing under

Multifunction adapters) to display a pop-up menu.

7.Select Uninstall in the pop-up menu.

8.Confirm that you want to uninstall the device by clicking OK.

The PCS Connection Card listings should be removed.

Section 3: Using the PCS Connection Card

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