Connecting the Cable Modem

12.Windows should now prompt you to install the “RCA or Thomson USB Cable Modem” driver. Click “Next” to install the driver.

At this point, your PC needs to copy Windows 98 SE specific files. If these files are not located on your hard drive, you may need to insert your Windows 98 SE installation media (i.e., Windows disks or Windows CD-ROM), but first remove the cable modem CD-ROM.

13.After the Windows specific files are copied, you may be asked for another USB driver file named “NETRCACM.SYS”, located on the cable modem CD-ROM. Remove the Windows 98 SE CD-ROM (if necessary), and reinsert the cable modem

CD-ROM that accompanied your cable modem.

14.Windows now informs you that the installation is complete. Click on “Finish” to finalize the process (Fig. 9). When the “System Settings Change” window appears, click “Yes” to restart your computer.

Fig. 9

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Thomson CABLE MODEM specifications

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