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Safety Precaution, Installation Notes

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Chapter 2 — Before You Begin 2.2 Safety Precaution • Do not remove your card from its protective bag until you are ready to install it. • Always try to hold your card by its edges. Avoid touching any electronic components on your card. • Static electricity can cause permanent damage to your card. To prevent such a damage, you must ground yourself during the installation: » Use a grounding strap - a coiled wire with a clip at one end and an elastic strap at the other. Wear the strap around your wrist and attach the clip to any non-painted metal surface of your computer chassis. » If you do not have a grounding strap, touch any non-painted surface of your computer chassis before you begin installation, and again every minute or so until the installation is completed. 2.3 Installation Notes • Computers vary in configuration, appearance and layout. Therefore, the installation procedures in this manual apply generally and you should compare the illustrations here with your computer. • A Philips screwdriver is required. • The documentation for your computer should come in handy during the installation. Have it ready with you. • If you have an existing non Plug-and-Play modem installed in your computer, you must first un-install its modem drivers before you remove the card. Refer to the documentation of your existing modem for details. If your existing modem is Plug-and-Play, you may proceed to install your new modem. 9

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Chapter 2 ± Before You Begin
2.2
Safety Precaution
Do not remove your card from its protective bag until you are ready to
install it.
Always try to hold your card by its edges.
Avoid touching any electronic
components on your card.
Static electricity can cause permanent damage to your card.
To prevent
such a damage, you must ground yourself during the installation:
»
Use a grounding strap - a coiled wire with a clip at one end and an
elastic strap at the other.
Wear the strap around your wrist and attach
the clip to any non-painted metal surface of your computer chassis.
»
If you do not have a grounding strap, touch any non-painted surface
of your computer chassis before you begin installation, and again
every minute or so until the installation is completed.
2.3
Installation Notes
Computers vary in configuration, appearance and layout.
Therefore, the
installation procedures in this manual apply generally and you should
compare the illustrations here with your computer.
A Philips screwdriver is required.
The documentation for your computer should come in handy during the
installation.
Have it ready with you.
If you have an existing
non
Plug-and-Play modem installed in your computer,
you must first un-install its modem drivers before you remove the card.
Refer to the documentation of your existing modem for details.
If your existing modem is Plug-and-Play, you may proceed to install your
new modem.