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Aim: To install the internal & external modem,
NIC & IP
Address
SOFTWARE REQUIREMENT:
OS/Platform Windows XP
Drivers Internal Modem’s driver,
External Modem’s driver,
Network interface card’s
driver
HARDWARE REQUIREMENT:
COMPONENTS MINIMUM RECOMMENDED
REQUIREMENTS
Processor Pentium 133 MHz Pentium 166 MHz or
higher
Memory (RAM) 256 MB 512 MB or more
Hard Disk 8 GB 20 GB or more
Display (Resolution) VGA having 640 × VGA having 800 ×
480 resolution 600 resolution
Step 2:
Open your tower to reveal the motherboard and the available component
slots.
Step 3:
Locate the appropriate slot in the motherboard for your modem. It is
either a PCI or ISA slot. It should be easy to discern which is appropriate
for your modem based on the design of the connectors.
Step 4:
Press the modem firmly into place on the motherboard, making sure the
connectors are completely in contact with all of the pins.
Step 5:
Close the tower and plug everything in once more.
Step 6:
Turn on your PC.
Step 7:
Wait while Windows XP tries to detect any new hardware that has been
installed. Windows' database of hardware is extensive, and more 56k
modems are listed in the cache file. A bubble may appear, indicating that
new hardware has been found.
Step 8:
Click on the bubble to bring you to the "Add New Hardware" menu.
From there, Windows XP will walk you through the steps needed to both
install and troubleshoot your new modem.
Step 9:
Be sure to place any software provided by the modem's manufacturers
into the appropriate drive. Drivers for providing or improving modem
functionality are often provided on software CDs.
Step1.
When Found New Hardware Wizard screen appears,
select Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)
and click Next.
Step 2.
With Search for the best driver in these locations selected,
select ONLY Include this location in the search. Click
Browse to locate the path of the driver: X:\Driver\WinXP
( where X is your CD-ROM drive letter) and click Next.
Step 3.
If compatibility prompt message appears, click Continue
Anyway.
Step 4.
Click Finish. When Found New Hardware screen appears,
wait for completing the installation.
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A 0XXXXXXX 0 - 127 a b.c.d 27 = 128
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