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Chapter 1. Installing Your PCI Modem 5
Installing the Modem Card
1
Before you start the hardware installation, close all run-
ning programs and shut down Windows if you have not al-
ready done so. Turn your computer off and unplug it.
Don’t plug it back in or turn it on until you complete the
modem hardware installation.
2
Take the cover off your computer.
3
On the rear of the computer, unscrew and remove the
metal cover plate that lines up with a free PCI slot. (Save
the screw.)
CAUTION
Do not handle any internal modem card when the
phone line is plugged into it. The voltage present
when the line is ringing is potentially harmful.
CAUTION
Electrostatic Discharge Protection
Static electricity can damage modem components
or your computer. Before removing the modem
from its antistatic bag, touch the computer’s metal
chassis to statically discharge yourself.
4
Remove your new modem from its antistatic bag and
make a note of its serial number.