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Step-By-Step: Set Up a Network in a Snap

Stan Miastkowski

Install the Network Adapter

1. Add-in card

Turn off and unplug your PC, then remove the cover. To avoid static damage, wear an antistatic wrist strap while working inside your PC. Find a free PCI slot, carefully insert the network card into it, and fasten it down with a screw. When you restart your PC, Windows should automatically detect the card. Follow the manufacturer's directions for installing the driver.

USB adapter (phone-line and wireless networks). Plug the USB connector into a free USB port. Windows should automatically detect the unit. Follow the manufacturer's directions for installing the driver.

PC Card. With your notebook running Windows, insert the PC Card into an unused PC Card slot. Windows should automatically detect the unit. Follow the manufacturer's directions for installing the driver.

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