Sierra Wireless AirCard 555 - Manual (Page 99)

Chapter 9: Troubleshooting Tips
Rev 3.0 Dec.01 99
Installat
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Note
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PCs
If the listings above do not appear, identify the listing for
the AirCard by ejecting the AirCard. This causes the driver
listing for the AirCard to disappear from the list. Reinsert
the AirCard again to cause the driver listing to reappear.
You can identify the entries for the AirCard by observing
which entries are affected when you eject and reinsert the
AirCard.
Replacing the AirCard Driver
1. If the installation CD is not already in your CD-ROM
drive, insert it. If the CD start-up menu appears, use the
exit option in the lower left corner of the screen to exit the
menu.
2. Click to select Sierra Wireless AirCard 555 PC Card Parent (or
the AirCard listing under Multi-function adapters ).
3. Click the Properties button.
4. Click the Driver tab.
5. Click the Update Driver button to launch the Update Device
Driver Wizard.
6. Select the Specify the location of the driver (Advanced) radio
button, and click Next to proceed to the next window.
7. Select the Search for a better driver than the one your device is
using now. (Recommended ) radio button. Click the check
boxes so that the Removable Media check box is NOT
checked and Specify a location IS checked. Enter
d:\Drivers\WinMe where d is the driver letter for your CD-
ROM drive and click Next .
8. If a window appears stating that you are already using the
best driver for this device, click the
Install one of the other
drivers radio button and click the View List… button.
9. Ensure the line selected in the Select Other Drivers
window is
d:\DRIVERS\WINME\… (where d is your CD-ROM
drive letter) and click OK .
10. Click Next .
11. Click Finish and repeat steps 6 to 11 as prompted.
12. If you are prompted to restart you computer, click Yes .
Otherwise restart your PC from the Start menu.
The correct driver is then installed.
Windows XP
To verify that the correct driver is installed:
• Uninstall the existing driver
• Install the Windows XP driver from the AirCard instal-
lation CD.