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This section provides solutions to problems that you might encounter during the installation and
operation of your 802.11b/g Wireless LAN Mini PCI Card. Please refer to the desired topics below
and read the description to solve your problems.
Disa ble 8 0 2 .1 1 g W LAN M in i PCI Card
Supposed you do not need the 802.11b/g Wireless LAN Mini PCI Card to establish the wireless
connectivity for any reason, you can directly unplug and remove your 802.11b/g Wireless LAN Mini
PCI Card from the PCI slot on your computer,
or click
Disable Radio
on the
Status
tab of the
PRISM Wireless Settings
dialog box. Once the device is removed, the connection to the network
stops. Thus, be sure that you have closed all the network applications before processing the
removal.
Uninst all PRI SM Configura tion Ut ility an d t he Car d’s D rive r
Prior to starting uninstalling, please make sure that the utility is closed, and then go along with the
procedures below to entirely uninstall
RRISM Configuration Utility
and the card driver.
1. Right-click the
My Computer
desktop icon and choose
Properties
from the opened
menu.
2. In the
System Properties
dialog box, choose
Device Manager
if you are under Windows
98 or Me. If you are operating Windows 2000 or XP, click the
Hardware
tab, and then
choose the
Device Manager
button.
3. In the opened window, expand Network adapters to find the input device – Intersil
PRISM Wireless LAN 802.11a/g Adapter
. Right-click over the item and choose
Uninstall
.
4. Then follow the on-screen instructions to completely remove the drivers.
8 0 2 .1 1 b/ g W ireless LAN M ini PCI Card Does N ot W or k Properly
If this happens, follow the guidelines below.

Unplug and replug the 802.11b/g Wireless LAN Mini PCI Card into your PC’s PCI slot.
 Right-click the
My Computer
desktop icon and choose
Properties
to open the
System
Properties
dialog box. If you are under Windows 98 or Me, choose the
Device Manager
tab, or if your system is Windows 2000 or XP, click the
Hardware
tab, and then choose the
Device Manager button. In the opened window, find your Mini PCI Card to see if the
installation is successful. If you see a yellow exclamation mark beside the item, please go
along with the steps below to reinstall the drivers:
1. Uninstall the software and hardware drivers from your PC. (Please refer to the