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CHAPTER 1 • CREATING A DIAL-UP INTERNET CONNECTION 15
Installing a PC Card Modem
2. Look at your modem. You should be able to plug
the serial or parallel cable into one of the connectors
on your modem.
3. Now attach the other end of this cable. The right
plug is typically on the back of your computer
case.
TIP If you have a parallel modem cable, you may already have a
printer attached to the parallel port. External modems commonly
include a second parallel port; detach your printer cable from your
computer and then connect it to the modem.
If you do not see any lights on your modem’s display
panel, make sure it is plugged into a power outlet as well
as your computer. Then check for an on/off switch.
Installing a PC Card modem (also called a PCMCIA
modem) should be easiest of all. On many laptop computers,
the PC Card slot is hidden behind a small door.
Sometimes you have to open the door, and sometimes you
can push right through the door.
Position your PC Card next to the door, make sure it is as
flat as possible, and then slide it into position. When the
PC Card is most of the way inside your computer, you will
need to push a bit harder to seat the PC Card into its connector.
If you have to push any harder, you should probably
take out your PC Card and try again.