Figure 4-7: Install the files in the default location.
Installation commences; the final screen, indicating completion, opens.
6. Click OK.
You're done! You're ready to get connected, and I cover this issue in
Chapter 6.
The PCMCIA slot allows hot swapping, meaning a PC card can be removed
and re-inserted without powering down the laptop. This isn't always true for
devices -- including adapters -- connected via a USB port.
Installing a Wireless Adapter (PDA)
With the multitude of PDA and Pocket PC devices available, not to mention
the adapters, I can't possibly address every one separately. Fortunately, as
with laptops, installation of adapters (though not completely universal) is
remarkably similar for Palm OS and Windows Mobile OS -- as is the method
of installation, whether for SDIO wireless or Compact Flash adapters.
Okay, installing an adapter (or any other item requiring software or drivers)
isn't quite as straightforward on a handheld as it is on a laptop -- but it isn't
overly complex. The only real difference is that any software must be loaded
onto a PC and (via cradle or cable) synced with the handheld device.
It's worth repeating: Leave your adapter card in its wrapping, protected from
static electricity, until you're ready to actually install it in your device.
Setting up the PDA or Pocket PC
The first step in loading the drivers and configuration utility on your hand-
held is to connect it, by sync cable or cradle, to your PC. Of course, before
you do that, the ActiveSync (Pocket PC) or HotSync (Palm OS) software
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