HP p5091a Installation Manual

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hp 56K v90 PCI

internal modem

p5091a

installation

guide

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HP 56K V90 PCI Internal Modem

Important Safety Information

Do not attempt to connect this product to the phone line during a lightning storm.
Never install telephone jacks in wet locations unless the telephone line has been
disconnected at the network interface. Never touch uninsulated telephone wires or
terminals unless the telephone line has been disconnected at the network interface.
Use caution when installing or modifying telephone lines. Avoid using a telephone
(other than a cordless type) during an lightning storm. There may be a risk from
lightning.
Do not use the telephone to report a gas leak in the vicinity of the leak. Never touch
or remove the Communications board without first removing the connection to the
telephone network.

Use minimum No 26 AWG wire for telephone cable.

Supported Platforms

To find out which HP PCs support the HP 56K V90 PCI Internal modem, go
to:

www.hp.com/go/pcaccessories

Installing Your Modem Card

1

Disconnect the PC power cord and remove the cover.

2

Select an available PCI slot and remove its cover plate.

3

Insert the card into the slot as described in your PC documentation.

4

Replace the cover and reconnect the power source.

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Connecting the Modem Card

Connecting the Modem Card

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Plug one end of the cable that came with the modem into the LINE jack
on the modem. Plug the other end of the cable into a wall jack for an
analog telephone line.

NOTE

If you want to use a telephone on the same line as the modem (when the
modem is not in use), connect the telephone cable into the modem’s
PHONE connector.

Modem

Phone

2

Switch on your PC. You are now ready to install your modem driver
software.

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Installing the Modem Drivers

Installing the Modem Drivers

Windows XP

If your PC is running Windows XP, the driver required for running your
modem is embedded in the operating system. You do not need to take steps
to install it.

Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows 2000

There are two ways in which you can install the driver for your modem under
Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows 2000:

Automatically (if you have the driver on your PC)

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Using the HP Image Library & Diagnostics CD-ROM provided with

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your PC (when available)
First downloading the driver from the Web and then installing it.

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Installing Automatically

If the driver is preloaded on your PC, the installation process will start
automatically when you install the card in your PC.

Installing from the HP Image Library & Diagnostics CD-ROM

If the driver is not automatically installed when you install the modem in
your PC, check to see if a driver is available for the device on your HP
Image Library & Diagnostics CD-ROM, and if it is, install it from there.

Downloading from the Web

If the driver is neither automatically installed when you install the modem
in your PC nor available on your HP Image Library & Diagnostics
CD-ROM, download it from the Web using one of the URLs provided in “HP
Support Services” below.

Windows NT 4.0

First download the driver from the Web and then install it.

Downloading from the Web

Download the driver using one of the URLs provided in “HP Support
Services” below. Click on

setup.exe

to launch the driver installation.

HP Support Services

You can get help solving problems with HP accessories from the following
HP support web sites:

For HP Vectra
For HP Brio
For HP Kayak

www.hp.com/go/vectrasupport
www.hp.com/go/briosupport
www.hp.com/go/kayaksupport

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