Toshiba ATHEROS AR5004G User Manual

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Turn on the Computer

Updating the Atheros AR5004X/AR5004G Wireless Network Adapter Software on Your Toshiba Computer

For systems with the Atheros AR5004X/AR5004G wireless network adapter, turning the wireless antenna switch on or off while your computer is in Suspend or Hibernation Mode may prevent the wireless device from operating when you Resume using the computer.

To correct this situation, you will need to update the wireless adapter driver using the following procedure:

If you are recovering your system using the Recovery media that shipped with your computer, be sure to use this procedure to update the wireless network adapter driver after completing the recovery.

1 Log onto the computer with Administrator

privileges.

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Updating the Atheros® AR5004X/AR5004G Wireless Network Adapter Software on Your Toshiba Computer

2 Insert the “Atheros AR5004X/AR5004G

Wireless Network Adapter Software CD V1.00” (shipped with your system) into your computer’s optical drive.

3 Select Start, Control Panel, Performance and

Maintenance, and then System.

4 Select the Hardware tab and click Device

Manager.

5 Select Network adapters, and highlight either

the “Atheros AR5004X Wireless Network Adapter” or “Atheros AR5004G Wireless Network Adapter (depending on your computer’s configuration).”

6 Right click on the adapter and select Update

Driver to start the Hardware Update Wizard.

7 Select “Install from a list or specific location

(Advanced)” and click Next.

8 Select “Include this location in the search:” and

type D:\Driver\WinXP in the box.

9 Click Next.

10 Follow the on-screen instructions and then click

Finish when a message indicates that the Setup has completed.

11 Remove the CD.

12 Restart the computer.

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