How do I reinstall the driver on Windows XP for my UTStarcom PC-5740?
There is a Sprint PCS Connection Card driver for each supported Windows operating system. Unless the appropriate driver for your version of Windows is installed, you will not be able to establish a network connection with the card. This section provides instructions on verifying that you have the correct card driver installed.
NOTE:
You need to have the Sprint PCS Connection Card installation CD to complete this procedure.
To reinstall the Sprint PCS Connection Card driver, perform the following steps:
1. Uninstall the existing driver.
2. Install the Windows XP driver from the Sprint PCS Connection Card installation CD.
To uninstall the existing driver, perform the following steps:
1. Open the Control Panel. To open the Control Panel, click Start, and then click Control Panel.
2. If Pick a Category is displayed, select Switch to Classic View.
3. Double-click the System icon.
4. Click the Hardware tab.
5. Click the Device Manager button.
6. Locate the Sprint PCS Connection Card entries by using the plus (+) signs to expand the listings. For example, to see all the installed modems, click the plus (+) sign to the left of Modems. The card should have three entries:
* The card should display under Multifunction adapters as Sprint PC-5740 Modem Parent.
* The card should display under Modems as Sprint PC-5740 Modem.
* The card should display under Network adapters as Sprint PC-5740 Modem Modem Adapter.
If the listings above do not appear, identify the listing for the Sprint PCS Connection Card by ejecting the card. This causes the driver listing for the card to disappear from the list. Reinsert the card again to cause the driver listing to reappear. You can identify the entries for the Sprint PCS Connection Card by observing which entries are affected when you eject and reinsert the card.
7. Right-click Sprint PC-5740 Modem Parent.
8. Select Uninstall from the pop-up menu.
9. Click OK to confirm the uninstall.
The Sprint PCS Connection Card listings should be removed.
To install the Windows XP driver from the Sprint PCS Connection Card installation CD, perform the following steps:
1. If the installation CD is not already in your CD-ROM drive, insert it. If the CD start-up menu appears, use the exit option in the lower-left corner of the screen to exit the menu.
2. Eject and reinsert the Sprint PCS Connection Card to launch the Found New Hardware Wizard.
3. Select Install from a list or specific location (Advanced) on the first window of the Found New Hardware Wizard and click Next to proceed.
4. Select the Search for the best driver in these locations radio button and the Include this location in the search check box, and then enter d:\Drivers\WinXP (where d is the letter of your CD-ROM drive). Click Next to proceed to the next window.
5. If a warning appears stating that Sprint PCS Connection Card has not passed Windows Logo testing, click Continue Anyway.
6. Click Finish, and then repeat Step 1 through Step 5 as prompted.
The correct driver is installed.