MobileSURFR 56K Modem V.90/Cellular Upgrade Instructions There are two steps to preparing your MobileSURFR 56K Modem for V.90/Cellular connections. The first is to upgrade you modem's software. The next step is to re-install your modem under Windows 95. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Upgrade Procedure for the MobileSURFR 56K Modem 1. Run Flashup.EXE from the folder where you extracted this file. 2. Follow the on screen instructions for installing and running FlashUp which will upgrade the software of your MobileSURFR to V.90, making it cellular capable. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Reinstall Procedure for the MobileSURFR 56K Modem in Windows 95 Part A: Removing old drivers 4. Click on START button, highlight SETTINGS and click on CONTROL PANEL. 5. DOUBLE CLICK on the MODEMS icon. Highlight the MobileSURFR 56K Modem listed in the window and click on the REMOVE button. 6. Click on the CLOSE button and then close the CONTROL PANEL. 7. Click on START, highlight PROGRAMS and then click on WINDOWS EXPLORER. 8. In the upper left corner click on VIEW then click on OPTIONS. In the OPTIONS windows make sure the SHOW ALL FILES is selected then click on OK. 8a. IF you have Internet Explorer 4.0 go to View then click on Folder Options. Choose the View tab and scroll down to Hidden Files. Under Hidden Files make sure that a dot is in Show All Files then select OK. 9. Click on TOOLS, highlight FIND, then click on FILES OR FOLDERS. 10. In the window labeled "LOOK IN" type "C:\WINDOWS\INF" . The window labeled "NAMED" should remain blank. Click on the ADVANCED tab. 11. In the window labeled "CONTAINING TEXT" type MobileSURFR . Click on the FIND NOW button. 11a. If you have Internet Explorer 4.0 go to Tools, highlight FIND, then click on FILES OR FOLDERS. In the "Look In" window type "C:\WINDOWS\INF" . In the window labeled "CONTAINING TEXT" type MobileSURFR . Click on the FIND NOW button. 12. On the keyboard press CTRL A then press DELETE and send all files to the RECYCLE BIN . 13. Remove modem from PCMCIA slot (if not already removed). 14. Close all windows, click on the START button, click on SHUTDOWN , choose RESTART THE COMPUTER and click the YES button. 15. Wait for the computer to fully reboot into Windows. Part B: Reinstalling new drivers 1. Right click on RECYCLE BIN and choose EMPTY RECYCLE BIN. 2. Insert modem into PCMCIA slot. A window should appear saying "BUILDING DRIVER INFORMATION DATABASE." 3. A "UPDATE DEVICE DRIVER WIZARD" window should appear. 4. Insert the 3.5" floppy MobileSURFR Flasher Disk in the floppy drive. Click on the NEXT button. 5. The next window should state that it found an updated driver for your device. Click on the FINISH button. 6. Your new MobileSURFR drivers are now installed. Now go to Control Panel and Highlight the MobileSurfr, and Click on Properties. From Properties go to Connection, Advance and make sure that Use Cellular Protocol is checked. 7. Close all Windows and you are ready to use the modem.Download Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
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