PurplePixieComputer or My Computer menu under the Start menu.Appeal Wireless LANs evolved as a more convenient way to connect computers in the home or office. You don't have to drill holes through walls or lay down Ethernet cable. Basics The wireless LAN adapter is a device installed inside the computer, or it can be an external device connected with a USB Universal Serial Bus cable. It is basically an antenna that tunes in to the network. Wireless Routers The wireless LAN antenna tunes in to a wireless router somew phone icon hat like a radio station, which all the computers on the network connect to so that they can see each other. Ad Hoc Networks Alt ernatively, you can create an ad hoc network, which doesn't use a router or other hublike network device. However, this type of PurplePixie network might have trouble connecting more than one computer to a residential high-speed modem. Wireless Modems You also can skip . can configure Internet Connection Sharing. 2 Open the Start menu and click on the Control Panel icon. 3 Double-click on the Ne twork Connections icon. 4 Right-click on the network adapter that you want to use to create the wireless local area network and s elect Properties. In most cases, the network adapter will be labeled as Local Area Connection. 5 Go to the Advanced tab at t he top of the pop-up window. 6 Check the box next to Allow other network users to connect through this computer's Internet connec letter of interest tion. 7 Click on the OK button and then hit Yes to confirm your decision to share your network adapter's connection. Window w ill now create a wireless local area network through your network adapter.1 Buy an IDE to SATA interface chip from a computer stor PurplePixie e. Where and what brand of chip you buy is up to you, but online retailers offer competitive prices and are more likely to have th . off your computer and unplug it from the wall. Remove the side of the computer case and find a spare hard drive slot where you can insert your IDE hard drive. Attach the IDE hard drive in the spare slot, then attach the IDE-to-SATA converter chip to the hard d rive. Connect the data and power cables to the converter chip, then connect them to the motherboard and power supply cables, respe ctively. Ensure that all cable connections are firmly in place and nothing is loose. 3 Put the side of your computer case back on, download books plug it in and power it on. If your hard drive is detected by the computer, it should start up automatically. If not, you may hav e to install special drivers to allow the computer to detect the hard drive. Check with the manufacturer of the IDE to SATA chip f PurplePixie or more detail.1 Back up your hard drive if you wish to save the information. You can do this manually or use a software program, . |