A technician is tasked with upgrading the wireless card in a laptop to improve its connection to newly installed 5 GHz access points throughout an office. The technician has already confirmed that the laptop is compatible with dual-band wireless cards. After safely opening the laptop and installing the new wireless card, what is the NEXT step the technician should take to ensure proper functionality?
Manually uninstall the old wireless card's drivers from the system.
Immediately attempt to connect to a 5 GHz network to confirm the functionality of the newly installed card.
Power on the laptop, check for the wireless card in Device Manager, and update drivers if necessary.
Configure the laptop's BIOS settings to enable the wireless card before the operating system boots up.
Once a wireless card is installed, the next step is to reassemble the laptop and ensure the new hardware is properly recognized by the system. To do this, the technician should power on the laptop and check the Device Manager to confirm that the wireless card is detected without any issues. Driver installation or updates may be required if the operating system does not have the necessary drivers for the new card. Ensuring the operating system recognizes the card is the initial step before configuring any software settings or troubleshooting connectivity issues.
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