3Com 3C3FE574BT User Manual
Also see for 3C3FE574BT: Quick start guide
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6 CHAPTER 2: SETUP FOR WINDOWS MILLENNIUM EDITION (WINDOWS ME ) AND WINDOWS 98Uninstalling the Card Sometimes previous or unfinished installations leave problems that affect cardoperation. If the card installation is unsuccessful for any reason, your best coursemay be to remove the card and its software and repeat the installation procedureswith a fresh installation of the operating system. Possible problems may beindicated if: The card is not working. Windows ME or 98 is not detecting the card. The system issues a warning tone at startup.If you are having any of these problems:1 Open Control Panel/System/Device Manager.2 Select FE574BT-3Com 10/100 LAN PC Card-Fast Ethernet and click Remove.3 Remove the LAN PC Card from the PC Card slot.4 Reboot and reinstall the card.TroubleshootingSymptom SolutionBasic troubleshooting,applicable for all problemsituations.Inspect all cables and connections.Check whether your card is fully inserted into the slot.Verify that you have the latest BIOS for your system. If not, checkthe Web site for your notebook and follow the BIOS upgradeinstructions.Check for multiple installations of the card.Check whether your system’s PCMCIA or CardBus Controlleris installed and running properly: go toControl Panel/System/Device Manager/PCMCIA Card. Verify thatthe controller is present and shows no errors.Open Control Panel/PC Card to confirm that the system recognizesyour card.In Control Panel/Network make sure that you have the correctclients and protocols installed.The LAN PC Card isnot functional. LEDson the PC Card,connector, or networkadapter cable are off ormismatch the realnetwork speed.Use Control Panel/System/Device Manager to inspect the status ofyour LAN card.If you see a red “X”, enable the card by checking the appropriatebox under Properties.If you see a yellow exclamation mark, click the icon to see whatthe conflict is. Verify that there are adequate system resources. Tryto free system resources (for example, disable the infrared port),then remove and reinstall the card.Losing networkconnection afterdisconnecting or changingthe media speed.This can occur when using NetWare servers and IPX/SPX protocol.It happens when the frame type is selected automatically. Atemporary solution is to reboot after disconnecting andreconnecting the cable in NetWare networks. The permanentsolution is to use specific frame types such as 802.2 or 802.3. |
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