Inserting the NIC in the PC 257 Click Install NIC Driver. To install the network driver and the 3Com NICDiagnostics program, click Install with Diagnostic Program. To install the network driver only, clickInstall without Diagnostic Program.Files are copied. A message box appears when theinstallation is complete.8 Click OK.9 Select your operating system to continue theinstallation.The Completing NIC Installation screen appears.10 Click Done.11 Exit the EtherCD, and then shut down Windows.12 Turn off the power to the PC.Do not remove the EtherCD from the CD-ROM drive.The next step is to install the NIC in the PC. Go to thenext section, “Inserting the NIC in the PC.”Inserting the NIC in the PCThe following instructions apply to installing the NIC in mostPCs. If these instructions are not appropriate for your PC,refer to the documentation that accompanied your PC.On a Windows NT 4.0 PC, a message appears stating“Do you have to install NIC drivers for any EtherLink PCINICs?” Click Yes. If the Microsoft TCP/IP Properties screenappears, complete the information as appropriate foryour network, and then click OK.Do NOT install the NIC in your PC until you have run thepreinstallation program, as described in the previoussection,“Running the Preinstallation Program.”Before handling the NIC, touch the bare metal case ofyour PC to discharge static electricity from your body.While you are handling the NIC, wear a wrist strapgrounded to the PC chassis.
