3Com 3C905CX User Manual

Also see for EtherLink 3C900B: Installation and operating instructions User guide

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3 Installing the NIC Driver and Software in Windows225 Click Have Disk.The Insert Disk dialog box appears.6 Insert the EtherCD in the CD-ROM drive.7 Make sure that the letter name of the CD-ROM drive (for example, d:\) appears in theentry box, and then click OK.The Select OEM Option dialog box appears.8 Make sure that the 3Com EtherLink PCI NIC is selected, and then click OK.The Adapters tab of the Network screen appears.9 Click Close.If the Microsoft TCP/IP Properties screen appears, enter the requested information foryour network environment. Consult your system administrator or refer to theWindows NT documentation for assistance.If the Microsoft TCP/IP Properties screen does not appear, the installation is complete.10 Click Yes to restart the PC.The network driver installation is complete. Go to the next section, “VerifyingSuccessful Installation,” to confirm that the NIC is installed properly.Verifying Successful InstallationFollow the steps for your operating system.Windows XP and Windows 2000To verify successful NIC installation:1 Right-click the My Computer icon, and then click Properties.2 Select the Hardware tab, and then click Device Manager in the middle panel.3 Double click Network Adapters and make sure that the name of the 3Com EtherLinkNIC appears.If a red X or a yellow exclamation point (!) appears by the name of the NIC, theinstallation was not successful. See “Troubleshooting the NIC Installation” on page 39for troubleshooting help.Windows Me, Windows 98, and Windows 95To verify successful NIC installation:1 Right-click the My Computer icon, and then click Properties.2 Select the Device Manager tab.3 Double-click Network adapters and make sure that the name of the 3Com EtherLinkNIC appears.If a red X or a yellow exclamation point (!) appears by the name of the NIC, theinstallation was not successful. See “Troubleshooting the NIC Installation” on page 39for troubleshooting help.