3Com 3C905CX User Manual

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6 Troubleshooting the NIC423 Check the PC BIOS.a Boot the PC and enter the BIOS.If you do not know how to enter the BIOS, refer to the reference manual for yourPC or consult your PC vendor.b Locate the Wake-Up on LAN event setting.c Verify that the setting is enabled.4 Check the Remote Wake-Up cable connection.a Turn off the power to the PC and remove the PC cover.b Make sure that the Remote Wake-Up cable is plugged into the RWU connector onthe NIC and into the appropriate connector on the PC motherboard. Unplug andreinsert the cable, if necessary.c Replace the Remote Wake-Up cable with a known functioning Remote Wake-Upcable and perform the Remote Wake-Up Test again.5 If the previous steps have failed, install a known functioning Remote Wake-Up NIC inthe PC.If Remote Wake-Up works with the new NIC installed, consult your PC vendor for areplacement NIC.If Remote Wake-Up does not work with the new NIC installed, there may be aproblem with the PC motherboard. Consult your PC manufacturer.Removing the 3Com NIC Diagnostics ProgramThe 3Com NIC Diagnostics Program can be removed using the Add/Remove ProgramsWizard in Windows, or by using the EtherCD. For instructions on using the Add/RemovePrograms Wizard in Windows, refer to your Windows documentation.To remove the 3Com NIC Diagnostics program using the EtherCD:1 Start Windows.2 Insert the EtherCD in the CD-ROM drive.The EtherCD Welcome screen appears.If the EtherCD Welcome screen does not appear, enter the following command fromthe Run option of the Windows Start menu:d:\installs\setup.exewhere d:\ represents the letter name of the CD-ROM drive.3 Click NIC Software.4 Click NIC Drivers and Diagnostics.5 Click Installation Utilities.6 Click Remove Diagnostics.7 Click Proceed, and then follow the prompts on the screen.NOTE: If you have a 3C905C-TX-M NIC and your PC is compliant with PCI 2.2, theRemote Wake-Up cable is not required. Remote Wake-Up is automatically enabledthrough the PCI bus.