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3COM Etherlink III 3C900-B Ethernet Adapter Installation Guide.
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Contents 1 Read This First . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 How to Forcibly Modify Resources Allocated to the 3COM EtherLink XL 3C900B PCI adapter: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2 Connecting to a Microsoft W indows NT 4.0 Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Microsoft Windows 98 2nd edition Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Procedure . . .
3 Read This First 1 Read This First Before installing the network adapter: • If your OS is Windows 95 SR2.5, go into the BIOS setup and set PnP OS field to YES. • If your OS is Windows NT 4.0, go into the BIOS setup and set PnP OS field to NO. • If your OS is Windows 98 2 nd edition, go into the BIOS setup and set PnP OS field to YES.
4 Connecting to a Novell NetWare 5.0 Server Microsoft Windows 95 SR2.5 2 Connecting to a Novell NetWare 5.0 Server Microsoft Windows 95 SR2.5 Requirements Procedure 1 With the HP Vectra turned off, install the network adapter into a PCI slot. 2 Connect the network cable to the newly installed network adapter.
5 Connecting to a Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server Microsoft Windows 95 SR2.5 3 Connecting to a Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server Microsoft Windows 95 SR2.5 Requirements Procedure 1 With the HP Vectra turned off, install the network adapter into a PCI slot.
6 Connecting to a Novell NetWare 4.11 Server Microsoft Windows 95 SR2.5 4 Connecting to a Novell NetWare 4.11 Server Microsoft Windows 95 SR2.5 Requirements Procedure 1 With the HP Vectra turned off, install the network adapter into a PCI slot. 2 Connect the network cable to the newly installed network adapter.
7 Connecting to a Novell NetWare 5.0 Server Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Workstation 5 Connecting to a Novell NetWare 5.0 Server Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Workstation Requirements Procedure 1 With the HP Vectra turned off, install the network adapter into a PCI slot.
8 Connecting to a Novell NetWare 5.0 Server Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Workstation 13 At the “Network Services:” prompt, accept the default settings and click on “Next”. 14 Complete the network card installation by clicking on “Next”. 15 Type in the path to your Windows NT files and click “Continue”.
9 Connecting to a Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Workstation 6 Connecting to a Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Workstation Requirements Procedure 1 With the HP Vectra turned off, install the network adapter into a PCI slot.
10 Connecting to a Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Workstation 12 Select all the applicable network protocols and click on “Next”. 13 At the “Network Services:” prompt, accept the default settings and click on “Next”.
11 Connecting to a Novell NetWare 4.11 Server Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Workstation 7 Connecting to a Novell NetWare 4.11 Server Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Workstation Requirements Procedure 1 With the HP Vectra turned off, install the network adapter into a PCI slot.
12 Connecting to a Novell NetWare 4.11 Server Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Workstation 13 At the “Network Services:” prompt, accept the default settings and click on “Next”. 14 Complete the network card installation by clicking on “Next”. 15 Type in the path to your Windows NT files and click “Continue”.
13 Connecting to a Novell NetWare 5.0 Server Microsoft Windows 98 2nd edition 8 Connecting to a Novell NetWare 5.0 Server Microsoft Windows 98 2 nd edition Requirements Procedure 1 With the HP Vectra turned off, install the network adapter into a PCI slot.
14 Connecting to a Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server Microsoft Windows 98 2nd edition 9 Connecting to a Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server Microsoft Windows 98 2 nd edition Requirements Procedure 1 With the HP Vectra turned off, install the network adapter into a PCI slot.
15 Connecting to a Novell NetWare 4.11 Server Microsoft Windows 98 2nd edition 10 Connecting to a Novell NetWare 4.11 Server Microsoft Windows 98 2 nd edition Requirements Procedure 1 With the HP Vectra turned off, install the network adapter into a PCI slot.
16 Connecting to a Windows NT 4.0 Server Microsoft Windows for Workgroups v3.11 11 Connecting to a Windows NT 4.0 Server Microsoft Windows for Workgroups v3.11 Requirements Procedure 1 With the HP Vectra turned off, install the network adapter into a PCI slot.
17 Connecting to a Windows NT 4.0 Server Microsoft Windows for Workgroups v3.11 13 Click “OK” at the “Network Setup” dialog box. 14 If needed, enter changes to the “Microsoft Windows Network Names” dialog box and click “OK”. 15 Windows will prompt for the location of several files.
18 Connecting to a Novell NetWare 4.11 Server Microsoft Windows for Workgroups v3.11 12 Connecting to a Novell NetWare 4.11 Server Microsoft Windows for Workgroups v3.11 Requirements Procedure 1 With the HP Vectra turned off, install the network adapter into a PCI slot.
19 Connecting to a Novell NetWare 4.11 Server Microsoft Windows for Workgroups v3.11 13 Insert the driver disk and click on “Have Disk…” when prompted for drivers. 14 Type in the location of the 32-bit LAN driver and click “Add”. 15 Click “Next” to continue with the installation.
20 Connecting to a Novell NetWare 4.11 Server Microsoft Windows for Workgroups v3.11 6 Click on “Begin Copy” to start copying the client files. 7 Select the letter for the “First Network Drive” and click “Next”. 8 Select the “Program Group Name” you want the client software installed in and click “Next”.
V ersion Number 2. December 1999.
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