Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Etherlink 100 PCI 3Com
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http://www .3com.com/ http://www .3com.com/productr eg E THER L INK ® 10/100 PCI FOR C OMPLETE PC M ANAGEMENT N ETWORK I NTERFACE C ARDS Q UICK G UIDE 3C905C-TX and 3C905C-TX-M EtherLink 10/100 PCI NICs for Complete PC Management Part No.
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Introduction 3 Intr oduction This quick guide explains how to install a 3Com ® EtherLink ® 10/100 PCI for Complete PC Management (3C905C) network interface card (NIC) in a PC running Microsoft Windows 95 or W indows 98.
4 E THER L INK 10/100 PCI FOR C OMPLETE PC M ANAGEMENT NIC S Q UICK G UIDE Installing Multiple NICs If you are installing multiple 3C905C NICs in a PC or server , follow the instructions in “Installing Multiple NICs” in Chapter 3 of the user guide.
Installing the NIC 5 Installing the NIC T o install the NIC in the PC: 1 Make sure that you have run the pr einstallation program, as described in the pr evious section. CAUTION: Before handling the NIC, touch the bare metal case of your PC to discharge static electricity from your body .
6 E THER L INK 10/100 PCI FOR C OMPLETE PC M ANAGEMENT NIC S Q UICK G UIDE Figure 1 Installing the NIC 7 Secure the NIC with the scr ew you removed in step 5. If you want to connect the Remote Wake-Up cable, see “Connecting the Remote Wake-Up Cable” in Chapter 2 of the user guide to continue the installation.
Installing the Driver and Software 7 9 Connect the appropriate network cable to the RJ-45 port on the NIC, following the specifications in the table below .
8 E THER L INK 10/100 PCI FOR C OMPLETE PC M ANAGEMENT NIC S Q UICK G UIDE If the New Hardwar e Found dialog box appears: a Select Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacture r , and then click OK . b Insert EtherDisk diskette 1 in drive A, make sur e that A: appears in the entry box, and then click OK .
Installing the Driver and Software 9 4 Insert the Windows 95 CD or diskette, and then click OK . If you do not have the W indows 95 CD or diskette, but the W indows 95 installation files ar e on your hard drive, click OK. Enter the directory in the Copy Files From entr y box (usually C:WINDOWSOPTIONSCABS) , and then click OK .
10 E THER L INK 10/100 PCI FOR C OMPLETE PC M ANAGEMENT NIC S Q UICK G UIDE T o install the NIC driver and software on a PC running W indows 98: 1 T ur n on the power to the PC. W indows 98 detects the NIC. The Add New Har dware W izar d starts. 2 Insert EtherDisk diskette 1 in drive A, and then click Next .
V erifying Successful Installation 11 10 Remove EtherDisk diskette 2 fr om drive A, and then click Ye s to restart the PC. Y ou must restart the PC to complete the installation. The installation is complete. Go to the next section, “V erifying Successful Installation,” to confirm that the NIC is properly installed.
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