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http://www .3com.com/ 3Com Megahertz ® 10/100 LAN PC Car d User Guide Part No. 09-1527-000 Published December 1998.
3Com Corporation ■ 5400 Bayfront Plaza ■ Santa Clara, Califor nia ■ 95052-8145 Copyright © 3Com Corporation, 1998. All rights reserved. No part of this documentation may be repr oduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivative work (such as translation, transformation, or adaptation) without permission from 3Com Corporation.
C ONTENTS 1 I NSTALLING THE PC C ARD Inserting the LAN Card 2 Cabling the LAN Card and Connecting to the Network 2 Disconnecting the Cable from the Car d 3 LAN Card LEDs 4 2 S ETUP FOR W INDOWS 98 Bef.
5 H ELP AND S UPPORT Other Operating Systems Supported 19 Other Networks Supported 19 On-Line Documentation 20 Windows 98, W indows 95, and W indows NT 4.
1 I NST ALLING THE PC C ARD The 3Com Megahertz ® 10/100 LAN PC Card (model 3CCFE574BT) connects a computer to an Ethernet or Fast Ethernet network. This guide describes LAN card installation and setup for Windows 98 ® , Windows 95 ® , and Windows NT ® .
2 C HAPTER 1: I NSTALLING THE PC C ARD Inserting the LAN Car d Slide the LAN card into the car d slot as shown below . The power to the computer can be on or off.
Disconnecting the Cable from the Card 3 Disconnecting the Cable fr om the Car d The PC card cable locks in place when you connect it to the card. Do not pull or twist it when disconnecting it fr om the LAN card.
4 C HAPTER 1: I NSTALLING THE PC C ARD LAN Car d LEDs Once the card is connected to the network and the network drivers are installed (described in the following chapters) you will be able to use the connector LEDs to verify link integrity .
2 S ETUP FOR W INDOWS 98 Before Y ou Begin Installation Before installing the network driver softwar e, obtain the following information from your MIS department: ■ For Windows 98 networking, your computer name and workgroup name. ■ For your network account, your user name and password.
6 C HAPTER 2: S ETUP FOR W INDOWS 98 5 Insert the Windows 98 CD if prompted. Optionally , you may specify a location on the hard disk wher e the Windows 98 files reside. T ypically , this location is C:WINDOWSOPTIONSCABS. Click OK to copy the files needed for the Ethernet interface.
T roubleshooting W indows 98 Installations 7 T r oubleshooting Windows 98 Installations Basic troubleshooting, applicable for all problem situations. Inspect all cables and connections. Check whether your card is fully inserted into the slot. Verify that you have the latest BIOS for your system.
8 C HAPTER 2: S ETUP FOR W INDOWS 98 Uninstalling the Car d Sometimes previous or unfinished installations leave problems that af fect card operation.
3 S ETUP FOR W INDOWS 95 Before Y ou Begin Installation ■ Determine which version of Windows 95 is installed on your computer . ■ Obtain the Installation Disk that shipped with the LAN Card. ■ Ask the MIS department for your network file server name, your network account user name, and your password.
10 C HAPTER 3: S ETUP FOR W INDOWS 95 Setup Pr ocedures Windows 95 V ersion A If a “New Hardwar e Found” dialog box appears, skip to step 8. 1 Open the Control Panel and double click the PCMCIA icon. If you are asked whether you ar e using a PC Card to install windows, ignore the pr ompt.
Setup Procedures 11 11 If you are pr ompted for Windows 95 files, enter the directory path for Windows 95 (on most har d disks, c:windowsoptionscabs) or insert the Windows 95 CD and specify the WIN95 directory . When installation is complete, Windows 95 prompts for restart.
12 C HAPTER 3: S ETUP FOR W INDOWS 95 10 Click Finish to copy the files needed for the Ethernet interface. ■ If prompted for the LAN Car d Installation Disk , indicate the floppy drive as the location of the files.
T roubleshooting W indows 95 Installations 13 T r oubleshooting Windows 95 Installations Symptom Solution Basic troubleshooting, applicable for all problem situations. Inspect all cables and connections. Check whether your card if fully inserted into the slot .
14 C HAPTER 3: S ETUP FOR W INDOWS 95 Uninstalling the Car d Sometimes previous or unfinished installations leave problems that af fect card operation.
4 S ETUP FOR W INDOWS NT Before Y ou Begin Installation Which Windows NT setup procedure you use depends on whether networking has already been installed on your computer . V erify with your MIS department which network driver installation instructions you should use.
16 C HAPTER 4: S ETUP FOR W INDOWS NT 6 When the Select OEM Option window opens, select FE574B-3Com 10/100 LAN PCCard-Fast Ethernet and click OK . 7 The Network Adapters list shows a check mark next to the 3Com LAN card.
T roubleshooting W indows NT Installations 17 Setup With Networking Installed 1 In the Control Panel, double-click Network . 2 Open the Adapter tab and click Add .
18 C HAPTER 4: S ETUP FOR W INDOWS NT Uninstalling the Car d Sometimes previous or unfinished installations leave problems that af fect card operation.
5 H ELP AND S UPPORT Other Operating Systems Supported The LAN card supports Windows NT 3.51, W indows for Workgr oups, W indows 3.x, and DOS. In addition, the LAN card supports AutoLink for Novell NetW are under Windows 3.x, W indows for Workgr oups, and DOS.
20 C HAPTER 5: H ELP AND S UPPORT On-Line Documentation Y ou must have a Web br owser installed to open the LAN card on-line help. A connection to the network is not requir ed for reading the document, although active links to key 3Com Web sites ar e supported.
Online T echnical Ser vices 21 Online T echnical Services 3Com offers worldwide pr oduct support 24 hours a day , 7 days a week, through the following online systems: ■ World Wide Web site ■ 3Com .
22 C HAPTER 5: H ELP AND S UPPORT 3ComFacts Automated Fax Service The 3ComFacts automated fax service provides technical articles, diagrams, and troubleshooting instructions on 3Com products. Use a touch-tone telephone and dial 1 408 727-7021 to connect.
3Com Corporation L IMITED W ARRANTY H ARDWARE 3Com warrants its hardware products to be free from defects in workmanship and materials, under normal use and service, for the following lengths of time .
O BTAINING W ARRANTY S ERVICE Customer must contact 3Com’s Corporate Service Center or an Authorized 3Com Service Center within the applicable warranty period to obtain warranty service authorization.
G OVERNING L AW This Limited Warranty shall be governed by the laws of the State of California, U.S.A. excluding its conflicts of laws principles and excluding the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods.
I NDUSTRY C ANADA C LASS B E MMISSION C OMPLIANCE S TATEMENT This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. A VIS DE CONFORMITÉ À LA RÉGLEMENTATION D ’I NDUSTRIE C ANADA Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conform à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.
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S PECIFICATIONS Specifications for the 3Com Megahertz 10/100 LAN PC Card (model 3CCFE574BT) Network Interface 3CCFE574BT LAN PC Card Ethernet IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T and Ethernet IEEE 802.3u 100BASE-TX standards Physical Dimensions Length 3.370 in (85.6 mm) Height 0.
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