3COM Etherlink 100 PCI User Manual

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Part No. 09-1487-000 OEM
Published March 1999

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Introduction

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 Windows 98.

For all other operating systems, or for more detailed
information on the 3C905C NIC, see the

for Complete PC Management Network Interface Card
User Guide

.

Installation Overview

Before you physically install the NIC in a PC, you
must run the NIC preinstallation program, located on

EtherDisk® diskette 1, to prevent conflicts with the NIC.

CAUTION:

the NIC driver and software will not be installed correctly.
See “Running the Preinstallation Program” later in this
quick guide for instructions.

Make sure that you have the following items:

■

3C905C NIC
3Com

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■

Remote Wake-Up cable (This cable is optional. Install
it only if you want to use Remote Wake-Up and your
PC is not compliant with PCI 2.2. Contact your PC
manufacturer for the Remote Wake-Up cable.)

■

SOS or SMBus cable (This cable is optional. Install it only if
you want to use remote system alerts and your PC has a
matching connector on its motherboard. Contact your PC
manufacturer for cabling and installation instructions.)

If you do not run the preinstallation program,

EtherDisk

diskettes 1, 2, and 3

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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. Do
in this quick guide.

Upgrading Windows 95 to Windows 98

If you are upgrading a PC from Windows 95 to
Windows 98 that already has a 3C90x NIC installed,
follow the instructions in the WIN98.TXT file located
in the HELP directory on

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follow the instructions

diskette 3.

Updating

EtherDisk

Software

If you want to update your current version of
software to

EtherDisk

5.x software, follow the instructions
in the text file appropriate for your operating system in the
HELP directory on

EtherDisk

diskette 3.

Running the Preinstallation Program

Before you physically install the NIC in a PC, you must run
the following preinstallation program to properly set up
your system environment.

CAUTION:

driver and software will not be installed correctly.

To run the NIC preinstallation program:

1 Do not install the NIC in the PC.

2 Turn on the power to the PC and start Windows.

3 Insert

4 From the Windows

5 Run the preinstallation program. Enter:

a:\preinstl

6 After the preinstallation program finishes, turn off

the power to the PC.

The next step is to install the NIC in the PC.

If you do not perform this procedure, the NIC

EtherDisk

diskette 1 in drive A.

Start

menu, select

EtherDisk

Run

.