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HP C900-B User Manual

3COM Etherlink III 3C900-B Ethernet Adapter
Installation Guide
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Contents
Read This First . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
How to Forcibly Modify Resources Allocated to the 3COM EtherLink XL 3C900B PCI
adapter: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Connecting to a Novell NetWare 5.0 Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Microsoft Windows 95 SR2.5
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Connecting to a Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Microsoft Windows 95 SR2.5
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Connecting to a Novell NetWare 4.11 Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Microsoft Windows 95 SR2.5
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Connecting to a Novell NetWare 5.0 Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Workstation
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Connecting to a Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Workstation
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Connecting to a Novell NetWare 4.11 Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Workstation
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Connecting to a Novell NetWare 5.0 Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Microsoft Windows 98 2nd edition
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
1
Connecting to a Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Microsoft Windows 98 2nd edition
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Connecting to a Novell NetWare 4.11 Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Microsoft Windows 98 2nd edition
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Connecting to a Windows NT 4.0 Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Microsoft Windows for Workgroups v3.11
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Connecting to a Novell NetWare 4.11 Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Microsoft Windows for Workgroups v3.11
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Known Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
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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 OS field to YES.
• If your OS is Windows for Workgroup 3.11, go into the BIOS setup and set PnP OS field to NO.
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edition, go into the BIOS setup and set PnP
How to Forcibly Modify Resources Allocated to the 3COM EtherLink XL 3C900B PCI adapter:
Do this only if needed and only if you are an advanced user.
• For advanced users only: In case of resource conflict, you can try to change the resources for the network adapter. To do this, turn the Vectra system power off, remove the network adapter and install it into a differ­ent PCI slot.
3
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
Operating System
Driver Version
Driver File
Server OS
Client OS
Windows 95 SR2.5
1.51
El90xbc5.sys
NetWare 5.0 Server
Novell
Procedure
With the HP Vectra turned off, install the network adapter into a PCI slot.
1
Connect the network cable to the newly installed network adapter.
2
Power on the machine and boot to Windows 95.
3
Windows 95 will detect the network adapter as “3Com Etherlink PCI
4
Combo NIC (3C900B-COMBO)” during start up and install the OS embedded driver.
Click on “YES” when Windows 95 prompts to restart the system.
5
After restarting the system, additional changes in the network properties,
6
such as: workgroup name, computer name, etc. may be necessary. Ask your Network Administrator for more information. Restart the system if changes are made.
From the location of the “Novell Client v3.1 for Windows 95/98”
7
installation files, execute “Setup.exe”.
Click on “Yes” to accept the “Novell Terms and Conditions”.
8
Select either “Typical” or “Custom” and click on “Install”. Typical
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Installation is normally chosen. Select Custom Installation only if you are an administrator or an advanced user. When prompted for options during installation, ask your Network Administrator for more information.
Click on “Reboot” once the installation is complete.
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4
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
Operating System
Driver Version
Driver File
Server OS
Client OS
Windows 95 SR2.5
1.51
El90xbc5.sys
Windows NT 4.0 Server
Microsoft
Procedure
With the HP Vectra turned off, install the network adapter into a PCI slot.
1
Connect the network cable to the newly installed network adapter.
2
Power on the machine and boot to Windows 95.
3
Windows 95 will detect the network adapter as “3Com Etherlink PCI
4
Combo NIC (3C900B-COMBO)” during start up and install the OS embedded driver.
Click on “YES” when Windows 95 prompts to restart the system.
5
After restarting the system, additional changes in the network properties,
6
such as: workgroup name, computer name, etc. may be necessary. Ask your Network Administrator for more information. Restart the system if changes are made.
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