HP 3C905B, D7523A, D7522A User Manual

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HP 10/100 3Com 3C905C-TX

Network Interface Card

Installation Guide

Network Interface Card

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HP 10/100 3Com 3C905C-TX Network Interface Card Installation Guide

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What’s in the Network Kit?

The Network Kit includes the following items:

What’s in the Network Kit?

Component

HP 10/100 3Com 3C905C-TX network interface card (NIC)

LAN driver diskettes 3 3

Remote Wake-Up cable 1 10

This Installation Guide 11

Quantity in Network Kit

D7522A D7523A

110

Installation Requirements

Supported Operating Systems

• Windows 95 SR2 or later

• Windows 98 and Windows 98 Second Edition

• Windows NT 4.0 and Service Pack 3, 4 or 5

The driver installation diskettes contain drivers for other network operating systems. For more information on installing these drivers, refer to the Readme files provided on the installation diskettes. The latest drivers are available on HP’s Web site.

Supported Platforms To find out in which PCs you can install a 3C905C-TX card, go to the

following HP Web site:

www.hp.com/go/pcaccessories

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Installation Requirements

NT Service Pack

If an NT service pack is already installed on the PC, it must be reinstalled after the card and software have been installed. When using the HP preloaded NT 4.0 software, the latest service pack can be found in the C:\I386\SP

On some platforms you also have to reinstall certain drivers after you install the Service Pack. Refer to your PC documentation for more information.

directory.

Operating System Master Diskettes

During the software installation you will need to have your operating system master diskettes or CD-ROM available.

When using HP preloaded operating system software, the master files can be found in the following directories:

• C:\I386 (Windows NT 4.0)

• C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\CABS (Windows 95 and Windows 98)

Remote Wake-Up and Remote Power-On Support

Your network interface card provides features that allow other network users to:

• Wake up your PC from Standby mode – Remote Wake-Up.

• Start it up when it is shutdown – Remote Power-On.

In terms of hardware, you normally need to connect a cable between the network card and the PC’s system board. This cable is known as a Wake-on-LAN cable and it connects to the Remote Wake-Up (often marked as WOL) connectors. Some recent PCs implement a new standard of the PCI socket for the network card. This new socket eliminates the need to use the Wake-on-LAN cable. Connecting the cable in a PC that doesn’t need it should not cause any problems but it is not recommended.

For either approach you will need to configure your PC’s BIOS using the Setup program to enable the network features.

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Installation Requirements

In order to operate the Remote Wake-Up and Remote Power-On features correctly, the network card needs to interact with the power management solution used by your PC and operating system. Generally, recent PCs will support two different implementations of power management, APM and ACPI. Your network interface card will work with either power management solution but support for Remote Wake-Up and Remote Power-On is dependent on the operating system and, in some cases, the version of the operating system you are using.

Operating

System

Windows 95 APM Yes Yes Windows 98 APM Yes Yes

Windows 98 Second Edition

Windows NT 4.0 None No Standby Mode Yes

1. By default, Remote Wake-Up is disabled.

Power Management

Solution

ACPI No Yes APM Not Supported Not Supported ACPI Yes

Remote Wake-Up

Support

Remote Power-On

Support

Manageability and DMI

The DMI Component Code for your network interface card enables DMI instrumentation for asset management, local and remote client administration. This means that your card’s configuration status can be viewed and modified using a standard DMI browser such as HP TopTools.

For more information and to download the DMI Component Code for your network card, go to the following HP web site:

www.hp.com/go/toptools

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Installation Requirements

Supported Network Drivers

The following network drivers are supported by HP:

Network Operating System

Windows 95 (Microsoft and NetWare clients)

Windows 95 NDIS 2 W95NDIS.TXT EL90X.DOS

Windows 98 (Microsoft and NetWare clients)

Windows NT 3.51 (Microsoft and NetWare clients)

Windows NT 4.0 (Microsoft and NetWare clients)

NetWare client for DOS, Windows

3.1, and Windows for Workgroups

Windows for Workgroups (NetWare)

Windows for Workgroups (NDIS 2) WFWNDIS.TXT EL90X.DOS

Windows for Workgroups (NDIS 3) WFWNDIS.TXT EL90X.386

Microsoft LAN Manager - EL90X.DOS

README

(for driver installation)

W95NDIS.TXT EL90XBC3.SYS

WIN98.TXT EL90XBC5.SYS

WINNT.TXT EL90XBC3.SYS

WINNT.TXT EL90XBC4.SYS

AUTOLINK.TXT (AUTOLINK directory)

WFWNETWR.TXT 3C90X.COM

Network Driver Name

EL90XBC4.SYS

3C90X.COM

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Non-Supported Network Drivers

Overview of the Installation Procedure

CAUTION

The following network drivers are provided on the

EtherDisk

Network Operating System Network Driver Name

Banyan VINES EL90X.DOS

Artisoft LANtastic EL90X.DOS

IBM LAN SERVER (DOS) EL90X.DOS

IBM LAN SERVER (OS/2) EL90X.OS2

DEC PATHWORKS EL90X.DOS (DOS) and

diskettes but are not supported by HP:

3C90X.COM (Netware)

Overview of the Installation Procedure

Your PC and network interface card can be permanently damaged by static electricity. Before handling the card, touch the unpainted part of your PC’s metal chassis. Maintain grounding by wearing a wrist strap attached to the chassis. Handle the card by its backplate and top edge. Do not touch the edge connector.

Installing the 3C905C-TX NIC is a 4-step process. You need to:

• Install the card in your PC.

• Connect the card to the network.

• Update LAN-specific fields in the HP PC Setup utility.

• Install the driver software.

After you complete the installation, you can use the NIC Doctor software to troubleshoot any problems.

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Installing the Network Interface Card

WARNING

For your safety, never remove the PC’s cover without first removing the power cord, data cables and any connection to a telecommunications network. Always replace the cover before switching on again.

For complete information on how to install an accessory card, refer to your PC’s documentation. This is available from your PC’s support web site (refer to page 21.) The following steps are given as a guide:

1 With the PC turned off, disconnect the power cord and any connection

to a telecommunications network, and then remove the cover.

2 Choose an empty PCI slot. If you do not know how to identify a

PCI slot, refer to your PC’s documentation.

3 Remove the metal slot cover. 4 Depending on the PC model, you may need to remove the

accessory slot’s retaining bracket. Refer to your PC’s documentation, if necessary.

5 Insert the card into the accessory slot without bending it. 6 Connect the

Remote WakeUp cable to the connector on the card and to connector on the system board or backplane. For the position of the Remote Wake-Up connector, “3C905C-TX NIC Specifications” on page 22. Refer to your PC’s documentation for the position of the connector on the system board or backplane.

7 Secure the card by replacing the slot cover screw or the retaining

bracket and its screw, as appropriate.

8 Replace the cover. Reconnect the power cord and any

connection to a telecommunications network.

Example position of Remote Wake-Up connector.

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Connecting to the Network

Connect the network cable to the RJ-45 UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair) LAN connector. The LAN card supports both 10 Mbits/s and 100 Mbits/s operation.

RJ-45 UTP Connector

Remote Wake-Up

The network interface card is able to wake the PC from a sleep state if it receives a special sequence (known as a Magic Packet the network.

) from

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