3Com Network Card 3CR990 TX 95 User Manual

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EtherLink 10/100 PCI  
NIC with 3XP Processor  
Diskette Installation  
User Guide  
Diskette network driver installation  
instructions for the following network  
interface cards:  
3CR990-TX-95  
3CR990-TX-97  
3CR990SVR95  
3CR990SVR97  
Part No. 09-1809-001  
Published May 2000  
 
CONTENTS  
Installing From Diskette  
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Making a DOS-Bootable Diskette  
Creating Installation Diskettes  
Installing Network Drivers  
Windows 2000  
Windows 98  
Windows 95  
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Windows NT 4.0 12  
Verifying Successful Installation 13  
Windows 2000 13  
Windows 98/95 14  
Windows NT 4.0 14  
 
 
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Installing From Diskette  
This guide explains installing network drivers from floppy  
diskettes for the 3Com® EtherLink® 10/100 PCI network  
interface card (NIC) with 3XP processor (3CR990 family). It  
is intended to be used with computers that are not  
equipped with a CD-ROM drive.  
For complete instructions about EtherLink 10/100 PCI NIC  
hardware installation, configuration, and troubleshooting,  
see the EtherLink 10/100 PCI Network Interface Card with  
3XP Processor User Guide (P/N 09-1742-001).  
You can print the Adobe Acrobat Reader Portable  
Document Format (PDF) version of this guide for reference.  
It is available on the EtherCDin the following location:  
\english\manuals\etherdsk\usrguide.pdf  
Installing From Diskette  
If your computer does not have a CD-ROM drive, use a PC  
that has a CD-ROM drive and create installation diskettes  
from the EtherCD.  
You can also download the EtherDisk software from the  
3Com World Wide Web site:  
The installation diskettes allow you to install the network  
driver only. If you want to install the NIC diagnostics or  
desktop management software, you must install them from  
the EtherCD.  
Making a DOS-Bootable Diskette  
For installation and configuration procedures that require  
you to boot from DOS, you cannot successfully use the  
MS-DOS prompt from within Windows. Perform a “clean”  
boot from DOS or use a DOS boot disk.  
To use the CD-ROM drive on a PC or server in a DOS  
environment, the DOS drivers for the CD-ROM drive must  
be installed. Consult the documentation that accompanied  
your CD-ROM drive or your motherboard for information  
about how to install these drivers.  
If the PC or server is only running DOS and a CD-ROM  
drive is not installed, you must install the NIC software  
 
   
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using installation diskettes. For more information about  
the next section.  
installation diskettes, see  
To make a DOS-bootable diskette:  
1 Insert a blank, formatted diskette in drive A.  
2 At the DOS prompt, enter:  
sys a:  
System files are copied to the diskette.  
3 Remove the diskette from drive A and attach a label  
for future reference.  
Repeats steps 1-3 to create a second DOS-bootable  
diskette. Label the diskettes EtherDisk 1 and EtherDisk 2.  
Creating Installation Diskettes  
To create installation diskettes from the EtherCD:  
1 Turn on the power to the PC and start Windows.  
2 Insert the EtherCD in the CD-ROM drive.  
The EtherCD Welcome screen appears.  
3 Click NIC Software.  
4 Click NIC Drivers and Diagnostics.  
5 Click Installation Utilities.  
6 Click Create Installation Diskettes.  
The EtherCD Diskette Creation Utility Welcome  
screen appears.  
7 Click Next.  
8 Insert the blank, formatted diskette labeled  
EtherDisk 1 in the PC, and then click Next.  
Files are copied. EtherDisk 1 contains:  
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NDIS 2/3/4/5 drivers  
DOS utilities  
Windows 2000 Utilities to enable disable task  
offloads  
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README.TXT file  
9 Remove the disk and insert the disk labeled  
EtherDisk 2 when prompted, and then click OK.  
 
 
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Installing Network Drivers  
Files are copied. EtherDisk 2 contains:  
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NetWare client and server drivers  
PACKET driver  
Help text files  
The diskette creation is complete. For instructions on using  
the installation diskettes to install the network driver, see  
the next section.  
Installing Network Drivers  
This section describes how to install the EtherLink 10/100  
PCI NIC network driver for Windows 2000, Windows 98,  
Windows 95, and Windows NT 4.0.  
To install drivers for Novell NetWare clients and servers, use  
the procedures described in the EtherLink 10/100 PCI  
Network Interface Card with 3XP Processor User Guide.  
Substitute EtherDisk 2 for EtherCD in the instructions.  
Windows 2000  
This section describes how to install the network driver in a  
system running Windows 2000.  
To install the NIC driver in a PC running Windows 2000:  
1 Make sure that the NIC is installed in your PC and  
connected to the network.  
2 Turn the PC power on.  
Windows detects the NIC. The Found New Hardware  
Wizard starts.  
3 Insert EtherDisk 1 in drive A, and then click Next.  
4 Select the Search for a suitable driver for my device  
(recommended) option, and then click Next.  
5 Select Floppy disk drives, clear any other checked  
options, and then click Next.  
Windows finds the driver file for the device.  
6 Click Next.  
Files are copied.  
The Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard screen  
appears, prompting you to click Finish.  
 
   
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7 Click Finish.  
The System Settings Change screen appears, prompting  
you to restart the computer.  
8 Remove any remaining diskette from drive A, and  
then click Yes to restart the computer.  
You must restart your computer to complete the  
installation.  
The driver installation is complete. Go to “Verifying  
Successful Installation” on page 13 to confirm that the NIC  
is properly installed.  
Windows 98  
To install the NIC driver and software under Windows 98,  
you need the Windows 98 installation files. These files may  
be on a CD or diskettes, or they may have been copied to  
your hard drive when Windows 98 was installed on  
your system.  
If you encounter problems during the installation, see the  
TROUBLE.TXT file located in the HELP directory on  
EtherDisk 2 for troubleshooting tips.  
To install the NIC driver and software in a PC or server  
running Windows 98:  
1 Make sure that the NIC is installed in your PC and  
connected to the network.  
2 Turn the PC power on.  
Windows detects the NIC. The Add New Hardware Wizard  
starts.  
3 Insert EtherDisk 1 in drive A, and then click Next.  
4 Select the Search for the best driver for your device  
(Recommended) option, and then click Next.  
5 Select Floppy disk drives, clear any other checked  
options, and then click Next.  
Windows finds the driver file for the device.  
6 Click Next.  
Files are copied.  
 
 
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The Insert Disk screen appears, requesting that you insert  
the Windows 98 disk.  
7 Remove EtherDisk 1, insert the Windows 98  
installation diskette in drive A, and click OK.  
Alternatively, if the Windows 98 installation files reside on  
your hard drive, click OK, enter the path to the directory  
containing these files in the Copy files from entry box, and  
then click OK.  
Files are copied. The installation is complete when the Add  
New Hardware wizard prompts you to click Finish.  
8 Click Finish.  
The System Settings Change screen appears, prompting  
you to restart the computer.  
9 Remove any remaining diskette from drive A, and  
then click Yes to restart the computer.  
You must restart your computer to complete the  
installation.  
The installation is complete. Go to “Verifying Successful  
Installation” on page 13 to confirm that the NIC is properly  
installed.  
After Windows restarts, double-click the Network icon in  
the Windows Control Panel and make sure that the  
configuration settings are properly set for your network  
environment. Contact your system administrator for  
assistance.  
Windows 95  
To install the NIC driver and software under Windows 95,  
you need the Windows 95 installation files. These files may  
be on a CD or diskettes, or they may have been copied to  
your hard drive when Windows 95 was installed on  
your system.  
If you encounter problems during the installation, see the  
W95NDIS.TXT file located in the Help directory on  
EtherDisk 2 for troubleshooting tips.  
 
 
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To install the NIC driver and software in a PC or server  
running Windows 95:  
1 Make sure that the NIC is installed in the PC and  
connected to the network.  
2 Turn the PC power on.  
Windows detects the NIC. Depending on the version of  
Windows 95 that is installed on your PC, either the New  
Hardware Found or the Update Device Driver Wizard screen  
appears.  
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If the New Hardware Found screen appears:  
a Select Driver from disk provided by hardware  
manufacturer, and then click OK.  
The Install From Disk dialog box appears.  
b Insert EtherDisk 1 in drive A, make sure that A:\ appears  
in the entry box, and then click OK.  
Files are copied.  
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If this is the first time that networking is being  
installed on your PC, a message is displayed  
indicating that you must provide computer and  
workgroup names that will identify this computer on  
the network. Click OK to display the Network  
Identification tab, and go to step 3.  
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If networking has already been installed on your PC,  
you are prompted for the Windows 95 media. Go to  
step 4.  
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If the Update Device Driver Wizard starts:  
a Insert EtherDisk 1 in drive A, and then click Next.  
Windows finds the driver and asks if you want to use  
this driver.  
b Click Finish.  
You are prompted for EtherDisk 1.  
c Click OK.  
d Make sure that A:\ appears in the entry box, and then  
click OK.  
Files are copied.  
 
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Installing Network Drivers  
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If this is the first time that networking is being  
installed on your PC, a message is displayed  
indicating that you must provide computer and  
workgroup names that will identify this computer on  
the network. Click OK to display the Network  
Identification tab, and go to step 3.  
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If networking has already been installed on your PC,  
you are prompted for the Windows 95 media. Go to  
step 4.  
3 With the Network Identification tab displayed, enter  
the following information, and then click Close.  
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Computer Name—Identifies the PC on the network  
for other users. This entry must be a unique name of 15  
characters or fewer, containing no spaces.  
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Workgroup—Identifies the group (for example, your  
department name) to which your PC belongs. If your  
computer will be connected to a peer-to-peer network,  
this entry must be exactly the same for all the PCs in  
your network.  
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Computer Description—Displays additional details to  
other users on the network about this PC. For example,  
you could specify that the PC is connected to a printer.  
Filling in this field is optional.  
4 Remove EtherDisk 1 from drive A, insert the  
Windows 95 diskette in drive A, enter the path to  
drive A, and then click OK.  
Alternatively, if the Windows 95 files reside on the  
computer hard drive, click OK. Enter the path to the  
directory containing these files in the Copy files from entry  
box, and then click OK.  
Files are copied. The Systems Settings Change screen  
appears. You are prompted to restart your computer.  
5 Click Yes to restart the computer.  
You must restart your computer to complete the  
installation.  
6 If the Enter Network Password screen appears:  
a Enter your user name.  
 
   
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b Enter a password. Click OK.  
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If this is the first time that networking is being installed  
on your PC, the Set Windows Password dialog box  
appears and a message is displayed indicating that you  
must confirm your just-entered new password. Enter  
the new password a second time in the Confirm new  
password field. Click OK.  
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If networking has already been installed on your PC,  
you are not prompted to confirm your password.  
The installation is complete. Go to Verifying Successful  
Installation on page 13 to confirm that the NIC is properly  
installed.  
After Windows restarts, double-click the Network icon in  
the Windows Control Panel, and make sure that the  
settings are properly configured for your network  
environment. Contact your system administrator for  
assistance.  
Windows NT 4.0  
If you encounter problems during the installation, see the  
WINNT.TXT file located in the HELP directory on EtherDisk 2  
for troubleshooting tips.  
To install the NIC driver and software in a PC running  
Windows NT 4.0:  
1 Make sure that the NIC is installed in your PC and  
connected to the network.  
2 Turn the PC power on.  
3 Double-click the My Computer icon, then the Control  
Panel icon, and then the Network Icon.  
The Network screen appears.  
4 Select the Adapters tab.  
If networking has not been previously installed on your PC  
before, Windows asks if you want to install networking.  
Click Yes. See the WINNT.TXT file in the HELP directory on  
EtherDisk 2 or your Windows NT documentation for more  
information.  
5 Click Add.  
 
 
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The Select Network Adapter dialog box appears.  
6 Click Have Disk.  
The Insert Disk dialog box appears.  
7 Insert EtherDisk 1 in drive A, make sure that A:\  
appears in the entry box, and then click OK.  
The Select OEM Option dialog box appears.  
8 Make sure that the 3Com NIC is selected (3Com  
EtherLink 10/100 Mbps PCI NIC with 3XP Processor),  
and then click OK.  
Files are copied. The Adapters tab of the Network screen  
appears. The name of the installed NIC appears in the list of  
network adapters.  
9 Click Close.  
If the Microsoft TCP/IP Properties screen appears, enter the  
requested information for your network environment.  
Refer to your system administrator or the Windows NT  
documentation for assistance.  
10 Restart your PC.  
Go to “Verifying Successful Installation” to confirm that  
the NIC is properly installed.  
Verifying Successful Installation  
This section describes how to verify that the NIC hardware  
and software are properly installed on your PC. Follow the  
instructions appropriate for your operating system.  
Windows 2000  
To verify successful NIC installation in a PC running  
Windows 2000:  
1 Right-click the My Computer icon, and then click  
Properties.  
2 Select the Hardware tab, and then click Device  
Manager in the middle panel.  
3 Click the + symbol next to Network Adapters in  
the list.  
 
   
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The absence of a red X or a yellow exclamation point (!)  
next to the name of the NIC confirms successful installation  
and correct operation.  
Windows 98/95  
To verify successful NIC installation in a PC running  
Windows 98 or Windows 95:  
1 Right-click the My Computer icon, and then click  
Properties.  
The System Properties screen appears.  
2 Select the Device Manager tab.  
3 Double-click Network adapters and make sure that  
the name of the NIC appears: 3Com EtherLink 10/100  
Mbps PCI NIC with 3XP Processor.  
The absence of a red X or a yellow exclamation point (!)  
next to the name of the NIC name confirms successful  
installation and correct operation.  
Windows NT 4.0  
To verify successful NIC installation in a PC running  
Windows NT 4.0:  
1 In the Windows task bar, click Start, Programs,  
Administrative Tools, and then Windows NT  
Diagnostics.  
The Windows NT Diagnostics screen appears.  
2 Select the Resources tab.  
If EL99x appears in the displayed list in the Device column,  
the driver is successfully installed and operating correctly.  
3 Click OK to exit.  
 
   

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