HP 10/100 3Com 3C905B-TX Network Interface Card Installation Guide
Software Installation Procedure
14 English
Installing the Driver from the Hard Disk (Advanced Users)
To install the network driver in a PC running Windows NT version 4.0
from driver files on the hard disk:
1
Restart the PC and start Windows NT.
2
Create a folder for the drivers, for example,
C:\LAN3COM
.
3
Insert
EtherDisk
®
diskette #1 in your drive and copy the entire
contents to your new folder.
4
Insert
EtherDisk
®
diskette #2 in your drive and copy the entire
contents to your new folder. If you are prompted to overwrite any
files click on
Yes
.
5
Perform the installation from step 2 onwards of “Installing the Driver
from the EtherDisk® diskettes” on page 12. At step 8, specify the
folder that you copied the files to, for example,
C:\LAN3COM\WINNT
.
Updating the Driver
If you already have the 3C905B-TX network driver and want to update
it, follow the instructions provided below.
1
Double-click on the
My Computer
icon, then double-click on the
Control
Panel
icon.
2
In the
Control Panel
window, double-click on
Network
.
3
In the
Network
window, click on the
Adapter
tab.
4
Highlight
3Com Fast EtherLink XL NIC (3C905B-TX)
and click on
Update
.
5
Insert
EtherDisk
®
diskette #1 in your drive and type
A:\
at the
prompt, then press E
NTER
. The driver will be automatically updated.
6
Close the
Network
window and restart the computer when prompted.
CAUTION
If a service pack was already installed on the PC before the network
interface card was installed, the service pack must be reinstalled. This will
overcome the
At Least One Service Failed to Start
error when Windows NT is
started.
On some platforms you also need to reinstall certain drivers after installing
the Service Pack. Refer to your PC documentation for more information.
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