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Installing NIC Drivers and Diagnostics For Windows
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You have the Windows installation files (for Windows 95, 98, Me only). These files
may be on a CD or diskettes, or they may have been copied to your hard drive when
Windows was installed on your PC.
Windows 2000
This section describes how to install the network driver and NIC software in a PC client or
server running Windows 2000.
Use the following procedure to install the driver for the first time in a computer that is
running Windows 2000. (If you are updating a previous installation, see “Updating the
Network Driver and NIC Software” on page 31.)
Installing the Driver
1
Turn on the power to the PC.
2
Start Windows 2000 and log in to the Windows 2000 Administrator account.
The Windows 2000 Found New Hardware Wizard starts. The wizard detects the new
NIC(s) and begins the driver installation. The Welcome to the Found New Hardware
Wizard screen appears.
3
Click
Next
to continue.
The Install Hardware Device Drivers screen appears.
4
Insert the
EtherCD
in the CD-ROM drive.
5
Select
Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended)
, and then click
Next
.
The Locate Driver Files screen appears.
6
Select the
CD-ROM drives
option, clear any other checked options, and click
Next
.
The Driver Files Search Results screen appears.
Windows finds the driver on the
EtherCD
.
7
Click
Next
to install the driver.
The Hardware Install screen appears. Files are copied. Then the Completing the Found
New Hardware Wizard screen appears, displaying the message “Windows has
finished installing the software for this device.”
8
Click
Finish
to close the wizard.
If the System Settings Change dialog box appears, requesting that you restart your
computer, click
Yes
to restart.
The driver installation is complete for Windows 2000. Next, verify the driver installation to
confirm that the NIC is properly installed.
NOTE:
If you encounter problems during the installation, refer to the TROUBLE.TXT
file (located in the HELP directory on the
EtherCD
) for troubleshooting tips.
NOTE:
The 3C990B NIC supports Windows 2000 offload features in an IP
environment. For more information, see “Windows 2000 Offload Features” on
page 5 and “Using Windows 2000 Offload Features” on page 52.
