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Installation Overview
This section provides basic information that you need before you start the installation.
C
heck List Before you start the installation, verify that you have all of the components that
shipped with this product. If any of these items are damaged or missing, contact
your shipper or network supplier.
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3CR990 NIC
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Remote Wake-Up cable (Used only for 2.1 PCI specification-compliant PCs.)
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EtherCD Version 1.0 for the 3CR990 Family
You also need to know the network protocol (for example, IPX, NetBEUI, or TCP/IP).
Windows 2000 If you are running Windows 2000 on your PC, the first step is to run the
Preinstallation program on the
EtherCD before you install the NIC in your PC.
To run the Preinstallation program, from the EtherCD Welcome screen
click NIC Software , Drivers and Diagnostics , NIC Preinstallation ,
NIC Installation with Windows 2000 , and then Done .
Windows 98/95 If you are running Windows 98 or Windows 95 on your PC, the first step is to
install the NIC.
Go to: NIC Installation .
Windows NT 4.0 If you are running Windows NT 4.0 on your PC, the first step is to install the NIC.
Go to: NIC Installation .
Windows NT 3.51 If you are running Windows NT 3.51 on your PC, the first step is to install the NIC.
Go to: NIC Installation .
Netware Server If you are running Netware on a server, the first step is to install the NIC.
Go to: NIC Installation .
Minimum System
Requirements
Your PC or server must meet the following requirements before you can
successfully install the 3CR990 NIC:
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80486 or Pentium processor
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Available bus-mastering PCI slot
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Minimum of 640 K of memory