3Com EtherLink 10, User Manual

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Windows NT 3.51 To verify that the NIC is successfully installed:
1 Double-click the File Manager icon.
2 From the Disk menu select Connect Network Drive .
The presence of network server names confirms successful installation.
If you cannot connect a network drive, the installation was not successful.
Go to: Troubleshooting .
Multiple NICs
This section describes how to install multiple 3CR990 NICs in a PC running
Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT 4.0.
These procedures ensure that the NICs maintain separate resource assignments
and are installed free of conflicts.
Follow the procedure that is appropriate for your operating system.
Windows 2000 To install multiple NICs:
1 Turn the PC power on and insert the EtherCD in the CD-ROM drive.
The 3Com EtherCD Welcome screen appears.
If the EtherCD Welcome screen does not appear
Go to: EtherCD Navigation .
2 Click NIC Software .
The NIC Software screen appears.
3 Click Drivers and Diagnostics .
The Drivers and Diagnostics screen appears.
4 Click NIC Preinstallation .
5 Click NIC Installation with Windows 2000 , and then Done .
When the Preinstallation program is completed the message “Preinstallation
complete” appears.
6 Click Exit to close the EtherCD navigator. Shut down the system, turn the PC
power off, physically install all of the NICs in the PC, and then connect network
cables to the installed NICs and the network ports.
For information about installing the NIC in your PC
Go to: NIC Installation .
7 Turn the PC power on.
The Found New Hardware screen appears, and then the Found New Hardware
Wizard starts.
CAUTION: You must use these procedures to install multiple 3C990 NICs. Failure
to follow these procedures may lead to problems requiring you to reinstall your
operating system.