2
I
NSTALLING
AND
C
ONNECTING THE
NIC
Overview 27
Installation Overview 27
Safety Precautions 27
Installation Requirements 28
Installing Multiple NICs 29
Upgrading Windows 95 to Windows 98 29
Updating the Network Driver and NIC Software 29
Installing From Diskette 29
Making a DOS-Bootable Diskette 30
Creating Installation Diskettes 30
Product Registration 31
Preparing the NIC and the Computer 32
Installing and Connecting the NIC 34
Connecting the Remote Wake-Up Cable 36
Installing Software 38
3
I
NSTALLING
NIC D
RIVERS
IN
W
INDOWS
Overview 39
Software Installation Requirements 39
Getting Help 40
Installing the Network Driver Using the EtherCD 40
Windows 2000 40
Windows NT 4.0 41
Windows 98 43
Windows 95 44
New Hardware Found 45
Update Device Driver Wizard 46
Verifying Successful Installation 48
Windows 2000 48
Windows NT 4.0 49
Windows 95 and Windows 98 49
Installing the 3Com NIC Diagnostics Program 50
Starting the 3Com NIC Diagnostics Program 51
Updating the Network Driver and NIC Software 51
Installing Multiple NICs 52
Windows 2000, Windows 98, and Windows 95 52
Windows NT 4.0 53