3Com III ISA, User Manual

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Reinstalling NIC Software 5-9
Follow these steps to uninstall the NIC software in a PC running
Windows 95 or Windows NT.
1 Double-click the My Computer icon, double-click the Control
Panel icon, and then double-click the Network icon.
2 Select the 3C509B NIC.
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For Windows 95 —On the Configuration tab, select the
3Com EtherLink III ISA NIC.
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For Windows NT —On the Configuration tab, select Network
adapters , and then select the 3Com EtherLink III ISA NIC.
3 Click Remove .
4 Click OK .
The System Settings Change screen appears, prompting you to
restart your PC.
5 Click Yes .
The NIC is no longer recognized by your operating system. All
3C509B NIC software is removed from your PC.
Reinstalling NIC Software
When an event such as a hard disk crash occurs, the original
configuration file written to the PC’s hard disk may be lost or
damaged. In this case, you must reinstall the NIC software for
the NIC to be operational.
To reinstall 3Com NIC software, follow the procedure specified
in
“Configuring the NIC in a Plug and Play PC ” in Chapter 2 .
To reinstall 3Com NIC software using saved settings from a
previous installation, go to the next section.
If you are unable to reinstall the NIC or the NIC software
successfully, refer to the appropriate troubleshooting sections
in this chapter.