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Configuring the Windows NT 4.0 Driver
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12 Enter the path to the Windows NT installation files (for example,
d:\ i386
on the Windows NT
CD) and click
Continue
.
Remove the
Installation CD
, if needed. The Windows NT Setup window prompts for the location of the
Windows NT installation files again.
13 Enter
x:\
(where “x” is the drive letter of your CD-ROM drive) to point Windows to the
Installation
CD,
and click
Continue
.
You may have to reinsert the
Installation CD
, if you removed it in step 12.
14 Accept the default settings in the 3Com network Interface dialog box, and click
Continue
.
The default settings work in most instances. However, you may specify network link settings, auto polarity,
and IRQ and I/O values. See your network administrator for more details.
15 Enter your IP address if prompted, and click
OK
.
16 Click
Yes
if you are prompted for DHCP, then click
Next
when the Protocol window for enabling or
disabling protocols appears.
17 Click
Next
to start the network when Windows NT is ready.
18 Enter your notebook name and workgroup or domain name when prompted, and click
Next
.
19 Click
Finish
when the system displays: “Networking has been installed on your notebook.”
20 Remove the
Installation CD
from the CD-ROM drive
when prompted to reboot the notebook, and
click
Yes
.
21 Reinstall your service pack if you had one installed prior to installing the PC Card.
The PC Card and software are now installed.
Installing the Driver With Networking Installed
The Windows NT driver installation you use depends on whether networking has already been installed on your
notebook. If your notebook has networking installed, follow the procedure below.
1 Install the PC Card as described in “Connecting the PC Card” on page 2 and turn the notebook on.
2 Select
My Computer
/
Control Panel
/
Network
/
Adapters
.
The Select Network Adapter window appears. If the message “networking is not installed” appears, go to
“Installing the Driver With No Networking Installed” on page 15 and follow the instructions included there.
3 Click
Have Disk
... and insert the
Installation CD
into the CD-ROM drive.
4 Enter
x:\
(where “x” is the drive letter of your CD-ROM drive) to point Windows to the
Installation CD,
and click
OK
.
5 Select
FE573B-3Com 10/100 LAN CardBus-Fast Ethernet
when the Select OEM Option window
opens, and click
OK
.
6 Accept the default settings in the Network Settings window, click
Continue
, and wait while the
files are copied to your notebook.
The default settings will work in most instances. However, you may specify network link settings, auto
polarity, and IRQ and I/O values. See your network administrator for more details.