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C
HAPTER
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NSTALLING
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ONNECTING
THE
NIC
Obtaining Installation
Diskettes
If your computer does not have a CD-ROM drive, access a computer that has a
CD-ROM drive and use the installation utilities to create installation diskettes from
files on the 3Com EtherLink Server CD.
If you do not have access to a computer that has a CD-ROM drive, you can
download the drivers from the 3Com web site:
http://www.3com.com/
Creating Diskettes in
Windows
Use the installation utilities on the
3Com EtherLink Server CD
to create installation
diskettes. The installation diskettes allow you to install drivers, diagnostics,
Dynamic
Access
technology server features, and associated text files. The
installation diskettes do not contain the user guide that is available on the
3Com
EtherLink Server CD
.
You will need five blank formatted diskettes.
To create the installation diskettes:
1
Turn on the power to the computer and start Windows.
2
Insert the
3Com EtherLink Server CD
in the CD-ROM drive.
3
On the Welcome screen, click on
NIC Software
.
4
Click
Installation Utilities
.
5
Click on
Create Installation Diskettes
.
6
Follow the prompts to copy files to the diskettes.
