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Obtaining Installation Diskettes
If your PC does not have a CD-ROM drive, you can obtain
installation diskettes one of two ways:
■
Access a PC that has a CD-ROM drive and create
driver installation diskettes from the
EtherCD.
See the user guide on the
EtherCD
for instructions.
■
Contact 3Com to order installation diskettes for
EtherCD
version 5.1:
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Toll-free number from the United States and Canada:
1-877-226-4604
■
Toll number for international calls:
1-510-226-4604
Accessing Help
If you experience problems installing or using the NIC,
access one of the following help resources:
■
3Com Knowledgebase:
http://knowledgebase.3com.com
■
EtherLink PCI Network Interface Cards User Guide
(located on the
EtherCD
)
■
3Com NIC Help system (installed with the
3Com NIC Diagnostics program for Windows)
■
Help text files (located in the HELP directory on
the
EtherCD
)
Installation Overview
There are four steps to the NIC installation:
1 Run the preinstallation program
before
installing the
NIC in the PC.
The preinstallation program prevents conflicts with the NIC
and your operating system. It guides you through the NIC
installation and must be run
before
you physically install
the NIC in the PC.
2 Install the NIC in the PC.
3 Connect the NIC to the network.
4 Install the network driver.
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