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C
HAPTER
2: I
NSTALLING
AND
C
ONNECTING THE
NIC
You can also download the
EtherCD
software from the
3Com World Wide Web site:
http://support.3com.com/infodeli/tools/nic
Making a DOS-Bootable Diskette
For installation and configuration procedures that require
you to boot from DOS, you cannot successfully use the
MS-DOS prompt from within Windows. Perform a “clean”
boot from DOS or use a DOS boot disk.
To make a DOS-bootable diskette:
1 Insert a blank, formatted diskette in drive A.
2 At the DOS prompt, enter:
sys a:
System files are copied to the diskette.
3 Remove the diskette from drive A and attach a label
for future reference.
Label the diskettes
EtherDisk 1
and
EtherDisk 2
.
Creating Installation Diskettes
To create installation diskettes from the
EtherCD
:
1 Turn on the power to the PC and start Windows.
2 Insert the
EtherCD
in the CD-ROM drive.
The installation diskettes allow you to install the network
driver only. If you want to install the NIC diagnostics or
desktop management software, you must install them
from the EtherCD.
To use the CD-ROM drive on a PC or server in a DOS
environment, the DOS drivers for the CD-ROM drive must
be installed. Consult the documentation that
accompanied your CD-ROM drive or your motherboard
for information about how to install these drivers.
If the PC or server is only running DOS and a CD-ROM
drive is not installed, you must install the NIC software
using installation diskettes. For more information about
installation diskettes, see the next section,
Creating
Installation Diskettes.
