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®
ETHERLINK 10/100 PCI FOR
COMPLETE PC MANAGEMENT
NETWORK INTERFACE CARDS
QUICK GUIDE
3C905C-TX and 3C905C-TX-M
EtherLink 10/100 PCI NICs for
Complete PC Management
http://www.3com.com/
http://www.3com.com/productreg
Part No. 09-1487-000 OEM
Published March 1999
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Book Page 2 Friday, March 19, 1999 11:21 AM 3Com Corporation n 5400 Bayfront Plaza n Santa Clara, California n 95052-8145 Copyright © 1999, 3Com Corporation. All rights reserved. No part of this documentation may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivative work (such as translation, transformation, or adaptation) without written permission from 3Com Corporation. 3Com Corporation reserves the right to revise this documentation and to make chan
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Book Page 3 Friday, March 19, 1999 11:21 AM Introduction 3 Introduction ® This quick guide explains how to install a 3Com ® EtherLink 10/100 PCI for Complete PC Management (3C905C) network interface card (NIC) in a PC running Microsoft Windows 95 or Windows 98. For all other operating systems, or for more detailed information on the 3C905C NIC, see the EtherLink 10/100 PCI for Complete PC Management Network Interface Card User Guide. Installation Overview B
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Book Page 4 Friday, March 19, 1999 11:21 AM 4 ETHERLINK 10/100 PCI FOR COMPLETE PC MANAGEMENT NICS QUICK GUIDE Installing Multiple NICs If you are installing multiple 3C905C NICs in a PC or server, follow the instructions in “Installing Multiple NICs” in Chapter 3 of the user guide. Do not follow the instructions in this quick guide. Upgrading Windows 95 to Windows 98 If you are upgrading a PC from Windows 95 to Windows 98 that alread
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Book Page 5 Friday, March 19, 1999 11:21 AM Installing the NIC 5 Installing the NIC To install the NIC in the PC: 1 Make sure that you have run the preinstallation program, as described in the previous section. CAUTION: Before handling the NIC, touch the bare metal case of your PC to discharge static electricity from your body. While you are handling the NIC, wear a wrist strap grounded to the PC chassis. 2 Remove all jewelry from your hands and wrists. Use only insulated
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Book Page 6 Friday, March 19, 1999 11:21 AM 6 ETHERLINK 10/100 PCI FOR COMPLETE PC MANAGEMENT NICS QUICK GUIDE Figure 1 Installing the NIC 1 Remove slot cover 2 Insert NIC SOS pin connector System Management Bus (SMB) connector Remote Wake-Up (RWU) connector PCI slots 7 Secure the NIC with the screw you removed in step 5. If you want to connect the Remote Wake-Up cable, see “Connecting the Remote Wake-Up Cable” in Chapter 2 of the user guide to continue the ins
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Book Page 7 Friday, March 19, 1999 11:21 AM Installing the Driver and Software 7 9 Connect the appropriate network cable to the RJ-45 port on the NIC, following the specifications in the table below. Network Maximum Environment Cable Required Cable Length 10 Mbps Category 3, 4, or 5 100 m (328 ft) (10BASE-T) unshielded twisted-pair 100 Mbps Category 5 unshielded 100 m (328 ft) (100BASE-TX) twisted-pair The next step is to install the NIC driver and software. Installin
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Book Page 8 Friday, March 19, 1999 11:21 AM 8 ETHERLINK 10/100 PCI FOR COMPLETE PC MANAGEMENT NICS QUICK GUIDE If the New Hardware Found dialog box appears: a Select Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacturer, and then click OK. b Insert EtherDisk diskette 1 in drive A, make sure that A:\ appears in the entry box, and then click OK. c Go to step 2 when prompted for EtherDisk diskette 2. If the Update Device Driver Wizard starts: a Insert EtherDisk diskette 1 in
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Book Page 9 Friday, March 19, 1999 11:21 AM Installing the Driver and Software 9 4 Insert the Windows 95 CD or diskette, and then click OK. If you do not have the Windows 95 CD or diskette, but the Windows 95 installation files are on your hard drive, click OK. Enter the directory in the Copy Files From entry box (usually C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\CABS), and then click OK. Files are copied. You are prompted for EtherDisk diskette 2. 5 Make sure that EtherDisk diskette 2 is in drive A, and then c
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Book Page 10 Friday, March 19, 1999 11:21 AM 10 ETHERLINK 10/100 PCI FOR COMPLETE PC MANAGEMENT NICS QUICK GUIDE To install the NIC driver and software on a PC running Windows 98: 1 Turn on the power to the PC. Windows 98 detects the NIC. The Add New Hardware Wizard starts. 2 Insert EtherDisk diskette 1 in drive A, and then click Next. 3 Select Search for the best driver for your device (Recommended), and then click Next. 4 Select Floppy disk drives, and then click Next. Windows finds the
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Book Page 11 Friday, March 19, 1999 11:21 AM Verifying Successful Installation 11 10 Remove EtherDisk diskette 2 from drive A, and then click Yes to restart the PC. You must restart the PC to complete the installation. The installation is complete. Go to the next section, “Verifying Successful Installation,” to confirm that the NIC is properly installed. After Windows restarts, double-click the Network icon in the Windows Control Panel and make sure that the configuration settings are prop
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