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LAN PC Card
User Guide
Part No. 09-1349-000/BO695D
Published April 1998
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3Com Corporation n 5400 Bayfront Plaza n Santa Clara, California n 95052-8145 © 3Com Corporation, 1998. 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 permission from 3Com Corporation. 3Com Corporation reserves the right to revise this documentation and to make changes in content from time to time without obligation on the
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CONTENT ABOUT THIS GUIDE Introduction 1 How to Use This Guide 1 Conventions 2 1 INTRODUCTION Features 1-3 Requirements 1-3 Network Driver Installation Options 1-4 Troubleshooting 1-4 Transcend PC Link SmartAgent Support 1-5 Card Services 1-5 2 INSTALLING THE LAN PC CARD Connecting the LAN PC Cards 2-2 iii
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3 INSTALLING THE NETWORK DRIVER Before You Install the Network Driver 3-1 Which Driver Installation Instructions Should You Use? 3-1 Windows 95 3-1 Which Windows 95 Version Are You Running? 3-2 Windows 95 Version 4.00.950A 3-3 Windows 95 Version 4.00.95B 3-3 Confirming Installation 3-5 Windows NT 3-5 Windows NT 4 Installation without Networking Installed 3-6 Windows NT 4 Installation with Networking Installed 3-8 Windows NT Version
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A ABOUT CARD SERVICES Verifying That Card Services Is Installed A-1 Using the 3C589D PC Card Without Card Services A-1 Avoiding Memory Manager Conflicts A-1 B SPECIFICATIONS Specifications B-1 GLOSSARY INDEX FCC CLASS B CERTIFICATION STATEMENT CE NOTICE v
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ABOUT THIS GUIDE Introduction This guide describes how to install, configure, and troubleshoot the LAN PC Card (referred to as the 3C589D PC Card in this guide). If the information in the README.TXT file on the EtherDisk diskette shipped with your product differs from the information in this guide, follow the instructions in the README.TXT file. How to Use This Guide The following table shows where to find specific information in this guide. If you are looking for: Turn to:
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2ABOUT THIS GUIDE Conventions Table 1 and Table 2 list text and icon conventions that are used throughout this guide: Table 0-1 Text Conventions Convention Description Text represented as This typeface is used to represent displays that appear screen display on your terminal screen, for example: Login: Text represented as This typeface is used to represent commands that you commands enter, for example: A: Install [Enter] [Enter] means to press the Enter or Re
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INTRODUCTION 1 The LAN PC Card shown in Figure 1-1 (referred to as the 3C589D-TP PC Card in this guide) is a network adapter that allows you to connect your PC to an Ethernet network using a 15-pin network cable. Figure 1-1 3C589D PC Card The 3C589D PC Card complies with the PC Card standard and operates in PCs containing Personal Computer Memory Card International Association (PCMCIA) Release 2.0 or 2.1 Type II or Type III slots.
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1-2 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION The LAN PC Card shown in Figure 1-2 (the 3CXE589DC PC Card in this guide) is a network adapter that allows you to connect your PC to an Ethernet network, using the ® XJACK connector. The only difference between the PC Cards is the connector. Figure 1-2 3CXE589DC LAN PC Card
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Features 1-3 Features ® n Parallel Tasking II architecture for greater network speed. n Power savings (when there is no network activity, the 3C589D PC Card turns off power to itself). n Compliance with 10BASE-T and 10BASE2 standards. n Integrated Card Services support. n “Hot Swap” support (you can remove and replace the PC Card without rebooting the PC if you have Card Services installed). ® ® n Driver support for Microsoft (NDIS)
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1-4 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION Network Driver Installation Options You must install the network driver on the EtherDisk diskette that allows the PC Card to work with your network operating system. The PC Card works with the following network operating systems: n Novell NetWare n NDIS 2.01 and NDIS 3 network operating systems including: n Microsoft Windows 95 n Microsoft Windows NT n Microsoft Windows for Workgroups ® ® n Banyan VINES n Microsoft L
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Transcend PC Link SmartAgent Support 1-5 Transcend PC Link SmartAgent Support You can manage the PC Card using 3Com’s Transcend PC Link SmartAgent software. Refer to the Transcend PC Link SmartAgent Software User Guide for more information. Card Services Card Services, which is usually supplied with your PC, coordinates PC Card access to device drivers, utilities, and application programs. The 3C589D PC Card supports Card Services, but does not require it to operate. Card Services
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INSTALLING THE LAN 2 PC CARD This chapter describes how to install the 3C589D PC Card. Install LAN PC Card Connect network cable to PC Card Connect network cable to network Figure 2-1 3C589D PC Card Installation Unpack the PC Card. If any of these items are missing, contact your authorized network supplier immediately. n LAN PC Card or LAN PC Card with XJACK Connector n PC Card cable and network cable n LAN PC Card User Guide n EtherDisk diskette For instructions on ret
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2-2 CHAPTER 2: INSTALLING THE LAN PC CARD Connecting the LAN PC Cards 1 Remove all PC Cards from your notebook computer and turn it on. 2 If you are connecting the 3C589D-TP PC Card, connect the PC Card network cable to the PC Card and to the network port. a Slide the PC Card all the way into the PC Card slot. CAUTION: Do not force the PC Card into the slot or you may bend the pins inside the slot. 3 If you are connecting the 3C589D-COMBO PC Card for 10BASE-T connections, connect the PC C
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Connecting the LAN PC Cards 2-3 a Attach one RJ-45 network cable to the RJ-45 port on the PC Card COMBO cable. b Insert the other RJ-45 connector into the network port. c Slide the PC Card all the way into the PC Card slot. 4 If you are connecting the 3C589D-COMBO PC Card, for 10BASE2 connections, connect the PC Card COMBO cable to the PC Card. You must supply your own BNC T-connector. a Connect the BNC T-connector to the PC Card COMBO cable port. b Connect the BNC T-connector to the networ
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2-4 CHAPTER 2: INSTALLING THE LAN PC CARD 5 If you are connecting the 3CXE589DT LAN PC Card, connect the RJ-45 PC Card network cable to the PC Card XJACK connector. a Connect the network cable to the network port. b Slide the PC Card all the way into the PC Card slot. 6 If you are connecting 3CXE589DC LAN PC Card for 10BASE-T connections, follow the instructions above. 7 If you are connecting the 3CXE589DC PC Card for 10BASE2 connections, connect the PC Card COMBO cable to the PC Card.
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Connecting the LAN PC Cards 2-5 a Attach the BNC T-connector to the PC Card COMBO cable BNC port. b Connect the BNC T-connector to the network cable. c Slide the PC Card all the way into the PC Card slot. CAUTION: Do not force the PC Card into the slot or you may bend the pins inside the slot. You may get messages from Windows 95 and Windows NT about installing the network driver. To install the network driver, go to Chapter 3.
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INSTALLING THE NETWORK 3 DRIVER Before You Install the Network Driver Now that the PC Card is installed and connected to the network, the final installation step is to install the network driver. This section describes the requirements for a successful driver installation. Which Driver Installation Instructions Should You Use? Ask your MIS department which network driver instructions you should use. Instructions are provided in this chapter for each of the following environments: n Windows
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3-2 CHAPTER 3: INSTALLING THE NETWORK DRIVER The NDIS 4 driver works with Windows 95 OSR2 (version # 4.00.950B) but not standard Windows 95. You must use the latest NDIS.VXD (8/24/96 or later) to use the NDIS 4 driver with Windows 95 OSR2.The W95EL589.INF file loads the correct NDIS 4 driver for Windows 95. The NDIS 3 driver works with standard Windows 95 (versions 4.00.950 or 400.950a), Windows 95 OSR2, Windows NT 4.0, and Windows NT 3.51. The following instructions assume that you have n
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Windows 95 Version 4.00.950A 3-3 Windows 95 Version 4.00.950A This section describes how to install the NDIS network driver when your notebook is running Windows 95 4.00.950A. 1 Make sure the CardBus PC Card is installed and connected to the network, as described in Chapter 2. The New Hardware Found window appears and states that it has detected the 3Com Corporation 3C589D PC Card. 2 Insert the EtherDisk diskette. 3 Select Driver from Disk provided by manufacturer and click OK. The Install
