3COM Etherlink III 3C900-B Ethernet Adapter Installation Guide
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Contents Read This First . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 How to Forcibly Modify Resources Allocated to the 3COM EtherLink XL 3C900B PCI adapter: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Connecting to a Novell NetWare 5.0 Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Microsoft Windows 95 SR2.5 Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Connecting to a Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Microsoft Windows 98 2nd edition Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Connecting to a Novell NetWare 4.11 Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 14 15 Microsoft Windows 98 2nd edition Requirements . . . . . . . . .
Read This First 1 Read This First Before installing the network adapter: • If your OS is Windows 95 SR2.5, go into the BIOS setup and set PnP OS field to YES. • If your OS is Windows NT 4.0, go into the BIOS setup and set PnP OS field to NO. • If your OS is Windows 98 2nd edition, go into the BIOS setup and set PnP OS field to YES. • If your OS is Windows for Workgroup 3.11, go into the BIOS setup and set PnP OS field to NO.
Connecting to a Novell NetWare 5.0 Server Microsoft Windows 95 SR2.5 2 Connecting to a Novell NetWare 5.0 Server Microsoft Windows 95 SR2.5 Requirements Operating System Driver Version Windows 95 SR2.5 1.51 Driver File El90xbc5.sys Server OS NetWare 5.0 Server Client OS Novell Procedure 1 With the HP Vectra turned off, install the network adapter into a PCI slot. 2 Connect the network cable to the newly installed network adapter. 3 Power on the machine and boot to Windows 95.
Connecting to a Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server Microsoft Windows 95 SR2.5 3 Connecting to a Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server Microsoft Windows 95 SR2.5 Requirements Operating System Driver Version Windows 95 SR2.5 1.51 Driver File El90xbc5.sys Server OS Windows NT 4.0 Server Client OS Microsoft Procedure 1 With the HP Vectra turned off, install the network adapter into a PCI slot. 2 Connect the network cable to the newly installed network adapter. 3 Power on the machine and boot to Windows 95.
Connecting to a Novell NetWare 4.11 Server Microsoft Windows 95 SR2.5 4 Connecting to a Novell NetWare 4.11 Server Microsoft Windows 95 SR2.5 Requirements Operating System Driver Version Windows 95 SR2.5 1.51 Driver File El90xbc5.sys Server OS NetWare 4.11 Server Client OS Novell Procedure 1 With the HP Vectra turned off, install the network adapter into a PCI slot. 2 Connect the network cable to the newly installed network adapter. 3 Power on the machine and boot to Windows 95.
Connecting to a Novell NetWare 5.0 Server Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Workstation 5 Connecting to a Novell NetWare 5.0 Server Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Workstation Requirements Operating System Driver Version Windows NT 4.0 Workstation 3.40.40 Driver File El90xnd4.sys Server OS Novell NetWare 5.0 Server Client OS Client v4.6 for Windows NT Procedure 1 With the HP Vectra turned off, install the network adapter into a PCI slot. 2 Connect the network cable to the newly installed network adapter.
Connecting to a Novell NetWare 5.0 Server Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Workstation 13 At the “Network Services:” prompt, accept the default settings and click on “Next”. 14 Complete the network card installation by clicking on “Next”. 15 Type in the path to your Windows NT files and click “Continue”. 16 If TCPIP was one of the protocols selected, you will be prompted for some TCPIP information. Your Network Administrator can provide you with this information.
Connecting to a Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Workstation 6 Connecting to a Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Workstation Requirements Operating System Driver Version Windows NT 4.0 Workstation 3.40.40 Driver File El90xnd4.sys Server OS Windows NT 4.0 Server Client OS Microsoft Procedure 1 With the HP Vectra turned off, install the network adapter into a PCI slot. 2 Connect the network cable to the newly installed network adapter.
Connecting to a Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Workstation 12 Select all the applicable network protocols and click on “Next”. 13 At the “Network Services:” prompt, accept the default settings and click on “Next”. 14 Complete the network card installation by clicking on “Next”. 15 Type in the path to your Windows NT files and click “Continue”. 16 If TCPIP was one of the protocols selected, you will be prompted for some TCPIP information.
Connecting to a Novell NetWare 4.11 Server Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Workstation 7 Connecting to a Novell NetWare 4.11 Server Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Workstation Requirements Operating System Driver Version Windows NT 4.0 Workstation 3.40.40 Driver File El90xnd4.sys Server OS Novell NetWare 4.11 Server Client OS Client v4.6 for Windows NT Procedure 1 With the HP Vectra turned off, install the network adapter into a PCI slot. 2 Connect the network cable to the newly installed network adapter.
Connecting to a Novell NetWare 4.11 Server Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Workstation 13 At the “Network Services:” prompt, accept the default settings and click on “Next”. 14 Complete the network card installation by clicking on “Next”. 15 Type in the path to your Windows NT files and click “Continue”. 16 If TCPIP was one of the protocols selected, you will be prompted for some TCPIP information. Your Network Administrator can provide you with this information.
Connecting to a Novell NetWare 5.0 Server Microsoft Windows 98 2nd edition 8 Connecting to a Novell NetWare 5.0 Server Microsoft Windows 98 2nd edition Requirements Operating System Windows 98 2nd edition Driver Version 3.41.50 Driver File El90x.sys Server OS Novell NetWare 5.0 Server Client OS Client v3.1 for Windows 95/98 Procedure 1 With the HP Vectra turned off, install the network adapter into a PCI slot. 2 Connect the network cable to the newly installed network adapter.
Connecting to a Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server Microsoft Windows 98 2nd edition 9 Connecting to a Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server Microsoft Windows 98 2nd edition Requirements Operating System Windows 98 2nd edition Driver Version 3.41.50 Driver File El90x.sys Server OS Windows NT 4.0 Server Client OS Microsoft Procedure 1 With the HP Vectra turned off, install the network adapter into a PCI slot. 2 Connect the network cable to the newly installed network adapter.
Connecting to a Novell NetWare 4.11 Server Microsoft Windows 98 2nd edition 10 Connecting to a Novell NetWare 4.11 Server Microsoft Windows 98 2nd edition Requirements Operating System Windows 98 2nd edition Driver Version 3.41.50 Driver File El90x.sys Server OS Novell NetWare 4.11 Server Client OS Client v3.1 for Windows 95/98 Procedure 1 With the HP Vectra turned off, install the network adapter into a PCI slot. 2 Connect the network cable to the newly installed network adapter.
Connecting to a Windows NT 4.0 Server Microsoft Windows for Workgroups v3.11 11 Connecting to a Windows NT 4.0 Server Microsoft Windows for Workgroups v3.11 Requirements Operating System Driver Version Windows for Workgroups 3.11 3.33 Driver File El90x.386 Server OS Windows NT 4.0 Server Client OS Microsoft Procedure 1 With the HP Vectra turned off, install the network adapter into a PCI slot. 2 Connect the network cable to the newly installed network adapter.
Connecting to a Windows NT 4.0 Server Microsoft Windows for Workgroups v3.11 13 Click “OK” at the “Network Setup” dialog box. 14 If needed, enter changes to the “Microsoft Windows Network Names” dialog box and click “OK”. 15 Windows will prompt for the location of several files. Type the path to the file locations and click “OK”. This step will be repeated several times until all of the files Windows needs have been copied. 16 Click “OK” on the next dialog box indicating that the CONFIG.SYS, AUTOEXEC.
Connecting to a Novell NetWare 4.11 Server Microsoft Windows for Workgroups v3.11 12 Connecting to a Novell NetWare 4.11 Server Microsoft Windows for Workgroups v3.11 Requirements Operating System Driver Version Windows for Workgroups 3.11 4.00 Driver File 3c90x.com Server OS Novell NetWare 4.11 Server Client OS Client 2.71 for DOS and Win3.x Procedure 1 With the HP Vectra turned off, install the network adapter into a PCI slot. 2 Connect the network cable to the newly installed network adapter.
Connecting to a Novell NetWare 4.11 Server Microsoft Windows for Workgroups v3.11 13 Insert the driver disk and click on “Have Disk…” when prompted for drivers. 14 Type in the location of the 32-bit LAN driver and click “Add”. 15 Click “Next” to continue with the installation. 16 Modify the LAN adapter settings if needed and click “Next”. 17 Type in the following information now: Preferred Tree, Context, and Preferred Server and click “Next”. 18 Select the protocols you want to use and click “Next”.
Connecting to a Novell NetWare 4.11 Server Microsoft Windows for Workgroups v3.11 6 Click on “Begin Copy” to start copying the client files. 7 Select the letter for the “First Network Drive” and click “Next”. 8 Select the “Program Group Name” you want the client software installed in and click “Next”. 9 Insert the driver disk and click on “Have Disk…” when prompted for drivers. 10 Type in the location of the 16-bit LAN driver and click “Add”. 11 Click “Next” to continue with the installation.
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