3Com 3CR990-FX-97 manual Installation Requirements, Installing Multiple NICs

2Installing and Connecting the NIC

Installation Requirements

The following items are required for hardware and software installation.

■Network Interface Card (NIC) — At least one 3Com 100 Secure Fiber-FX (Model 3CR990-FX-97) NIC (included)

■Processor:

■Intel Pentium-class (or later) processor

■RAM:

■64 MB RAM recommended

■PCI slot— For each NIC, one bus master slot that conforms to PCI 32-bit specifications, revision 2.1 or higher

■Drive — CD-ROM

■Cable — Long-wavelength fiber-optic (1300 nm):

■50 ∝/125 ∝ multimode fiber

■62.5 ∝/125 ∝ multimode fiber

■Software — One 3Com EtherCD with network drivers included as shown below

■Operating system — One of the following; drivers are available on the EtherCD:

■Microsoft Windows XP

■Microsoft Windows 2000

■Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Service Pack 6a

■Microsoft Windows 95, 98, Me

■Novell NetWare client and server versions 4.x, 5.x, and 6.x with the most recent patches and updates available from Novell technical support (www.novell.com)

NOTE: You can install the NIC base network driver on any Windows PC without having to also install a specific Microsoft Service Pack; however, 3Com recommends that you always try to use the most recent Service Pack available from Microsoft technical support (www.microsoft.com).

■DOS

You can access the 3Com Corporation World Wide Web site to download network drivers supporting the following additional operating systems:

■Linux 2.4 (Red Hat, TurboLinux, SUSE)

■Caldera OpenUnix 8

■Solaris (for PC)

■Computer BIOS — Latest version. Consult the computer manufacturer to verify.

■Remote Wake-Up— For requirements, see “Remote Wake-Up” on page 5.

Installing Multiple NICs

If you are installing multiple 3CR990-FX-97 NICs in one computer running Windows, see the instructions in “Installing Multiple NICs” on page 28. If you are installing multiple 3CR990-FX-97 NICs in one computer running NetWare, follow the instructions in “Installing Multiple NICs” on page 43.

Upgrading Windows 95 to Windows 98

If you are upgrading a computer from Windows 95 to Windows 98 and the computer already has a 3CR990-FX-97 NIC installed, follow the instructions in the WIN98.TXT file located in the HELP directory on the EtherCD.

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