3Com 3C905C-TX-M, 3C905C-TX manual Network Interface Card Installation, Overview

NETWORK INTERFACE CARD

2 INSTALLATION

This chapter describes how to install the 3C905C NIC in your PC and connect it to an Ethernet or Fast Ethernet network.

CAUTION: Do NOT physically install the NIC in your PC until you have run the preinstallation program, as described in “Running the Preinstallation Program” later in this chapter.

Overview

Table 3 provides an overview of how to install the 3C905C NIC, depending on your PC configuration.

Table 3 Installation Overview

Installation Task	Instructions
Installing the NIC in	To install the 3C905C NIC in a new PC or in a PC that
a new PC	never has had a NIC installed:
	1	Run the NIC preinstallation program before installing
		the NIC in the PC, as described in this chapter.
	2	Install the NIC in the PC and connect it to the network,
		as described in this chapter.
	3	Install the NIC driver and software. See Chapter 3 or
		Chapter 4 for instructions.
Installing multiple NICs	To install multiple 3C905C NICs in a Windows 95/98 or
	Windows NT 4.0 PC, follow the instructions in “Installing
	Multiple NICs” in Chapter 3.
	To install multiple 3C905C NICs in a NetWare server,
	follow the instructions in “Multiple NICs” in Chapter 4.
Replacing an	To install the 3C905C NIC in a PC in which a NIC has
installed NIC	previously been installed:
	1	Remove the drivers and the NIC before installing the
		3C905C NIC in the PC. See “Removing NIC Software”
		in Chapter 6 for instructions.
	2	Install the 3C905C NIC in the PC, following the
		instructions in “Installing the NIC in a new PC” earlier
		in this table.

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