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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:

Overview	Chapter 1
Installation and cabling	Chapter 2
Network driver installation	Chapter 3
Troubleshooting	Chapter 4
Changing Configuration	Chapter 5
Card Services information	Appendix A
Specifications	Appendix B
Technical support	Appendix C
Definition of terms	Glossary

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3Com 3C589D manual About this Guide, Introduction, How to Use This Guide

Contents

LAN PC Card User Guide 3Com Corporation 5400 Bayfront Plaza Santa Clara, California Content Introduction Troubleshooting Glossary Index FCC Class B Certification Statement CE Notice How to Use This Guide About this GuideIntroduction Conventions Convention Description Introduction 13C589D PC Card 23CXE589DC LAN PC Card Features Requirements Network Driver Installation Options Troubleshooting Card Services Transcend PC Link SmartAgent Support PC C ARD Connecting the LAN PC Cards You must supply your own BNC T-connector 4CHAPTER 2 Installing the LAN PC Card Connecting the LAN PC Cards Which Driver Installation Instructions Should You Use? Installing the Network DriverBefore You Install the Network Driver Windows Which Windows 95 Version Are You Running? Windows 95 Version 4.00.95B Restart the PC to login to the networkWindows 95 Version 4.00.950A Click OK to copy the manufacturers ﬁles from A\ Click Finish to accept the driver Remove the EtherDisk diskette and click Yes Conﬁrming Installation Windows NT Windows NT 4 Installation without Networking Installed Place a checkmark in the Wired to the network boxClick Next to continue Enter the settings for the PC card Click Next Windows NT 4 Installation with Networking Installed Select the transport appropriate for the network client Windows NT Version Select Other Requires disk from manufacturer from the list Microsoft Windows for Workgroups WFW Network Setup dialog box, select the Networks... button Installing the Network DriverUsing the Windows menu, select Network Before You Begin AutoLink for Windows 3.x, Windows for Workgroups, and DOS To display the ﬁle, type Supported Network Drivers Network Text File Name Network Driver Name Operating System Troubleshooting Testing the 3C589D PC Card Avoiding Memory Manager Conﬂicts Troubleshooting Tips \Type AutoLink.Log More Enter Changing Configuration Settings Option Default Setting Available Settings Click the Control Panel icon Click Systems Changing Power Management with WindowsChanging Conﬁgurations Settings with DOS Highlight the 3Com EtherLink III LAN PC Card Conﬁguration Settings Descriptions CIS Memory AddressBase Address Transceiver Type Power ManagementInterrupt Request Level Network Driver Optimization Verifying That Card Services Is Installed Using the 3C589D PC Card Without Card ServicesAvoiding Memory Manager Conﬂicts 2APPENDIX a about Card Services Specifications Speciﬁcations Power Requirements Glossary Socket Socket ServicesPC Card Transceiver Index Numbers Index FCC Class B Certiﬁcation Statement CE Notice