3Com 3CR990 manual Making a, DOS-Bootable, Diskette Installation, to install these drivers

	Making a DOS-Bootable Diskette 13
Making a	For installation and configuration procedures that require you to boot from DOS,
DOS-Bootable	you cannot successfully use the MS-DOS prompt from within Windows. Perform a
Diskette	“clean” boot from DOS or use a DOS boot disk.
	NOTE: To use the CD-ROM drive on a PC or server in a DOS environment, the DOS
	drivers for the CD-ROM drive must be installed. Consult the documentation that
	accompanied your CD-ROM drive or your motherboard for information about how
	to install these drivers.
	NOTE: If the PC or server is only running DOS and a CD-ROM drive is not installed,
	you must install the NIC software using installation diskettes. For more information
	about installation diskettes
	Go to: Diskette Installation.

To make a DOS-bootable diskette:

1Insert a blank, formatted diskette in drive A.

2At the DOS prompt, enter:

sys a:

System files are copied to the diskette.

3Remove the diskette from drive A and attach a label for future reference.

Diskette Installation	Installation diskettes are not included with this product. If you do not have
	a CD-ROM drive installed in your PC, you need to locate a system with a
	CD-ROM drive and create installation diskettes from the EtherCD that
	accompanied this product.
	Go to: Making NIC Installation Diskettes.
	If you have Internet access, you can also download installation disk images from
	the 3Com World Wide Web site.
	Go to: http://support.3com.com/software.
Making NIC	You will need three blank, formatted diskettes with labels for this operation. Label
Installation Diskettes	the diskettes 1, 2, and 3.
	To make installation diskettes:
	NOTE: Text on the installation diskettes is in English only.

1Insert the EtherCD in the CD-ROM drive.

2From the main menu, select Installation, and then click Create Installation Diskettes.

3Click Create, and then follow the prompts. Go to: Installing from Diskettes.