3Com 3CR990 Multiple NICs, operating system, Click NIC Software, Click Drivers and Diagnostics

Models: 3CR990

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Windows NT 3.51 To verify that the NIC is successfully installed:

1Double-click the File Manager icon.

2From the Disk menu select Connect Network Drive.

The presence of network server names confirms successful installation.

If you cannot connect a network drive, the installation was not successful. Go to: Troubleshooting.

Multiple NICs

This section describes how to install multiple 3CR990 NICs in a PC running

 

Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT 4.0.

 

These procedures ensure that the NICs maintain separate resource assignments

 

and are installed free of conflicts.

 

CAUTION: You must use these procedures to install multiple 3C990 NICs. Failure

 

to follow these procedures may lead to problems requiring you to reinstall your

 

operating system.

 

Follow the procedure that is appropriate for your operating system.

Windows 2000 To install multiple NICs:

1Turn the PC power on and insert the EtherCD in the CD-ROM drive. The 3Com EtherCD Welcome screen appears.

If the EtherCD Welcome screen does not appear Go to: EtherCD Navigation.

2Click NIC Software.

The NIC Software screen appears.

3Click Drivers and Diagnostics.

The Drivers and Diagnostics screen appears.

4Click NIC Preinstallation.

5Click NIC Installation with Windows 2000, and then Done.

When the Preinstallation program is completed the message “Preinstallation complete” appears.

6Click Exit to close the EtherCD navigator. Shut down the system, turn the PC power off, physically install all of the NICs in the PC, and then connect network cables to the installed NICs and the network ports.

For information about installing the NIC in your PC Go to: NIC Installation.

7Turn the PC power on.

The Found New Hardware screen appears, and then the Found New Hardware Wizard starts.

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3Com 3CR990 Multiple NICs, operating system, Click NIC Installation with Windows 2000, and then Done, Click NIC Software