3Com 3CR990 manual Windows 95 and, Windows Drivers

36CHAPTER 4: WINDOWS DRIVERS

8Click Next.

The Install Hardware Device Drivers screen appears.

9Select Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended), and then click Next.

The Locate Driver Files screen appears.

10Select the CD-ROM drives option, clear any other checked options, and click Next.

The Driver Files Search Results screen appears. Windows finds the driver on the EtherCD.

11Click Next.

Files are copied, and then the message “Windows has finished installing the software for this device” appears.

12Click Finish.

13Repeat steps 8–12 as each NIC is discovered by Windows.

Windows 95 and	To install multiple NICs:
Windows 98	Install the first NIC in your PC and connect it to the network.
	CAUTION: Do not physically install the second NIC in your PC until you complete
	the NIC driver installation for the first NIC, following the steps below.

1Turn the PC power on and start Windows.

2When Windows detects the NIC and prompts you for the EtherCD, insert the EtherCD in the CD-ROM drive, and then click OK.

3Follow the prompts on the screen to install the NIC driver and software.

4After the NIC driver is installed, reboot the PC.

5After the PC reboots, exit Windows and turn the PC power off. Make sure that the PC power cord is unplugged.

6Install the second NIC in your PC and connect it to the network.

7Plug the PC power cord in, turn the PC power on, and then start Windows.

Windows detects the second NIC. The second NIC uses the same driver and software as the first NIC.

When Windows starts, the second NIC appears under Network adapters in the Device Manager.

8Repeat the process for each additional NIC to be installed.