HP 3Com 3C905B D7505A D7505A manual Installing the Driver from the Hard Disk Advanced Users

HP 10/100 3Com 3C905B-TX Network Interface Card Installation Guide

Software Installation Procedure

Installing the Driver from the Hard Disk (Advanced Users)

To install the network driver in a PC running Windows NT version 4.0 from driver files on the hard disk:

1Restart the PC and start Windows NT.

2Create a folder for the drivers, for example, C:\LAN3COM.

3Insert EtherDisk® diskette #1 in your drive and copy the entire contents to your new folder.

4Insert EtherDisk® diskette #2 in your drive and copy the entire contents to your new folder. If you are prompted to overwrite any files click on Yes.

5Perform the installation from step 2 onwards of “Installing the Driver from the EtherDisk® diskettes” on page 12. At step 8, specify the folder that you copied the files to, for example, C:\LAN3COM\WINNT.

Updating the Driver

If you already have the 3C905B-TX network driver and want to update it, follow the instructions provided below.

1Double-click on the My Computer icon, then double-click on the Control Panel icon.

2In the Control Panel window, double-click on Network.

3In the Network window, click on the Adapter tab.

4Highlight 3Com Fast EtherLink XL NIC (3C905B-TX) and click on Update.

5Insert EtherDisk® diskette #1 in your drive and type A:\ at the prompt, then press ENTER. The driver will be automatically updated.

6Close the Network window and restart the computer when prompted.

CAUTION	If a service pack was already installed on the PC before the network
	interface card was installed, the service pack must be reinstalled. This will
	overcome the At Least One Service Failed to Start error when Windows NT is
	started.
	On some platforms you also need to reinstall certain drivers after installing
	the Service Pack. Refer to your PC documentation for more information.

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