HP 3Com 3C905B D7505A D7505A Frequently Asked Questions, Q. Which PCI slot is best for my NIC

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. Which PCI slot is best for my NIC.

A. The 3Com PCI NIC is designed to work in any PCI slot.

Q. Which PCI slot(s) are “bus mastering” in my PC?

A: All PCI slots on the supported HP PCs support Bus Master.

Q. Where do I find the driver installation Readme files?

A. The various Readme files can be found in the \HELP directory of EtherDisk® diskette #3.

Q. Can I use the NIC instead of the integrated LAN supplied on my PC?

A. Yes, but you will need to deactivate the integrated LAN. Your PC’s User’s Guide will tell you how to do this. You might not be able to use the Remote Power-On feature of your NIC because some PCs with an integrated LAN do not have a remote wake-up connector.

Q. How do I remove the software that comes with the NIC from my system?

A. You can remove the 3Com NIC Diagnostics Program from your system at any time by running the uninstaller in the Add/Remove Programs Control Panel. This will remove the diagnostics program and the 3Com tray Icon. If you remove all the Fast EtherLink XL/EtherLink XL NICs from the Network control panel the uninstall program will be run automatically.

Q. Does the NIC support shared interrupts?

A. The PCI NIC and the drivers supplied support shared interrupts. However, because there is no industry-standard way of implementing shared interrupts, other NICs may support them differently, or not at all. If you have another PCI NIC that does not support shared interrupts, either contact the manufacturer for a shared interrupt driver or try to manually assign it a different interrupt. Additionally, your Operating System may not properly support shared interrupts.

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