IBM SG24-4763-00 manual

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2.IBM Triple LANStreamer PCI Adapter FRU part 25H6305 (Option part 25H6304)

D.7 Problems Associated with Third Party OEM Network Driver Diskettes

When installing NT 4.0 you might experience problems during the installation phase. You will see error messages relating to the network adapter, for example:

An error has occurred

Unable to open the file d:\I386\oem-file-name

There is a bug in the installation process that overwrites critical files on the OEM diskette. To overcome this problem, we suggest that you first install an adapter that is listed in the hardware compatibility list and then replace it with the adapter requiring the OEM driver once the installation process has completed.

This is done in order establish a domain or become part of a domain. Where your server is not part of a domain, you could just skip the network adapter selection process and install one later.

D.8 Token-Ring Adapters

If you are using token-ring adapters, we recommend that once you have completed the installation, you shut down and power off the machine before restarting it. We have found instances when the adapter did not function correctly until it was powered off.

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