PictureTel III ISA manual Installing Multiple NICs in a Windows NT PC, Installing the First NIC

5-4CHAPTER 5: WINDOWS 95 AND WINDOWS NT TROUBLESHOOTING

Installing Multiple NICs in a Windows NT PC

If you are installing multiple 3C509B NICs in a Windows NT 4.0 PC, you cannot use the 3Com Installation Wizard to install the NICs. Use the following procedure to ensure that the NICs maintain separate resource assignments and are installed free of conflicts.

You must use this procedure to install multiple 3C509B NICs. Failure to follow this procedure may lead to problems requiring you to reinstall your operating system.

Installing the First NIC

Follow these steps to install the first NIC when you are installing several NICs in a Windows NT PC:

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

The Network screen appears.

2Select the Adapters tab, and then click Add. The Select Network Adapter screen appears.

3Insert EtherDisk diskette 1 in drive A, and then click Have Disk.

4If not already displayed, type: a:\

5Click OK.

The Select OEM Option screen appears.

6Ensure that 3Com EtherLink III 3C509B ISA is selected, and then click OK.

The 3Com EtherLink III (3C509) ISA Adapter Bus screen appears.

7Click OK.

Windows copies files. A message is displayed, warning you to use the Network screen to install multiple NICs.

8Click OK.

The setup program copies files, and the Network screen reappears.

9Ensure that 3Com EtherLink III 3C509B ISA is selected, and then click Properties.

The 3Com EtherLink III Adapter Card Setup dialog box appears, showing the assigned I/O port address value.

10Click OK, and then click OK again. The Network screen reappears.