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3COM Etherlink III 3C900-B
Ethernet Adapter
Installation Guide
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Contents Read This First . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 How to Forcibly Modify Resources Allocated to the 3COM EtherLink XL 3C900B PCI adapter: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Connecting to a Novell NetWare 5.0 Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Microsoft Windows 95 SR2.5 Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Connecting to a Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Microsoft Windows 98 2nd edition Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Connecting to a Novell NetWare 4.11 Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Microsoft Windows 98 2nd edition Requirements . . . . . .
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Read This First 1 Read This First Before installing the network adapter: • If your OS is Windows 95 SR2.5, go into the BIOS setup and set PnP OS field to YES. • If your OS is Windows NT 4.0, go into the BIOS setup and set PnP OS field to NO. nd • If your OS is Windows 98 2 edition, go into the BIOS setup and set PnP OS field to YES. • If your OS is Windows for Workgroup 3.11, go into the BIOS setup and set PnP OS field to NO. How to Forcibly Modify Resources Allocated to the 3COM EtherLink
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Connecting to a Novell NetWare 5.0 Server Microsoft Windows 95 SR2.5 2 Connecting to a Novell NetWare 5.0 Server Microsoft Windows 95 Requirements SR2.5 Windows 95 SR2.5 Operating System 1.51 Driver Version El90xbc5.sys Driver File NetWare 5.0 Server Server OS Novell Client OS Procedure 1 With the HP Vectra turned off, install the network adapter into a PCI slot. 2 Connect the network cable to the newly installed network adapter. 3 Power on the machine and boot to Windows 95. 4 Windows 95 will d
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Connecting to a Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server Microsoft Windows 95 SR2.5 3 Connecting to a Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server Microsoft Windows 95 Requirements SR2.5 Windows 95 SR2.5 Operating System 1.51 Driver Version El90xbc5.sys Driver File Windows NT 4.0 Server Server OS Microsoft Client OS Procedure 1 With the HP Vectra turned off, install the network adapter into a PCI slot. 2 Connect the network cable to the newly installed network adapter. 3 Power on the machine and boot to Windows 95. 4
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Connecting to a Novell NetWare 4.11 Server Microsoft Windows 95 SR2.5 4 Connecting to a Novell NetWare 4.11 Server Microsoft Windows 95 Requirements SR2.5 Windows 95 SR2.5 Operating System 1.51 Driver Version El90xbc5.sys Driver File NetWare 4.11 Server Server OS Novell Client OS Procedure 1 With the HP Vectra turned off, install the network adapter into a PCI slot. 2 Connect the network cable to the newly installed network adapter. 3 Power on the machine and boot to Windows 95. 4 Windows 95 wil
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Connecting to a Novell NetWare 5.0 Server Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Workstation 5 Connecting to a Novell NetWare 5.0 Server Microsoft Windows NT Requirements 4.0 Workstation Windows NT 4.0 Workstation Operating System 3.40.40 Driver Version El90xnd4.sys Driver File Novell NetWare 5.0 Server Server OS Client v4.6 for Windows NT Client OS Procedure 1 With the HP Vectra turned off, install the network adapter into a PCI slot. 2 Connect the network cable to the newly installed network adapter. 3 Powe
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Connecting to a Novell NetWare 5.0 Server Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Workstation 13 At the “Network Services:” prompt, accept the default settings and click on “Next”. 14 Complete the network card installation by clicking on “Next”. 15 Type in the path to your Windows NT files and click “Continue”. 16 If TCPIP was one of the protocols selected, you will be prompted for some TCPIP information. Your Network Administrator can provide you with this information. 17 Accept the default entries at the
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Connecting to a Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Workstation 6 Connecting to a Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server Microsoft Windows NT Requirements 4.0 Workstation Windows NT 4.0 Workstation Operating System 3.40.40 Driver Version El90xnd4.sys Driver File Windows NT 4.0 Server Server OS Microsoft Client OS Procedure 1 With the HP Vectra turned off, install the network adapter into a PCI slot. 2 Connect the network cable to the newly installed network adapter. 3 Power on the
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Connecting to a Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Workstation 12 Select all the applicable network protocols and click on “Next”. 13 At the “Network Services:” prompt, accept the default settings and click on “Next”. 14 Complete the network card installation by clicking on “Next”. 15 Type in the path to your Windows NT files and click “Continue”. 16 If TCPIP was one of the protocols selected, you will be prompted for some TCPIP information. Your Network Administrator can
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Connecting to a Novell NetWare 4.11 Server Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Workstation 7 Connecting to a Novell NetWare 4.11 Server Microsoft Windows NT Requirements 4.0 Workstation Windows NT 4.0 Workstation Operating System 3.40.40 Driver Version El90xnd4.sys Driver File Novell NetWare 4.11 Server Server OS Client v4.6 for Windows NT Client OS Procedure 1 With the HP Vectra turned off, install the network adapter into a PCI slot. 2 Connect the network cable to the newly installed network adapter. 3 P
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Connecting to a Novell NetWare 4.11 Server Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Workstation 13 At the “Network Services:” prompt, accept the default settings and click on “Next”. 14 Complete the network card installation by clicking on “Next”. 15 Type in the path to your Windows NT files and click “Continue”. 16 If TCPIP was one of the protocols selected, you will be prompted for some TCPIP information. Your Network Administrator can provide you with this information. 17 Accept the default entries at the
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Connecting to a Novell NetWare 5.0 Server Microsoft Windows 98 2nd edition 8 Connecting to a Novell NetWare 5.0 Server Microsoft Windows 98 Requirements nd 2 edition nd Windows 98 2 edition Operating System 3.41.50 Driver Version El90x.sys Driver File Novell NetWare 5.0 Server Server OS Client v3.1 for Windows 95/98 Client OS Procedure 1 With the HP Vectra turned off, install the network adapter into a PCI slot. 2 Connect the network cable to the newly installed network adapter. 3 Power on the m
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Connecting to a Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server Microsoft Windows 98 2nd edition 9 Connecting to a Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server Microsoft Windows 98 Requirements nd 2 edition nd Windows 98 2 edition Operating System 3.41.50 Driver Version El90x.sys Driver File Windows NT 4.0 Server Server OS Microsoft Client OS Procedure 1 With the HP Vectra turned off, install the network adapter into a PCI slot. 2 Connect the network cable to the newly installed network adapter. 3 Power on the machine and b
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Connecting to a Novell NetWare 4.11 Server Microsoft Windows 98 2nd edition 10 Connecting to a Novell NetWare 4.11 Server Microsoft Windows 98 Requirements nd 2 edition nd Windows 98 2 edition Operating System 3.41.50 Driver Version El90x.sys Driver File Novell NetWare 4.11 Server Server OS Client v3.1 for Windows 95/98 Client OS Procedure 1 With the HP Vectra turned off, install the network adapter into a PCI slot. 2 Connect the network cable to the newly installed network adapter. 3 Power on t
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Connecting to a Windows NT 4.0 Server Microsoft Windows for Workgroups v3.11 11 Connecting to a Windows NT 4.0 Server Microsoft Windows for Requirements Workgroups v3.11 Windows for Workgroups 3.11 Operating System 3.33 Driver Version El90x.386 Driver File Windows NT 4.0 Server Server OS Microsoft Client OS Procedure 1 With the HP Vectra turned off, install the network adapter into a PCI slot. 2 Connect the network cable to the newly installed network adapter. 3 Power on the machine and start in
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Connecting to a Windows NT 4.0 Server Microsoft Windows for Workgroups v3.11 13 Click “OK” at the “Network Setup” dialog box. 14 If needed, enter changes to the “Microsoft Windows Network Names” dialog box and click “OK”. 15 Windows will prompt for the location of several files. Type the path to the file locations and click “OK”. This step will be repeated several times until all of the files Windows needs have been copied. 16 Click “OK” on the next dialog box indicating that the CONFIG.SYS,
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Connecting to a Novell NetWare 4.11 Server Microsoft Windows for Workgroups v3.11 12 Connecting to a Novell NetWare 4.11 Server Microsoft Windows for Requirements Workgroups v3.11 Windows for Workgroups 3.11 Operating System 4.00 Driver Version 3c90x.com Driver File Novell NetWare 4.11 Server Server OS Client 2.71 for DOS and Win3.x Client OS Procedure 1 With the HP Vectra turned off, install the network adapter into a PCI slot. 2 Connect the network cable to the newly installed network adapter.
