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Fast Etherlink XL TX PCI Network
Interface Card (10/100BT)
3C905-TX
Installation Guide
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c905.bk : fcover.fb4 Page 2 Thursday, October 22, 1998 9:51 AM Notice The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice. Hewlett-Packard makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this material, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Hewlett-Packard shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, performance, o
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c905.bk : ch_1.fb4 Page 1 Thursday, October 22, 1998 9:51 AM Connecting to a Netware 3.12 server Windows for Workgroups Connecting to a Netware 3.12 server Windows for Requirements Workgroups • HP Vectra with DOS and MS-Windows for Workgroups 3.11 installed. • 3COM Etherlink 3C905 Ethernet card and drivers disk ver 2.1. • Vectra VL8 Driver Name: 3C90X.LAN Size: 33KB Date: 2/5/98 • Vectra VL7 Driver Name: EL90XIDS.INF Size: 2K Date: 2/23/96 • DOS and MS-Windows for Workgroups 3.11 media.
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c905.bk : ch_1.fb4 Page 2 Thursday, October 22, 1998 9:51 AM Connecting to a Netware 3.12 server Windows for Workgroups adapter card into a PCI slot. 2 Power on the machine and allow it to boot to a DOS prompt. 3 Insert the 3COM drivers diskette and execute 3C90XCFG.EXE. 4 Select “CONFIGURE NIC” and verify the resource settings listed above under the heading “Device Configuration.” 5 If changes are required, save those changes and exit. 6 Remove the 3Com cards driver diskette and insert 32-b
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c905.bk : ch_1.fb4 Page 3 Thursday, October 22, 1998 9:51 AM Connecting to a Netware 3.12 server Windows for Workgroups 8 Accept the default installation options by pressing “F10.” 9 At the “Customize Support for Windows” screen, press “F10.” 10 Select 32-bit LAN Drivers and hit the enter key. 11 Page down the Board Drivers list to “USER SPECIFIED 32 BIT DRIVER LIST” and hit enter. 12 Insert the 3COM Etherlink 3C905 Ethernet card and drivers disk 2, set the path to “A:\Client32\” and press
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c905.bk : ch_2.fb4 Page 1 Thursday, October 22, 1998 9:51 AM Connecting to a Netware 3.12 server Windows 95 SR2 Connecting to a Netware 3.12 server Windows 95 SR2 Requirements • HP Vectra with Windows 95 SR2 installed. • 3COM Etherlink 3C905 Ethernet card and drivers disk ver 2.1. • File Name: OEMSETUP.INF Size: 41KB Date: 3/14/97 • Windows 95 SR2 media. (If you have an HP preloaded HDD, the media is located at C:\Masters\Win95\System\Cabs\) • Novell Netware 3.
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c905.bk : ch_2.fb4 Page 2 Thursday, October 22, 1998 9:51 AM Connecting to a Netware 3.12 server Windows 95 SR2 adapter card into a PCI slot. 2 Power on the machine and restart Windows 95 SR2 in MS-DOS Mode. 3 Insert the 3COM drivers diskette (ver. 2.1 downloaded from 3COM’s Web site) and execute 3C90XCFG.EXE. 4 Select “CONFIGURE NIC” and verify the resource settings listed above under the heading “Device Configuration.” 5 If changes are required, save those changes and exit. 6 Remove the 3
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c905.bk : ch_2.fb4 Page 3 Thursday, October 22, 1998 9:51 AM Connecting to a Netware 3.12 server Windows 95 SR2 and click on “Close.” (If you do not have a Computer name, Workgroup name and Computer description, contact your network administrator.) 18 At the “Insert Disk” notification, click on “OK.” 19 Set the path to your Windows 95 SR2 media and click on “OK.” (If you have an HP preloaded HDD, the media is located at C:\Masters\Win95\System\Cabs\) 20 When prompted, insert the 3C905 driv
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c905.bk : ch_3.fb4 Page 1 Thursday, October 22, 1998 9:51 AM Connecting to a Netware 4.1 server Windows for Workgroups Connecting to a Netware 4.1 server Windows for Workgroups Requirements • HP Vectra with DOS and MS-Windows for Workgroups 3.11 installed. • 3COM Etherlink 3C905 Ethernet card and drivers disk ver 2.1. • Vectra VL8 Driver name: 3C90X.LAN Size: 33KB Date: 2/5/98 • Vectra VL7 Driver name: EL90XIDS.INF Size: 2KB Date: 2/23/96 • DOS and MS-Windows for Workgroups 3.11 media. • No
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c905.bk : ch_3.fb4 Page 2 Thursday, October 22, 1998 9:51 AM Connecting to a Netware 4.1 server Windows for Workgroups adapter card into a PCI slot. 2 Power on the machine and allow it to boot to a DOS prompt. 3 Insert the 3COM drivers diskette and execute 3C90XCFG.EXE. 4 Select “CONFIGURE NIC” and verify the resource settings listed above under the heading “Device Configuration.” 5 If changes are required, save those changes and exit. 6 Remove the 3Com cards driver diskette and insert 32-bi
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c905.bk : ch_3.fb4 Page 3 Thursday, October 22, 1998 9:51 AM Connecting to a Netware 4.1 server Windows for Workgroups 8 Accept the default installation options by pressing “F10.” 9 At the “Customize Support for Windows” screen, press “F10.” 10 Select 32-bit LAN Drivers and hit the enter key. 11 Page down the Board Drivers list to “USER SPECIFIED 32 BIT DRIVER LIST” and hit enter. 12 Insert the 3COM Etherlink 3C905 Ethernet card and drivers disk 2, set the path to “A:\Client32\” and press e
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c905.bk : ch_4.fb4 Page 1 Thursday, October 22, 1998 9:51 AM Connecting to a Netware 4.1 server Windows 95 SR2 Connecting to a Netware 4.1 server Windows 95 SR2 Requirements • HP Vectra with Windows 95 SR2 installed. • 3COM Etherlink 3C905 Ethernet card and drivers disk ver 2.1. • File Name: OEMSETUP.INF Size: 41KB Date: 3/14/97 • Windows 95 SR2 media. (If you have an HP preloaded HDD, the media is located at C:\Masters\Win95\System\Cabs\) • Novell Netware 4.1 server that supports Net BE
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c905.bk : ch_4.fb4 Page 2 Thursday, October 22, 1998 9:51 AM Connecting to a Netware 4.1 server Windows 95 SR2 Procedure 1 With the HP Vectra turned off, install the 3COM Etherlink III 3C905 adapter card into a PCI slot. 2 Power on the machine and restart Windows 95 SR2 in MS-DOS Mode. 3 Insert the 3COM drivers diskette (ver. 2.1 downloaded from 3COM’s Web site) and execute 3C90XCFG.EXE. 4 Select “CONFIGURE NIC” and verify the resource settings listed above under the heading “Device Config
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c905.bk : ch_4.fb4 Page 3 Thursday, October 22, 1998 9:51 AM Connecting to a Netware 4.1 server Windows 95 SR2 16 At the “Network” dialogue box, click on the “Identification” folder. 17 Enter your “Computer Name,” “Workgroup,” and “Computer Description” and click on “Close.” (If you do not have a Computer name, Workgroup name and Computer description, contact your network administrator.) 18 At the “Insert Disk” notification, click on “OK.” 19 Set the path to your Windows 95 SR2 media and cl
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c905.bk : ch_5.fb4 Page 1 Thursday, October 22, 1998 9:51 AM Connecting to a Windows NT Server 3.51 Windows for Workgroups Ver. 3.11 Connecting to a Windows NT Server 3.51 Windows for Workgroups Requirements Ver. 3.11 • HP Vectra with DOS and MS-Windows for Workgroups 3.11 installed. • 3COM Etherlink 3C905 Ethernet card and drivers disk ver. 4.3. • NDIS Driver Name: El90X.386 Size: 72KB Date: 1/29/98 • Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51 machine that supports Net BEUI, NWLink IPX/SPX, and NWL
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c905.bk : ch_5.fb4 Page 2 Thursday, October 22, 1998 9:51 AM Connecting to a Windows NT Server 3.51 Windows for Workgroups Ver. 3.11 under the heading “Device Configuration.” 6 If changes are required, save those changes and exit. 7 Remove the 3COM Drivers diskette and reboot the machine. 8 After windows loads, open the “NETWORK” program group, and double- click on “Network Setup” icon. 9 Select the “Networks” button in the “Network Setup” dialog box. 10 Click on the “Install Microsoft Window
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c905.bk : ch_5.fb4 Page 3 Thursday, October 22, 1998 9:51 AM Connecting to a Windows NT Server 3.51 Windows for Workgroups Ver. 3.11 C:\MASTERS\DRIVERS\LAN\3C905\DISK1\MSLANMAN.DOS\DRIVERS\ ETHERNET\EL90X) 21 Finish the network card installation by clicking on “OK” in the “Network Setup” message. 22 To complete the installation, click on the “Restart Computer” button in the “Windows Setup” dialog box.
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c905.bk : ch_6.fb4 Page 1 Thursday, October 22, 1998 9:51 AM Connecting to a Windows NT Server 3.51 Microsoft Windows 95 SR2 Connecting to a Windows NT Server 3.51 Microsoft Windows 95 Requirements SR2 • HP Vectra with Plug and Play enabled, running Windows 95 SR2. • 3COM Etherlink 3C905 Ethernet card and drivers disk ver 2.1. • Vectra VL8 File Name: OEMSETUP.INF Size: 49.3KB Date: 12/1/97 • Vectra VL7 File Name: El90X.SYS Size: 45KB Date: 3/21/97 • Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51 machine
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c905.bk : ch_6.fb4 Page 2 Thursday, October 22, 1998 9:51 AM Connecting to a Windows NT Server 3.51 Microsoft Windows 95 SR2 3 Insert a DOS bootable diskette and power on the machine. 4 After booting, insert the 3COM drivers disk 1, “Etherlink 3C905 Ethernet Drivers Ver. 2.1.” and execute “A:\3C90XCFG.EXE.” 5 Select “Configure NIC” and verify the resource settings listed above under the heading “Device Configuration.” 6 If changes are required, save those changes and exit. 7 Remove the 3Co
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c905.bk : ch_6.fb4 Page 3 Thursday, October 22, 1998 9:51 AM Connecting to a Windows NT Server 3.51 Microsoft Windows 95 SR2 21 Highlight the “TCP/IP” network component and click on the “Properties” button. 22 If you know your TCP/IP settings, enter them in the “TCP/IP Properties” dialog box, otherwise leave the IP address choice checked “Obtain an IP address automatically”, and click “OK” . (If you do not have the required information, contact your network administrator.) 23 Click on “C
