3Com EtherLink
EtherLink PCI Network Interface Card User Guide
Verifying Successful Installation 

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Verifying Successful Installation

Follow the steps for your operating system.

Windows 95 and Windows 98

To verify successful NIC installation:

  1. Right-click the My Computer icon, and then click Properties.
  2. Select the Device Manager tab.
  3. Double-click Network adapters and make sure that the name of the 3Com EtherLink NIC appears.
  4. If a red X or a yellow exclamation point (!) appears by the name of the NIC, the installation was not successful. See Troubleshooting the NIC Installation for troubleshooting help.

Windows NT 4.0

To verify successful NIC installation:

  1. Double-click the My Computer icon, then the Control Panel icon, and then the Network icon.
  2. Select the Adapters tab.
  3. Make sure that the name of the NIC appears in the list of network adapters.
  4. If the name of the NIC does not appear in the list of network adapters, the installation was not successful. See Troubleshooting the NIC Installation for troubleshooting help.

Windows NT 3.51

To verify successful NIC installation:

  1. Double-click the File Manager icon.
  2. From the Disk menu, select Connect Network Drive.
  3. The presence of network server names confirms successful installation.
    If you cannot connect a network drive, the installation was not successful. See Troubleshooting the NIC Installation for troubleshooting help.

Windows 2000

To verify successful NIC installation:

  1. Right-click the My Computer icon, and then click Properties.
  2. Select the Hardware tab, and then click Device Manager in the middle panel.
  3. Double click Network Adapters and make sure that the name of the 3Com EtherLink NIC appears.
  4. If a red X or a yellow exclamation point (!) appears by the name of the NIC, the installation was not successful. See Troubleshooting the NIC Installation for troubleshooting help.