Cleaning Up a Failed Installation
If the network driver installation failed, follow the steps below to clean up your system and install the NIC correctly.
This procedure:
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Removes all 3C90x NICs from your system.
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Removes the 3Com NIC Diagnostics program.
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Installs the latest network driver.
You can reinstall the 3Com NIC Diagnostics program after completing this procedure. See Installing the 3Com NIC Diagnostics Program for instructions.
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Insert the EtherCD in the CD-ROM drive.
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The EtherCD Welcome screen appears.
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Click Drivers, and then click Utilities.
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Click Clean Up Failed Installation.
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Click Proceed.
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A warning message appears.
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Click OK.
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A message appears stating that all of the EtherLink NICs have been removed from your system.
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Click OK.
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Exit the EtherCD, and then exit Windows.
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Reboot the PC.
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Install the network driver, as described in Installing the Network Driver Using the EtherCD.
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If you are prompted for 3Com files when Windows restarts, open the drop-down box and select the following path:
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\options\cabs
To verify successful installation, see Verifying Successful Installation.