EtherLink PCI Network Interface Card User Guide | Installing From Diskette | | |
Installing From Diskette
If your PC does not have a CD-ROM drive, access a PC that has a CD-ROM drive and create installation diskettes from the EtherCD.
You can also download the EtherCD software from the 3Com World Wide Web site:
http://support.3com.com/infodeli/tools/nic/
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The installation diskettes allow you to install the network driver only. If you want to install the NIC diagnostics or desktop management software, you must install them from the
EtherCD. |
Before you start, make sure that you have two blank, formatted diskettes. Label the diskettes EtherDisk 1 and EtherDisk 2.
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EtherDisk 1 contains:
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NDIS 3/4/5 drivers
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NetWare client and server drivers
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Windows for Workgroup drivers
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NIC preinstallation program
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README.TXT file
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EtherDisk 2 contains:
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NDIS 2 driver
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PACKET driver
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Help text files
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DOS utilities
To create installation diskettes from the EtherCD:
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Turn on the power to the PC and start Windows.
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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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If the EtherCD Welcome screen does not appear, enter the following command from the Run option of the Windows Start menu:
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d:\installs\setup.exe
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where d:\ represents the letter name of the CD-ROM drive.
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Click NIC Software.
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Click NIC Drivers and Diagnostics.
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Click Installation Utilities.
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Click Create Installation Diskettes.
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The EtherCD Diskette Creation Utility Welcome screen appears.
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Click Next.
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Insert the blank, formatted diskette labeled EtherDisk 1 in the PC, and then click Next.
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Files are copied.
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Remove the disk and insert the disk labeled EtherDisk 2 when prompted, and then click OK.
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Files are copied. The diskette creation is complete.
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For instructions on using the installation diskettes to install the network driver, see the text file for your operating system in the HELP directory on the
EtherCD. |