Installation and User Guide Network Interface Cards (NICs)

2 Installing the NIC Software

1 Verify that Windows NT is upgraded with Service Pack 4 (or the

latest service pack).

2 Start your Windows NT system and log in.

You must have Network Administrator privileges to install the driver software.

3 Open the Windows Start menu and select Settings, Control Panel.

4 Double-click the Network icon.

5 When the Network window opens, select the Adapters tab.

6 Click Add.

7 When the Select Network Adapter window opens, click

Have Disk....

8 When prompted, insert the 3Com Gigabit Etherlink Server CD into your

system’s CD-ROM drive, type the path to the driver, and select OK.

To install the NIC driver software for Windows NT, enter the following path:

e:\

Where “e:” is the designation of the CD-ROM drive on your system.

9 In the Select OEM Option window the name of the NIC is highlighted.

Click OK.

The Driver Properties window opens.

When the properties window appears, the NIC Status and Conﬁguration

tab is shown. The options under this tab are used for conﬁguring basic

NIC properties. For conﬁgurable options, see "Modifying Conﬁguration

Parameters" on page 18.

10 Perform any necessary conﬁguration changes, if needed. Click

Close in the Driver Properties window.

11 In the Network window, click Close.

NOTE: If you attempt to install the NIC driver on a newly installed

Windows NT system (without Service Pack 4 or the most recent service

pack), the driver will not install. The system will display a message

indicating that you must exit the installation and ﬁrst install Service Pack

4 or later. Note that 3Com has tested and supports Service Pack 6.0a

only. For Backup Domain Controller (BDC) installation, see the readme ﬁle

on the CD for more information.

NOTE: If you acquired the NIC software on ﬂoppy disk or from the 3Com

website, enter the path to where the driver ﬁles reside on your system.