Fast Etherlink XL TX PCI Network Interface Card (10/100BT) 3C905-TX Installation Guide
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.
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 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: 2K Date: 2/23/96 • DOS and MS-Windows for Workgroups 3.11 media.
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.
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 enter.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 enter.
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.
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 Configuration.
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 click on “OK.
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.
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 doubleclick on “Network Setup” icon. 9 Select the “Networks” button in the “Network Setup” dialog box.
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.
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 SR2 Requirements • 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.
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.
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.
c905.bk : ch_7.fb4 Page 1 Thursday, October 22, 1998 9:51 AM Connecting to a Windows NT Server 3.51 Windows NT Workstation 3.51 Connecting to a Windows NT Server 3.51 Windows NT Workstation 3.51 Requirements • HP Vectra with Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51 installed. • 3COM Etherlink 3C905 ethernet card and drivers disk ver. 2.1. • Vectra VL8 Driver Name: DRMONNT.INF Size: 16KB Date: 1/23/98 • Vectra VL7 Driver Name: OEMSTEUP.INF Size: 41KB Date: 3/14/97 • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.
c905.bk : ch_7.fb4 Page 2 Thursday, October 22, 1998 9:51 AM Connecting to a Windows NT Server 3.51 Windows NT Workstation 3.51 2 Connect network cable media to the 3COM 3C905 card. 3 Insert a DOS bootable diskette and power on the machine. 4 After booting, insert the 3COM software “3C905 Ethernet drivers disk ver 2.1.”, execute “A:\3C90XCFG.EXE.” 5 Select “CONFIGURE NIC” and verify the resource settings listed above under the heading “Device Configuration.
c905.bk : ch_7.fb4 Page 3 Thursday, October 22, 1998 9:51 AM Connecting to a Windows NT Server 3.51 Windows NT Workstation 3.51 20 Click on the “OK” button in the “3Com DRMON SmartAgent PC Software” dialog box. 21 Click on the “Close” button in the “3Com NIC Diagnostics v1.0” dialog box. 22 Choose the default protocol TCP/IP, and any additional network protocols by clicking the check boxes in the “Windows NT Setup” dialog box and click “Continue”.
c905.bk : ch_8.fb4 Page 1 Thursday, October 22, 1998 9:51 AM Connecting to a Windows NT Server 3.51 Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Connecting to a Windows NT Server 3.51 Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Requirements • HP Vectra with Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Service Pack 3. • 3COM Etherlink 3C905 Ethernet card and drivers disk ver 2.1. • Vectra VL8 Driver Name: 3C90X.SYS Size: 74KB Date: 1/09/98 • Vectra VL7 Driver Name: 3C90X.INF Size: 71KB Date: 11/25/96 • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.
c905.bk : ch_8.fb4 Page 2 Thursday, October 22, 1998 9:51 AM Connecting to a Windows NT Server 3.51 Windows NT Workstation 4.0 adapter card into a PCI slot. 2 Connect network media to the 3COM 3C905 PCI card. 3 Insert a DOS bootable diskette and power on the machine. 4 After booting, insert the 3COM Etherlink 3C905 Ethernet card and drivers Disk 1 ver 2.1. and execute “A:\3C90XCFG.EXE.” 5 Select “CONFIGURE NIC,” and verify the resource settings listed above under the heading “Device Configuration.
c905.bk : ch_8.fb4 Page 3 Thursday, October 22, 1998 9:51 AM Connecting to a Windows NT Server 3.51 Windows NT Workstation 4.0 18 Accept the default Network Protocol TCP/IP and click on any additional protocols, then click “Next.” (If you do not have the required Protocols information, contact your network administrator.) 19 At the “Network Services:” prompt, accept default settings and click on “Next.” 20 Finish the network card installation by clicking on “Next.
c905.bk : ch_8.fb4 Page 4 Thursday, October 22, 1998 9:51 AM Connecting to a Windows NT Server 3.51 Windows NT Workstation 4.0 34 To complete the installation, select “Yes” to reboot your computer.
c905.bk : ch_9.fb4 Page 1 Thursday, October 22, 1998 9:51 AM Connecting to a Windows NT Server 4.0 Windows for Workgroups ver. 3.11 Connecting to a Windows NT Server 4.0 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. • DOS ODI Name (Vectra VL7 alone): EL90X.DOS Size: 46KB Date: 12/20/96 • NDIS Driver Name: El90X.386 Size: 72KB Date: 1/29/98 • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.
c905.bk : ch_9.fb4 Page 2 Thursday, October 22, 1998 9:51 AM Connecting to a Windows NT Server 4.0 Windows for Workgroups ver. 3.11 2 Connect network cable media to the 3COM 3C905 card. 3 Power on the machine and set Plug and Play in CMOS to off. 4 After booting, insert the 3COM’s drivers disk “Etherlink 3C905 Ethernet ver. 4.3”, and execute “A:\3C90XCFG.EXE.” 5 Select “CONFIGURE NIC,” and verify the resource settings listed above under the heading “Device Configuration.
c905.bk : ch_9.fb4 Page 3 Thursday, October 22, 1998 9:51 AM Connecting to a Windows NT Server 4.0 Windows for Workgroups ver. 3.11 21 Insert disk 2 and set “Install Driver” path to “A:\MSLANMAN.DOS\DRIVERS\ETHERNET\EL90X\” and click “OK” to complete file copying. (If you have an HP preloaded HDD, set the path to C:\MASTERS\DRIVERS\LAN\3C905\DISK1\MSLANMAN.DOS\DRIVERS\ ETHERNET\EL90X) 22 Finish the network card installation by clicking on “OK” in the “Network Setup” message.
c905.bk : ch_10.fb4 Page 1 Thursday, October 22, 1998 9:51 AM Connecting to a Windows NT Server 4.0 Windows 95 SR2 Connecting to a Windows NT Server 4.0 Windows 95 SR2 Requirements • HP Vectra with Plug and Play enabled, running Windows 95 SR2. • 3COM Etherlink 3C905 Ethernet card and drivers disk ver 2.1. • Vectra VL8 Driver Name: OEMSETUP.INF Size: 49.3KB Date: 12/1/97 • Vectra VL7 Driver Name: El90X.SYS Size: 45KB Date: 3/21/97 • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.
c905.bk : ch_10.fb4 Page 2 Thursday, October 22, 1998 9:51 AM Connecting to a Windows NT Server 4.0 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.
c905.bk : ch_10.fb4 Page 3 Thursday, October 22, 1998 9:51 AM Connecting to a Windows NT Server 4.0 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 “Close”, and files will copy.
c905.bk : ch_11.fb4 Page 1 Thursday, October 22, 1998 9:51 AM Connecting to a Windows NT Server 4.0 Windows NT Workstation Ver. 3.51 Connecting to a Windows NT Server 4.0 Windows NT Workstation Ver. 3.51 Requirements • HP Vectra with Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51 installed. • 3COM Etherlink 3C905 ethernet card and drivers disk ver. 2.1. • Vectra VL8 Driver Name: DRMONNT.INF Size: 16KB Date: 1/23/98 • Vectra VL7 Driver Name: OMESETUP.
c905.bk : ch_11.fb4 Page 2 Thursday, October 22, 1998 9:51 AM Connecting to a Windows NT Server 4.0 Windows NT Workstation Ver. 3.51 2 Connect network cable media to the 3COM 3C905 card. 3 Insert a DOS bootable diskette and power on the machine. 4 After booting, insert the 3COM software “3C905 Ethernet drivers disk ver 2.1.”, execute “A:\3C90XCFG.EXE.” 5 Select “CONFIGURE NIC” and verify the resource settings listed above under the heading “Device Configuration.
c905.bk : ch_11.fb4 Page 3 Thursday, October 22, 1998 9:51 AM Connecting to a Windows NT Server 4.0 Windows NT Workstation Ver. 3.51 20 Click on the “OK” button in the “3Com DRMON SmartAgent PC Software” dialog box. 21 Click on the “Close” button in the “3Com NIC Diagnostics v1.0” dialog box. 22 Choose the default protocol TCP/IP, and any additional network protocols by clicking the check boxes in the “Windows NT Setup” dialog box and click “Continue”.
c905.bk : ch_12.fb4 Page 1 Thursday, October 22, 1998 9:51 AM Connecting to a Windows NT Server 4.0 Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Connecting to a Windows NT Server 4.0 Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Requirements • HP Vectra with Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Service Pack 3. • 3COM Etherlink 3C905 Ethernet card and drivers disk ver 2.1. • Vectra VL8 Driver Name: 3C90X.SYS Size: 74KB Date: 1/09/98 • Vectra VL7 Driver Name: 3C90X.INF Size: 71KB Date: 11/25/96 • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.
c905.bk : ch_12.fb4 Page 2 Thursday, October 22, 1998 9:51 AM Connecting to a Windows NT Server 4.0 Windows NT Workstation 4.0 adapter card into a PCI slot. 2 Connect network media to the 3COM 3C905 PCI card. 3 Insert a DOS bootable diskette and power on the machine. 4 After booting, insert the 3COM Etherlink 3C905 Ethernet card and drivers Disk 1 ver 2.1. and execute “A:\3C90XCFG.EXE.” 5 Select “CONFIGURE NIC,” and verify the resource settings listed above under the heading “Device Configuration.
c905.bk : ch_12.fb4 Page 3 Thursday, October 22, 1998 9:51 AM Connecting to a Windows NT Server 4.0 Windows NT Workstation 4.0 18 Accept the default Network Protocol TCP/IP and click on any additional protocols, then click “Next.” (If you do not have the required Protocols information, contact your network administrator.) 19 At the “Network Services:” prompt, accept default settings and click on “Next.” 20 Finish the network card installation by clicking on “Next.
c905.bk : ch_12.fb4 Page 4 Thursday, October 22, 1998 9:51 AM Connecting to a Windows NT Server 4.0 Windows NT Workstation 4.0 34 To complete the installation, select “Yes” to reboot your computer.
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