- SMC Network Ethernet ISA Network Cards User Guide

"Clean Boot"
Many installation problems are caused by incompatible device
drivers and resource conflicts. The best way to troubleshoot
your installation is to boot your computer without the
AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files.
Reboot your computer using the BIOS Option, such as pressing
<F5>, which allows you to bypass all startup files. Otherwise,
create a bootable system diskette or rename AUTOEXEC.BAT
and CONFIG.SYS to other names and re-boot your computer.
You may run the Microsoft Diagnostics program, which is avail-
able from:
• DOS version 6.0 and later - by typing MSD at the DOS
prompt
• Windows NT 3.x, 4.0 - by clicking on Windows NT
Diagnostics icon in the Administrative Tools program
group
• Windows95 - by typing MSD at the Windows95
DOS window
APPENDIX B
TROUBLESHOOTING
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