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HP 3COM ETHERLINK III 3C900-B manual

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  • Page 1

    3COM Etherlink III 3C900-B Ethernet Adapter Installation Guide[...]

  • Page 2

    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. Hewlett-Packard shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incid[...]

  • Page 3

    Contents 1 Read This First . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 How to Forcibly Modify Resources Allocated to the 3COM EtherLink XL 3C900B PCI adapter: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Connecting to a Novell Net[...]

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    2 Connecting to a Microsoft W indows NT 4.0 Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Microsoft Windows 98 2nd edition Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    3 Read This First 1 Read This First Before installing the network adapter: • If your OS is Windows 95 SR2.5, go into the BIOS setup and set PnP OS field to YES. • If your OS is Windows NT 4.0, go into the BIOS setup and set PnP OS field to NO. • If your OS is Windows 98 2 nd edition, go into the BIOS setup and set PnP OS field to YES. • If [...]

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    4 Connecting to a Novell NetWare 5.0 Server Microsoft Windows 95 SR2.5 2 Connecting to a Novell NetWare 5.0 Server Microsoft Windows 95 SR2.5 Requirements Procedure 1 With the HP Vectra turned off, install the network adapter into a PCI slot. 2 Connect the network cable to the newly installed network adapter. 3 Power on the machine and boot to Wind[...]

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    5 Connecting to a Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server Microsoft Windows 95 SR2.5 3 Connecting to a Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server Microsoft Windows 95 SR2.5 Requirements Procedure 1 With the HP Vectra turned off, install the network adapter into a PCI slot. 2 Connect the network cable to the newly installed network adapter. 3 Power on the machine and [...]

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    6 Connecting to a Novell NetWare 4.11 Server Microsoft Windows 95 SR2.5 4 Connecting to a Novell NetWare 4.11 Server Microsoft Windows 95 SR2.5 Requirements Procedure 1 With the HP Vectra turned off, install the network adapter into a PCI slot. 2 Connect the network cable to the newly installed network adapter. 3 Power on the machine and boot to Wi[...]

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    7 Connecting to a Novell NetWare 5.0 Server Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Workstation 5 Connecting to a Novell NetWare 5.0 Server Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Workstation Requirements Procedure 1 With the HP Vectra turned off, install the network adapter into a PCI slot. 2 Connect the network cable to the newly installed network adapter. 3 Power on the mach[...]

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    8 Connecting to a Novell NetWare 5.0 Server Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Workstation 13 At the “Network Services:” prompt, accept the default settings and click on “Next”. 14 Complete the network card installation by clicking on “Next”. 15 Type in the path to your Windows NT files and click “Continue”. 16 If TCPIP was one of the protoco[...]

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    9 Connecting to a Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Workstation 6 Connecting to a Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Workstation Requirements Procedure 1 With the HP Vectra turned off, install the network adapter into a PCI slot. 2 Connect the network cable to the newly installed network adapter. 3 Power[...]

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    10 Connecting to a Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Workstation 12 Select all the applicable network protocols and click on “Next”. 13 At the “Network Services:” prompt, accept the default settings and click on “Next”. 14 Complete the network card installation by clicking on “Next”. 15 Type in the path to you[...]

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    11 Connecting to a Novell NetWare 4.11 Server Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Workstation 7 Connecting to a Novell NetWare 4.11 Server Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Workstation Requirements Procedure 1 With the HP Vectra turned off, install the network adapter into a PCI slot. 2 Connect the network cable to the newly installed network adapter. 3 Power on the m[...]

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    12 Connecting to a Novell NetWare 4.11 Server Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Workstation 13 At the “Network Services:” prompt, accept the default settings and click on “Next”. 14 Complete the network card installation by clicking on “Next”. 15 Type in the path to your Windows NT files and click “Continue”. 16 If TCPIP was one of the proto[...]

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    13 Connecting to a Novell NetWare 5.0 Server Microsoft Windows 98 2nd edition 8 Connecting to a Novell NetWare 5.0 Server Microsoft Windows 98 2 nd edition Requirements Procedure 1 With the HP Vectra turned off, install the network adapter into a PCI slot. 2 Connect the network cable to the newly installed network adapter. 3 Power on the machine an[...]

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    14 Connecting to a Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server Microsoft Windows 98 2nd edition 9 Connecting to a Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server Microsoft Windows 98 2 nd edition Requirements Procedure 1 With the HP Vectra turned off, install the network adapter into a PCI slot. 2 Connect the network cable to the newly installed network adapter. 3 Power on th[...]

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    15 Connecting to a Novell NetWare 4.11 Server Microsoft Windows 98 2nd edition 10 Connecting to a Novell NetWare 4.11 Server Microsoft Windows 98 2 nd edition Requirements Procedure 1 With the HP Vectra turned off, install the network adapter into a PCI slot. 2 Connect the network cable to the newly installed network adapter. 3 Power on the machine[...]

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    16 Connecting to a Windows NT 4.0 Server Microsoft Windows for Workgroups v3.11 11 Connecting to a Windows NT 4.0 Server Microsoft Windows for Workgroups v3.11 Requirements Procedure 1 With the HP Vectra turned off, install the network adapter into a PCI slot. 2 Connect the network cable to the newly installed network adapter. 3 Power on the machin[...]

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    17 Connecting to a Windows NT 4.0 Server Microsoft Windows for Workgroups v3.11 13 Click “OK” at the “Network Setup” dialog box. 14 If needed, enter changes to the “Microsoft Windows Network Names” dialog box and click “OK”. 15 Windows will prompt for the location of several files. Type the path to the file locations and click “OK[...]

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    18 Connecting to a Novell NetWare 4.11 Server Microsoft Windows for Workgroups v3.11 12 Connecting to a Novell NetWare 4.11 Server Microsoft Windows for Workgroups v3.11 Requirements Procedure 1 With the HP Vectra turned off, install the network adapter into a PCI slot. 2 Connect the network cable to the newly installed network adapter. 3 Power on [...]

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    19 Connecting to a Novell NetWare 4.11 Server Microsoft Windows for Workgroups v3.11 13 Insert the driver disk and click on “Have Disk…” when prompted for drivers. 14 Type in the location of the 32-bit LAN driver and click “Add”. 15 Click “Next” to continue with the installation. 16 Modify the LAN adapter settings if needed and click [...]

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    20 Connecting to a Novell NetWare 4.11 Server Microsoft Windows for Workgroups v3.11 6 Click on “Begin Copy” to start copying the client files. 7 Select the letter for the “First Network Drive” and click “Next”. 8 Select the “Program Group Name” you want the client software installed in and click “Next”. 9 Insert the driver disk[...]

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    V ersion Number 2. December 1999[...]