3Com Corporation EtherLink Server 10/100 PCI 3C98X NIC Family ROADMAP EtherLink Server 10/100 PCI CD ------------------------------ This 3Com EtherLink Server CD contains diagnostic and configuration programs as well as drivers for some of today's popular operating systems along with installation instructions. This help file provides an overview of this CD's contents. Root Directory -------------- BEGIN.EXE: Utility to locate and launch this EtherCDs browser. PARTNO: Contains the part number and version of this 3Com EtherLink Server CD. 3CDdisk1: Identification file. LICENSE.TXT: 3Com's Software License Agreement for the software on the 3Com EtherLink Server CD. README.TXT: Important notes for the 3C980C-TXM EtherLink Server NIC. EL98X20.CAT: Digitally signed installation catalogue file. 3C90XCFG.EXE: DOS diagnostic program. 3C90XCFG.PIF PIF file to ensure 3C90XCFG.EXE runs in DOS mode only. 3C90XENG.HLP: Help file for the DOS diagnostic program. OEMSETUP.INF: Windows NT 4.0 installation script file. ROADMAP.TXT: This file, a listing of the CD contents. W2KEL98X.INF: Windows 2000 installation file. AUTORUN.INF: The 1st file run when the CD is placed in the CD drive. Demo32.exe: A DemoShield core file needed to run DemoShield Demos. Ds32.dll: A DemoShield dynamically linked library required by Demo32.exe. El98xn5.sy_: NDIS5 driver. El98xn4.sy_: NDIS4 driver. El98xn3.sy_: NDIS3 driver. SRV_CONF.EX_: NIC configuration utility. SRV_CONF.HL_: NIC configuration utility help file. PCI_DATA.EXE: Utility used to gather PCI configuration space information. PCI_FIX.SYS: Driver used to interrogate PCI configuration space. DASERVER.CPL: Dynamic Access core file. 3C980X.DLL: Windows 2000 coinstaller file. Subdirectories -------------- English: Folder containing the English versions of the 3Com EtherLink Server CD browser, Adobe Acrobat installer, NIC driver and Diagnostic installation files, Disk Copy utility, MBA (Managed Boot Access) software, online documentation, and DA (Dynamic Access software). NDIS2: Folder containing Dos installation related files. NWCLIENT: Folder containing Netware Client installation files. NWSERVER: Folder containing Netware Server installation files. HELP: Folder containing assorted help documentation. UNATTEND: Folder containing unattended installation documentation. WINNT: Folder containing Windows NDIS drivers and installation DLLs. WIN32: Folder containing uninstallation executables. (%VER ROADMAP.TXT - Disk Directory v1.0c)Download Driver Pack
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Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
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Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
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