WINNT.TXT Driver File Contents (3c509.zip)

                        3Com (R) Corporation
                     EtherDisk (R) Diskette for
                The 3C5X9 EtherLink III NIC Family
          Installing the NDIS 3.0 Driver for Windows NT

Installing the NIC using Windows NT 4.0
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The following steps describe how to install your 3Com network NIC in a
computer running Windows NT 4.0.

1.  Start Windows NT.

2.  Choose Start Menu, Settings, Control panel, and double-click the Network
    icon. Then select the Adapter tab.

3.  Look at the Network Adapter window. If a 3Com EtherLink III ISA
    adapter is present, highlight the 3Com EtherLink III ISA adapter and
    press Remove. A warning will appear.  press Yes.  The NIC will
    disappear.  Close the menu, shutdown and reboot the computer, login,
    repeat step 2 and go to step 4.

4.  Now press the Add Adapter button. After a delay, an NIC selection
    Window will appear.  Press the Have Disk button.  Insert the EtherDisk
    diskette into drive A: and press the OK button on the insert disk
    window.

5.  In the Select OEM Option window, select the NIC you are installing.
    This is normally the 3Com EtherLink (3C509) ISA adapter. Press the OK
    button.

6.  Assuming you chose the 3C509 NIC, the 3Com EtherLink III (3C509) ISA
    Bus window appears.  Press the OK button.

7.  You now return to the Network window, if you don't have other changes
    to make, press the Close button.  Windows NT will redo the bindings,
    then prompt for a reboot.  Press the Yes button.  The network will
    operate after you log in following the reboot.

IMPORTANT

If your are using this driver in an Windows NT 4.0 multiprocessor computer,
then you must update Windows NT 4.0 to Service Pack 3 or newer.  Failure to
update to Service Pack 3 may result in Windows NT crashes.

Installing the NIC using Windows NT 3.51
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The following steps describe how to install your 3Com network NIC in a
computer running Windows NT.

1.  Start Windows NT.

2.  In the Main Group, open Control panel, then open the Network icon.

3.  If the EtherLink III adapter is already installed, highlight it in the
    Installed Adapter cards window and press the Remove button. Press the
    Yes button on the confirmation windows that appears next. Windows NT
    then removes the NIC and returns to the network setting window. Press
    the OK button, then press the Restart Now button on the Network
    Settings Change Window.  After NT reboots, log in and reopen the
    Network icon.


4.  In the Network Settings window, click Add Adapter. Windows NT prepares
    the Add Network Adapter windows.  Select <other> Requires disk from
    manufacturer (the last item in the list) and press the Continue button.

5.  Insert the EtherDisk diskette into drive A: and press the OK button on
    the Insert Disk menu.  If the diskette driver is not A, then enter the
    correct drive letter followed by a colon in the dialog box.

6.  In the Select OEM Option window, select the correct NIC.  Assuming you
    are installing the 3C509 ISA NIC, that item is highlighted, so press
    the OK button.

7.  Next, a Bus Location window appears, for the 3C509 ISA adapter, just
    press the OK button.

8.  Windows NT will now copy the files from the EtherDisk and install and
    configure the NIC software.  When this step is complete, the Network
    Settings windows reappears.  If you have no other network changes to
    make, press the OK button.  Windows NT will complete the configuration
    of the network.

9.  In the Network Settings Change window, click Restart to restart
    your computer.


   (%VER WINNT.TXT - Installing the NDIS 3.0 Driver for Windows NT V5.1b)

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How To Update Drivers Manually

After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.

  • 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.

  • Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.

  • 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.

Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.

For more help, visit our Driver Support section for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.

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