3Com (R) Corporation
EtherDisk (R) Diskette for
The 3C90X Fast EtherLink XL/EtherLink XL Bus Master Adapter Family
Installing the NDIS 3.0 Driver for Windows NT
The following steps describe how to install your 3Com network adapter in a
computer running Windows NT.
1. Start Windows NT.
2. In the Control panel, double-click the Network icon.
3. In the Network Settings window, highlight the existing 3Com driver in
the Installed adapter cards group.
4. Click Remove.
5. Click Yes in the Network Settings dialog box.
6. In the Network Settings window, click Add Adapter.
7. In the Add Network Adapter window, select Other.
NOTE: This requires a 3Com EtherDisk diskette.
8. Click Continue.
9. Insert the EtherDisk diskette into drive A: and type A:\ [Enter].
10. In the Select OEM Option box, select one of the following:
3Com EtherLink XL Adapter (3C900) for the 10 Mbps adapter
3Com EtherLink XL Adapter (3C905) for the 10/100 Mbps adapter
11. Click the OK button.
12. In the Network Settings window, click OK.
If you are prompted for network information, contact your system
administrator for information unique to your network.
13. In the Network Settings Change window, click Restart to restart
your computer.
(%VER WINNT.TXT - Installing the NDIS 3.0 Driver for Windows NT V1.0a)
Download Driver Pack
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.