3Com (R) Corporation
3C90x EtherLink PCI NIC Family
Windows 95/98 Installation and Upgrade Information
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1. When Windows 95/98 starts, a "Add New Hardware Wizard" dialog box appears
identifying the card as a "PCI Ethernet Controller".
NOTE, if the "Add New Hardware Wizard" dialog box does not appear,
please do the followings
a. After entering Windows 95/98, double click "My Computer".
b. Double click "Control Panel".
c. Double click "System".
d. Click the "Device Manager" tab.
e. Open "Other Devices" (with a yellow "?" icon).
f. Select "PCI Ethernet Controller" then click "Remove" button to
remove it.
Note, if you do not see any "PCI Ethernet Controller", Windows ME
fails to detect your adapter. There may be problem with the adapter
itself or with the system BIOS.
g. Click Refresh and a "Add New Hardware Wizard" appears identifying
the card as a "PCI Ethernet Controller";
h. goto next step.
3. Click Next then select "Search for the best driver for your device
[Recommended]".
4. Click Next then enable the "Specify a location" check box; type or browse
the path {CD-ROM Drive}:\Drivers\Lan\3COM to the driver.
5. Click Next then Windows ME identifies the card as
"3Com EtherLink 10/100 PCI For Complete PC Management NIC (3C905C-TX)".
6. Click Finish to let Windows 95/98 finishes the driver installation.
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.