3Com (R) Corporation
EtherDisk (R) Diskette for
The EtherLink 10 ISA NIC Family
Installing the NDIS 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 NIC in a computer
running Windows NT 4.0. These instructions are for a new installation
to update a previous installation see the section regarding updating the
NIC drivers in Windows NT 4.0 which is included in this file.
1. Start Windows NT.
2. Choose Start Menu, Settings, Control panel, and double-click the Network
icon. If this is a new network install a Network Configuration dialog box
will occur saying "Windows NT Networking is not installed. Do you want to
install it now? Press YES to continue.
3. The Network Setup Wizard will prompt you to select an option, either "Wired
to the network" (default) or "Remote access to the network". Make sure
"Wired to the network" is selected and press NEXT to continue.
4. The Network Setup Wizard will bring up another windows. Click on the "Select
from list..." option this will bring up Network Adapter selection window. Press
the Have Disk button. Insert the EtherDisk #1 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 10 ISA (3C509) adapter. Press the
OK button.
6. The Network Setup Wizard should show the adapter you selected in Step 5, with
a check next to it. If this setting is correct press the NEXT button. Then
the Network Setup Wizard will prompt you to make your protocol selection, make
sure the appropriate protocols are selected and click NEXT when ready. The
Network Setup Wizard will then prompt you to make you service selections, make
sure the appropriate services are selected and click NEXT when ready. The
Network Setup wizard will prompt you to confirm you selections, if they are
correct press NEXT to continue.
7. The setup will prompt you for the location of the NT source files. If you
are using the CD-ROM a typical path is "D:\I386". After entering the
appropriate path to the NT files click CONTINUE to proceed with the installation.
8. Assuming you chose the 3C509 NIC, the 3Com EtherLink 10 ISA (3C509) bus window
appears. Press the OK button.
9. NT will copy some files from the EtherDisk, and depending upon the network
configuration you may be required to answer further dialog boxes.
10. Eventually a Network Settings Change dialog box appears stating the network
installation is complete and the computer must be restarted before changes
will take effect, press the Yes button to reboot.
Updating the NIC using Windows NT 4.0
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to update a previous installation see the section regarding updating the
NIC drivers in Windows NT 4.0 which is included in this file.
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 windows. If a 3Com EtherLink III ISA adapter is present,
highlight the adapter and press REMOVE. A warning will appear, press YES. This
NIC will disappear, close the menu, shutdown and reboot the computer. Now repeat step 2
and continue to step 4. You will get an error regarding at least one service failed
during start-up, press OK. This error will not occur after you finished installing the
new driver.
4. Click on the Add button under the Adapter tab and press the "Have Disk..." option. Insert
the EtherDisk #1 diskette into drive A: and press the OK button on the insert disk window.
5. After copying files the adapter should appear in the Adapters tab. Press CLOSE to continue
with the installation.
6. Depending upon your installation configuration you may need to answer further prompts.
7. When completed reboot the computer to complete the update of the driver.
IMPORTANT
If you 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. If you are
installing more than one EtherLink 10 ISA in Windows NT 4.0, then follow the
installation steps below. Failure to follow these steps may lead to problems
requiring you to reinstall your operating system.
If you are installing/upgrading the drivers and a previous service pack is
already installed you may receive an error after installing that says:
Event ID: 7023 The server service terminated with the following error: Not
enough server storage space is available to process this command.
This is caused because the installation copies the original NT source files over
the updated files from the service pack. When this occurs reapply the service
pack on the system. Refer to MicroSoft article Q151427 for more information.
Windows 2000 is not supported with this driver set. For Windows 2000 support
for the EtherLink 10 ISA (3C509B) use the native driver included with the
operating system.
Installing more than one EtherLink 10 ISA NIC in Windows NT 4.0
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When you install more than one EtherLink 10 ISA in Windows NT 4.0, it's very
important that you install and configure each NIC, then reboot between the
installation of each NIC. Do not attempt to install more than one EtherLink
10 ISA between each reboot. Failure to follow this procedure may result in a
system failure during installation. This may render the system unusable.
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 #1 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 V6.1a)
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.