Removing The Network Driver; Windows Nt - 3Com EtherLink 10/100 PCI NIC Series User Manual

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HAPTER ROUBLESHOOTING THE
Removing the
Network Driver

Windows NT

NIC
4 Check the computer BIOS.
Boot the computer and enter the BIOS.
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If you do not know how to enter the BIOS, consult the computer
documentation or contact the computer vendor.
Locate the Wake-Up on LAN event setting.
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Verify that the setting is enabled.
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5 Check the Remote Wake-Up cable connection.
If the computer complies with PCI 2.2, the Remote Wake-Up cable is not required.
Remote Wake-Up is enabled automatically through the PCI bus.
Turn off the power to the computer and remove the computer cover.
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Make sure that the Remote Wake-Up cable is plugged in to the RWU
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connector on the NIC and in to the appropriate connector on the computer
motherboard. Unplug and reinsert the cable if necessary.
Replace the Remote Wake-Up cable with a known functioning Remote
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Wake-Up cable and perform the Remote Wake-Up Test again.
6 If the previous steps have failed, install a known functioning Remote Wake-Up NIC
in the computer.
If Remote Wake-Up works with the known functioning NIC installed, contact the
computer vendor for a replacement NIC. If Remote Wake-Up does not work with
this NIC installed, there may be a problem with the computer motherboard.
Contact the computer manufacturer.
To remove the network driver from the computer, follow the steps for your
operating system.
WARNING: If the NIC is part of a group, you must first remove the NIC from the
group before you remove the network driver. See Removing a NIC from a Group
on page 24 for instructions.
To remove the network driver:
1 Double-click the My Computer icon, then the Control Panel icon, and then the
Network icon.
The Network screen appears.
2 Click the Adapters tab.
3 Highlight the name of the NIC in the Network Adapters box, and then click
Remove.
4 Click Yes to confirm the removal.
5 Click Close to close the Network screen.
You are prompted to restart the computer.
If you are physically removing the NIC from the computer, click No. Do not restart
the computer until you remove the NIC from the computer.
If you are reinstalling the NIC software, click Yes to restart the computer.