Locating The Network Drivers; Accessing Dos - 3Com EISA 10/100BASE-T User Manual

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Locating the Network Drivers

The 3C59X EtherDisk diskette contains the latest versions of the
network drivers available when 3Com shipped the adapter.
The diskette also contains other important information about
the adapter.
The drivers on the 3C59X EtherDisk diskette are compatible
with bus master adapters such as the Fast EtherLink EISA
10/100BASE-T (3C597-TX) adapter, Fast EtherLink PCI
10/100BASE-T (3C595) adapter, EtherLink III PCI 10 Mbps
(3C590) adapter, and EtherLink III EISA 10 Mbps adapter
(3C592). The 3C59X driver is not compatible with non-bus
mastering 3Com adapters (for example, 3C509B). The latest
version of the EtherDisk diskette is available on 3Com's
Bulletin Board Service (BBS). For information on accessing the
BBS, refer to Appendix B, "Technical Support."
To obtain NOS drivers not included on the 3C59X EtherDisk
diskette, access Document 9071 in 3Com's 3ComFacts
service. Document 9071 provides a list of available drivers
and drivers in development along with information on where
these drivers can be obtained.

Accessing DOS

When a computer is first turned on, it loads its operating
system (such as DOS) into memory. In some computers, an
additional user interface, such as Windows 3.x, is also loaded.
The operating system and user interface allow you to
communicate with the computer.
The 3Com program for installing drivers is a DOS-based
program that loads drivers and modifies parameters for the
adapter. It must be executed at the DOS command prompt.
If you have an operating interface other than DOS, you must
exit from that interface before running the 3Com program.
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