Updating The Network Driver And Nic Software; Using Diskettes; Using The Ethercd - 3Com 3C905CX User Manual

3 Installing the NIC Driver and Software in Windows

Updating the Network Driver and NIC Software

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The latest 3Com drivers can be downloaded from:
http://www.3com.com/

Using Diskettes

To update the driver using diskettes that were downloaded from the Web or that were
created using the EtherCD:
1 Open the Windows Device Manager.
2 Locate the 3Com NIC under Network Adapters, and then click Properties.
3 Select the Driver tab.
4 Click Update Driver.
5 Follow the prompts on screen and insert the correct diskette when prompted.

Using the EtherCD

To update the driver and NIC diagnostic software using the EtherCD:
1 Turn on the power to the PC and start Windows.
2 Insert the EtherCD in the appropriate drive in the PC.
The EtherCD Welcome screen appears.
If the EtherCD Welcome screen does not appear, enter the following command from
the Run option of the Windows Start menu:
d:\installs\setup.exe
where d:\ represents the letter name of the drive your are using.
3 Click NIC Software.
4 Click NIC Drivers and Diagnostics.
5 Click Update.
To update the network driver only, click Update Drivers and remove Diagnostics
Program.
To update the network driver and NIC diagnostics software, click Update Drivers and
Diagnostics Program.
6 Follow the prompts on the screen.