Setting Up The Network Adapter - IBM 10/100 Ethernet Mini-PCI Adapter User Manual

Setting up the network adapter

This section contains information on using the device drivers for Windows 98, Windows
95, Windows NT 4.0, and Windows 2000 to set up the network adapter.
Windows 98 device drivers
This section contains information on installing, uninstalling, and updating the device
drivers for Windows 98.
The device driver for Windows 98 is already installed on your notebook computer. This
section provides the installation procedure, if you need to reinstall the device driver.
Before you install the device driver:
• Make sure that the 3Com network adapter is connected to the network.
• If the Windows 98 installation files are not on your hard disk drive, be sure that you
have the Windows 98 installation CD or diskette.
Installing the device driver for Windows 98
To install the 3Com 10/100 Mini-PCI Ethernet adapter device driver for Windows 98:
1. Insert the IBM 10/100 Ethernet Mini-PCI Adapter with 56K Modem by 3Com CD
that comes with your notebook computer into the CD-ROM drive.
2. Find and open the LANSETUP folder that is on the CD.
3. Double-click the SETUP.EXE file.
4. Follow the on-screen instructions. When you are prompted to do so, restart the
computer.
5. After the computer restarts and the Insert Disk message displays, click OK.
6. In the Copying Files window, type C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\CABS, and then click OK.
7. In the Systems Setting Change window, click Yes to restart the computer. If you are
reinstalling the device driver, the reinstallation is complete. If you are installing the
device driver for the first time, go to the next step.
8. If this is the first time that networking is being installed on your computer, you will
be prompted to enter the following information in the Identification tab window:
• Computer Name—Identifies the computer on the network for other users. This
entry must be a unique name of 15 characters or fewer, containing no spaces.
• Workgroup—Identifies the group (for example, your department name) to
which your computer belongs. If you belong to a peer-to-peer network, this
entry must be the same for all the computers in your network.
• Computer Description (optional)—Displays additional details about this
computer to other users. For example, you could specify that the computer has a
printer attached.
9. If the Windows 98 installation files are on your hard disk drive, click OK. In the
Copy files from entry box, type the directory (usually C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\CABS),
and then click OK. The installation is complete when you are prompted to click
Finish.
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