Windows 98; Installing The Network Software Interface; Installing The Modem Software Interface - 3Com Megahertz Series User Manual

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Installing the Network
Software Interface
Installing the Modem
Software Interface
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NOTE: If you are reinstalling the card, make sure you have completed the
procedures for "Uninstalling the Card" on page 11.
Before installing the network software interface, insert the LAN+Modem card and
connect to the network as described "Installing and Connecting the Card" on
page 1.
1 Turn on the computer and start Windows 98.
Windows 98 automatically detects the LAN function of the card. It displays a New
Hardware Found dialog box and looks for information about the card.
2 When ready to configure the new hardware, Windows 98 opens the Add New
Hardware Wizard. Select Search for the best driver for your device and click Next.
3 Select Floppy Drives, insert the Windows 95/98 Installation disk, and click NEXT.
4 After finding the installation files on the floppy disk, the hardware wizard displays
the card name, FEM656B - 3Com 10-100 LAN + 56K Modem CardBus PC
Card-(Fast Ethernet). Click Next to copy the required files.
5 Insert the Windows 98 CD if prompted. Optionally, you may specify a location on
the hard disk where the Windows 98 files reside. Typically, this location is
C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\CABS. Click OK to copy the files needed for the Ethernet
interface.
There may be a period of inactivity while the system checks your current network
configuration. How much time this takes depends on your settings for network
software components.
6 Click Finish. When Windows 98 prompts whether to reboot the computer, remove
the Windows 95/98 Installation disk from the floppy drive and click YES.
Once the system is rebooted with the LAN+Modem card installed, Windows 98
automatically detects the modem software interface. It may install the modem
software interface automatically. If it does not, follow these steps:
1 Windows 98 opens the Add New Hardware Wizard dialog box and identifies the
modem interface.
2 Select "Search for the best driver for your device" and click Next.
3 Select Floppy Drives, insert the LAN+Modem card Windows 95/98 Installation disk
and click NEXT.
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