3Com (R) Corporation 3C90x EtherLink PCI NIC Family Windows 2000 Installation Information ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This file describes how to use EtherCD 5.2 to do the following tasks on a PC running Windows 2000: Install an EtherLink PCI NIC without first running the NIC preinstallation program on the EtherCD. Install an EtherLink PCI NIC using installation diskettes (which can be created from the EtherCD or downloaded from the 3Com World Wide Web site). Remove the network driver and NIC software. Installing an EtherLink NIC Without Running the Preinstallation Program ------------------------------------------------------------------ You can install an EtherLink PCI NIC in a Windows 2000 PC without first running the NIC preinstallation program on the EtherCD; however, you will need to manually update the driver after the installation is complete. Windows 2000 ships with an older version of the EtherLink driver. This version should be updated using the EtherCD. To install the NIC without first running the EtherCD preinstallation program: 1. Turn off the power to the PC. 2. Install the NIC in the PC and connect it to the network. See the user guide for instructions. 3. Turn on the power to the PC. Windows 2000 detects the NIC. The Found New Hardware Wizard starts and installs the driver that ships with Windows 2000. 4. When the installation is complete, insert the EtherCD in the CD-ROM drive. The EtherCD Welcome screen appears. 5. Click NIC Software. 6. Click NIC Drivers and Diagnostics. 7. Click Update NIC Driver. 8. Click Update Drivers and Diagnostic Program to update the driver and install the 3Com NIC Diagnostics program; click Update Drivers and Remove Diagnostic Program to update the driver only. Files are copied. Do not continue until the update complete message appears. (This may take a few moments.) 9. Click OK, and then exit the EtherCD. 10. Restart the PC. Installing an EtherLink NIC Using the Installation Diskettes ------------------------------------------------------------ Installation diskettes can be created from the EtherCD (see the next section, "Creating Installation Diskettes from the EtherCD") or downloaded from the 3Com World Wide Web site at http://support.3com.com/infodeli/tools/nic/. To install an EtherLink NIC in a PC running Windows 2000 using installation diskettes: 1. Turn off the power to the PC. 2. Install the NIC in the PC and connect it to the network. See the user guide for instructions. 3. Turn on the power to the PC. Windows 2000 detects the NIC. The Found New Hardware Wizard starts and installs the driver that ships with Windows 2000. 4. When the installation is complete, insert installation diskette #1 into the PC. 5. Right-click on the My Computer icon, and then click Properties. 6. Select the Hardware tab. 7. Click Device Manager. 8. Double-click Network Adapters. 9. Right-click on the name of the 3Com NIC, and then select Properties. 10. Select the Driver tab. 11. Click Update Driver. The Update Device Driver Wizard starts. 12. Click Next. 13. Select Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended), and then click Next. 14. Make sure that the installation diskette #1 is inserted in the PC, select Floppy disk drives, and then click Next. The Wizard searches for the driver files. 15. Click Next. Files are copied and the driver is updated. 16. Click Finish. 17. Restart the PC. Creating Installation Diskettes from the EtherCD ------------------------------------------------ NOTE: The installation diskettes allow you to install the network driver only. If you want to install the NIC diagnostics program or desktop management software, you must install them from the EtherCD. Before you start, make sure that you have two blank, formatted diskettes. Label the diskettes EtherDisk 1 and EtherDisk 2. EtherDisk 1 contains: -NDIS 3/4/5 drivers -NetWare client and server drivers -Windows for Workgroup drivers -NIC preinstallation program -README.TXT file EtherDisk 2 contains: -NDIS 2 driver -PACKET driver -Help text files -DOS utilities To create installation diskettes from the EtherCD: 1. Turn on the power to the PC and start Windows. 2. Insert the EtherCD in the CD-ROM drive. 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 CD-ROM drive. 3. Click NIC Software. 4. Click NIC Drivers and Diagnostics. 5. Click Installation Utilities. 6. Click Create Installation Diskettes. The EtherCD Diskette Creation Utility Welcome screen appears. 7. Click Next. 8. Insert the blank, formatted diskette labeled EtherDisk 1 in the PC, and then click Next. Files are copied. 9. Remove the disk and insert the disk labeled EtherDisk 2 when prompted, and then click OK. Files are copied. The diskette creation is complete. Removing the Network Driver and NIC Software ---------------------------------------------- Follow the steps below to remove an EtherLink NIC from your PC. This procedure allows you to remove all NIC software (the network driver and the diagnostics program), or just the diagnostics program. If you have more than one Etherlink NIC installed and want to remove only one NIC, follow the steps in the next section, "Removing NIC Software in a PC with Multiple NICs." 1. Turn on the power to the PC and start Windows. 2. Insert the EtherCD. 3. Click NIC software, NIC Drivers and Diagnostics, and then Installation Utilities. 3. Click Remove Diagnostic to remove the Windows-based 3Com NIC Diagnostics program, or click Clean Up Failed Installation to remove both the drivers and the NIC Diagnostics program. A screen appears explaining what is about to occur. 4. Click Proceed. 5. If you chose 'Clean up failed installation", you will see the bindings process for a few seconds, followed by an Update utility message. Click OK. Another update message appears. Click OK. 6. Exit the EtherCD. 7. Reboot the computer to make the changes take effect. Removing NIC Software in a PC with Multiple NICs ------------------------------------------------ To remove the driver and NIC software from a PC with multiple NICs installed: 1. Double-click the My Computer icon, then the Control Panel icon, and then the Network icon. The Network window appears. 2. Click the Adapters tab. 3. Highlight the name of the NIC in the Network Adapters box, and then click the Remove button. 4. Click Yes to confirm the removal. 5. Click Close to close the Network window. You are prompted to restart the PC. If you are physically removing the NIC from the PC, click No. Do not restart the PC until you shut down the PC, turn the power off, and remove the NIC from the PC. If you are reinstalling the NIC software, click Yes to restart the PC. (%VER WIN2000.TXT - Windows 2000 Installation Information v5.2.1)