3com 3c905c-tx-m, 3c905c-tx User Manual

This chapter describes how to install the 3C905C NIC in your 
PC and connect it to an Ethernet or Fast Ethernet network. 

CAUTION:  Do NOT physically install the NIC in your PC until 
you have run the preinstallation program, as described in 
“Running the Preinstallation Program” later in this chapter.

Table 3 provides an overview of how to install the 
3C905C NIC, depending on your PC configuration.

Table 3   Installation Overview 

Installing the NIC in 
a new PC

To install the 3C905C NIC in a new PC or in a PC that 
never has had a NIC installed:

1 Run the NIC preinstallation program before installing 

the NIC in the PC, as described in this chapter.

2 Install the NIC in the PC and connect it to the network, 

as described in this chapter.

3 Install the NIC driver and software. See Chapter 3 or 

Chapter 4 for instructions.

Installing multiple NICs

To install multiple 3C905C NICs in a Windows 95/98 or 
Windows NT 4.0 PC, follow the instructions in “Installing 
Multiple NICs” in Chapter 3.

To install multiple 3C905C NICs in a NetWare server, 
follow the instructions in “Multiple NICs” in Chapter 4.

Replacing an 
installed NIC

To install the 3C905C NIC in a PC in which a NIC has 
previously been installed:

1 Remove the drivers and the NIC before installing the 

3C905C NIC in the PC. See “Removing NIC Software” 
in Chapter 6 for instructions.

2 Install the 3C905C NIC in the PC, following the 

instructions in “Installing the NIC in a new PC” earlier 
in this table.

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