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C
HAPTER
3: I
NSTALLING
NIC D
RIVERS
IN
W
INDOWS
6 To update the network driver and NIC diagnostics
software, click
Update Drivers and Diagnostics
Program
.
To update the network driver and remove the NIC
diagnostics software, click
Update Drivers and
remove Diagnostics Program
.
The Update screen appears, displaying a message
indicating the 3Com NIC Update Kit has successfully
updated the network software, and informing you that
you must restart your PC.
7 Click
OK
to return to the Update NIC drivers screen,
and then exit the
EtherCD
.
8 Restart Windows.
The installation is complete.
Installing Multiple NICs
This section describes how to install multiple EtherLink PCI
NICs in a PC running Windows 2000, Windows 98,
Windows 95, or Windows NT 4.0.
Windows 2000, Windows 98, and Windows 95
To install multiple NICs in a PC running Windows 2000,
Windows 98, or Windows 95, install and configure
each NIC individually, following these steps:
1 Install the first NIC in your PC and connect it to the
network, as described in Installing and Connecting
the NIC on page 34.
2 Turn on the power to the PC and start Windows.
3 Insert the
EtherCD
when prompted, and then
click
OK
.
You must use these procedures to install multiple NICs.
Failure to follow these procedures may lead to problems
requiring you to reinstall your operating system.
CAUTION:
Do not physically install the second NIC in your
PC until you complete the driver installation for the first
NIC, following the steps below.
