HP 3C905C-TX, Installation Manual

Page 1: ...ace Card Installation Guide Network Interface Card Installationsanleitung Guide d installation de la Carte d interface Réseau Guía de Instalación de la Tarjetade Interfaz de Red Léase esto primero Guida di installazione della Scheda di Interfaccia di Rete ...

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Page 3: ...ation diskettes contain drivers for other network operating systems For more information on installing these drivers refer to the Readme files provided on the installation diskettes The latest drivers are available on HP s Web site Supported Platforms To find out in which PCs you can install a 3C905C TX card go to the following HP Web site www hp com go pcaccessories Component Quantity in Network ...

Page 4: ...n be found in the following directories C I386 Windows NT 4 0 C WINDOWS OPTIONS CABS Windows 95 and Windows 98 Remote Wake Up and Remote Power On Support Your network interface card provides features that allow other network users to Wake up your PC from Standby mode Remote Wake Up Start it up when it is shutdown Remote Power On In terms of hardware you normally need to connect a cable between the...

Page 5: ... version of the operating system you are using Manageability and DMI The DMI Component Code for your network interface card enables DMI instrumentation for asset management local and remote client administration This means that your card s configuration status can be viewed and modified using a standard DMI browser such as HP TopTools For more information and to download the DMI Component Code for...

Page 6: ... Windows 95 NDIS 2 W95NDIS TXT EL90X DOS Windows 98 Microsoft and NetWare clients WIN98 TXT EL90XBC5 SYS Windows NT 3 51 Microsoft and NetWare clients WINNT TXT EL90XBC3 SYS Windows NT 4 0 Microsoft and NetWare clients WINNT TXT EL90XBC4 SYS NetWare client for DOS Windows 3 1 and Windows for Workgroups AUTOLINK TXT AUTOLINK directory 3C90X COM Windows for Workgroups NetWare WFWNETWR TXT 3C90X COM ...

Page 7: ...aintain grounding by wearing a wrist strap attached to the chassis Handle the card by its backplate and top edge Do not touch the edge connector Installing the 3C905C TX NIC is a 4 step process You need to Install the card in your PC Connect the card to the network Update LAN specific fields in the HP PC Setup utility Install the driver software After you complete the installation you can use the ...

Page 8: ...er 2 Choose an empty PCI slot If you do not know how to identify a PCI slot refer to your PC s documentation 3 Remove the metal slot cover 4 Depending on the PC model you may need to remove the accessory slot s retaining bracket Refer to your PC s documentation if necessary 5 Insert the card into the accessory slot without bending it 6 Connect the Remote Wake Up cable to the connector on the card ...

Page 9: ...rk Connect the network cable to the RJ 45 UTP Unshielded Twisted Pair LAN connector The LAN card supports both 10 Mbits s and 100 Mbits s operation Remote Wake Up The network interface card is able to wake the PC from a sleep state if it receives a special sequence known as a Magic PacketTM from the network RJ 45 UTP Connector ...

Page 10: ... OS or another item to select the operating system set it to Yes or Enabled Disable Plug and Play for Windows NT 4 0 If you are using Windows NT 4 0 you need to ensure that the Plug and Play Operating System setting of the BIOS is disabled If the Main menu has Running Windows 95 Plug and Play OS or another item to select the operating system set it to No or Other Update the LAN Settings Configure ...

Page 11: ...ows 95 will automatically detect a new PCI Ethernet Controller 2 Insert EtherDisk diskette 1 in your drive and click on Next 3 The 3Com EtherLink 10 100 PCI For Complete PC Management NIC 3C905C TX driver files will be automatically found click on Finish to complete the driver installation 4 If prompted to insert 3Com Etherdisk for 3Com EtherLink PCI NICs diskette 1 type A at the Copy Files From p...

Page 12: ...ENTER when prompted 7 Follow the remaining onscreen instructions and enter the location of the Windows 98 files CAB files when prompted then click on OK On HP Windows 98 preloaded systems the path is C WINDOWS OPTIONS CABS 8 Click on Finish to complete the network component installation 9 When prompted to reboot remove your driver diskette and click on Yes The software installation is complete 10 ...

Page 13: ...Other Devices 6 Click on PCI Ethernet Controller or the duplicate 3C905C TX NIC entry 7 Click on Remove 8 Restart your PC Checking the Network Settings Follow these steps to confirm that your network setting are correct on a PC running Windows 95 or Windows 98 1 In the Control Panel window double click on the Network icon 2 Ensure that you have the correct Client and Protocols installed You may ne...

Page 14: ...etwork control panel window appears Windows NT Networking is already installed You will need to add the adapter manually click on the Adapter tab then click on Add and follow the instructions from step 7 onwards 5 In the Network Setup Wizard window select Wired to the Network and click on Next 6 When prompted to start searching for a network adapter click on Select from List 7 In the Select Networ...

Page 15: ...Service Pack Refer to your PC documentation for more information Installing the Driver from the Hard Disk Advanced Users To install the network driver in a PC running Windows NT version 4 0 from driver files on the hard disk 1 Restart the PC and start Windows NT 2 Create a folder for the drivers for example C LAN3COM 3 Insert diskette 1 in your drive and copy the entire contents to your new folder...

Page 16: ...ted CAUTION If a service pack was already installed on the PC before the network interface card was installed the service pack must be reinstalled This will overcome the At Least One Service Failed to Start error when Windows NT is started On some platforms you also need to reinstall certain drivers after installing the Service Pack Refer to your PC documentation for more information Checking the ...

Page 17: ...an one installed in your PC Use the labeled tabs to select the different functions Configuration Tab enables you to change certain configuration settings for your card Statistics Tab provides statistical information about your card and the LAN connection Diagnostics Tab can be used to run different tests on your card and network connection including a test of the card itself Support Tab provides i...

Page 18: ... connector Q I have a old version of the driver already installed on my system how do I successfully install the new driver A If you have an older version of the driver already installed on your system the NIC Doctor diagnostics will not install correctly To correct this you must remove the old driver files before you start the installation You then need to delete two files TCAATDI INF and TCAITDI...

Page 19: ...NIC that does not support shared interrupts either contact the manufacturer for a shared interrupt driver or try to manually assign it a different interrupt Additionally your Operating System may not properly support shared interrupts Q Can the NIC be configured to boot from the network A Yes but you can only boot a PC from the network if it has boot ROM integrated in its BIOS for example the HP V...

Page 20: ...x them and then see if your PC can communicate on the network 3 Check that either the 10 LNK or 100 LNK green LED on the 3C905C TX NICs rear panel is on 3C905C TX NIC Specifications on page 22 The green LED on the card s rear panel is off when there is no network link for example when the LAN cable is not connected to the network hub 4 For NT 4 0 systems check that your Service Pack has been reins...

Page 21: ... Remote Power On RPO will not work To enable the RPO you must first power on the PC allow the Operating System to boot then shut down the PC 3 Check that the WOL connector cable is connected to the network interface card and to the PC s system board 4 Check that the LAN specific fields in the HP PC Setup utility are correctly set refer to Updating LAN specific Fields in the HP PC Setup Utility on ...

Page 22: ...ED ACT LED Reserved do not use Boot ROM socket Network Interface 10 Mbps Ethernet 10BASE T Ethernet IEEE 802 3 industry standard for a 10 Mbps baseband CSMA CD local area network 100 Mbps Ethernet 100BASE TX Ethernet IEEE 802 3u industry standard for a 100 Mbps baseband CSMA CD local area network Physical Dimensions Height 7 62cm 3 in Length 14 86cm 5 85 in Environmental Operating Range Operating ...

Page 23: ...the LAN connection status as follows LED Description Flashing Steady Off 10 LNK Green Link integrity Reversed polarity Good10BASE T connection between NIC and hub No connection between NIC and hub 100 LNK Green Link integrity Good 100BASE TX connection between NIC and hub No connection between NIC and hub ACT Yellow Port traffic for either speed Network traffic present Heavy network traffic No tra...

Page 24: ...EC 60950 1991 A1 A2 A3 A4 EMC CISPR 22 1993 EN 55022 1994 Class B EN 50082 1 1992 IEC 801 2 1992 prEN 55024 2 1992 4kV CD 8kV AD IEC 801 3 1984 prEN 55024 3 1991 3V m IEC 801 4 1988 prEN 55024 4 1992 0 5 kV Signal Lines 1 kV Power Lines Supplementary information The product herewith complies with the requirements of the following Directives and carries the CE marking accordingly The EMC directive ...

Page 25: ...pment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures reorient or relocate the receiving antenna increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that t...

Page 26: ...f this accessory is purchased and used together with an HP Vectra or HP Brio personal computer or HP Kayak PC Workstation it will be covered by the warranty of this computer or workstation under the same conditions of service and duration Please refer to the warranty statement provided with your HP personal computer or PC workstation for warranty limitations customer responsibilities and other ter...

Page 27: ...ement Should HP be unable to replace the media within a reasonable amount of time Customer s alternate remedy shall be a refund of the purchase price upon return of the product and destruction of all other nonremovable media copies of the software product Notice of Warranty Claims Customer must notify HP in writing of any warranty claim not later than thirty 30 days after the expiration of the war...

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