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1. 10 100 3Com 3C905C TX Network Interface Card Installation Guide Installation Requirements Supported Network Drivers The following network drivers are supported by HP Network Operating System Windows 95 Microsoft and NetWare clients Windows Windows Microsof Windows Microsof Windows Microsof NetWare 95 NDIS 2 98 and NetWare clients NT 3 51 and NetWare clients NT 4 0 and NetWare clients client for DOS Windows 3 1 and Windows for Workgroups Windows NetWare Windows Windows Microsoft or Workgroups or Workgroups NDIS 2 or Workgroups NDIS 3 LAN Manager README for driver installation WSBNDIS TXT WSBNDIS TXT N98 TXT NNT TXT NNT TXT AUTOLINK TXT AUTOLINK directory WFWNDIS TXT WEFWNDIS TXT E OXB OXB Network Driver Name EL C3 SYS C4 SYS L9 EL90X DOS ELSOXBC5 SYS ELSOXBC3 SYS ELSOXBC4 SYS 3C90X COM WFWNETWR TXT 3C90X COM EL90X DOS EL90X 386 EL90X DOS 6 English HP 10 100 3Com 3C905C TX Network Interface Card Installation Guide Overview of the Installation Procedure Non Supported Network Drivers The following network drivers are provided on the EtherDisk diskettes but are not supported by HP Network Operating System Banyan VINES Artisoft LANtastic IBM LAN SERVER DOS IBM LAN SERVER 08 2 DEC PATHWORKS E L90X DOS DOS and 3C90X COM Netware Overvi2. EtherLink and EtherDisk are U S registered trademarks of 3Com Corporation Magic Packet and PCnet are U S trademarks of AMD Corporation Microsoft Windows and Windows NT are U S registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Hewlett Packard France 5 Avenue Raymond Chanas 38053 Grenoble Cedex 9 France 1999 Hewlett Packard Company Excerpted material reprinted with permission from 3Com Corporation 1998 3Com Corporation 2 English HP 10 100 3Com 3C905C TX Network Interface Card Installation Guide What s in the Network Kit What s in the Network Kit The Network Kit includes the following items Quantity in Network Kit Component D7522A D7523A HP 10 100 3Com 3C905C TX network interface card NIC Remote Wake Up cable This Installation Guide Installation Requirements Supported Operating Systems e Windows 95 SR2 or later e Windows 98 and Windows 98 Second Edition Windows NT 4 0 and Service Pack 3 4 or 5 The driver installation 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 English 3 HP 10 100 3Com 3C905C TX Network Interface Card Installati
3. 10 100 3Com 3C905C TX Network Interface Card Installation Guide Software Installation Procedure Double click on the My Computer icon then double click on the Control Panel icon Double click on the System icon The System Properties box appears Click on the Device Manager tab A list of devices appears arranged by type Finally double click on Network Adapters The name of the installed network interface card appears 3Com EtherLink 10 100 PCI For Complete PC Management NIC 3C905C TX If this name does not appear or if a yellow exclamation mark appears next to it follow this troubleshooting procedure In the Device Manager window double click on Other Devices Click on PCI Ethernet Controller or the duplicate 3C905C TX NIC entry Click on Remove Restart your PC Follow these steps to confirm that your network setting are correct on a PC running Windows 95 or Windows 98 1 2 In the Control Panel window double click on the Network icon Ensure that you have the correct Client and Protocols installed You may need to contact your MIS manager for this information Finally double click on each of your installed protocols and ensure that your settings are correct for your PC s connection to the LAN You may need to contact your MIS manager for this information Software Installation and Update on a Windows NT 4 0 System This section describes how to install the network driver in a PC running Windows NT v
4. ENTER In the OEM Option window highlight 3Com EtherLink 10 100 PCI For Complete PC Management NIC 3C905C TX and click on OK then click on Next If you are in the Network control panel window click on Close and follow the instructions from step 14 onwards Select the Network Protocols that are used by your LAN and click on Next Select the Network Services that should be used by your PC when connected to your LAN and click on Next Click on Next to begin the software installation with the settings you have provided 14 English CAUTION HP 10 100 3Com 3C905C TX Network Interface Card Installation Guide Software Installation Procedure 13 Follow the onscreen instructions if you are prompted for network information enter the information supplied by your MIS department 14 Enter the location of the Windows NT 4 0 files CAB files when prompted then click on OK On HP Windows NT 4 0 preloaded systems the path is C i386 15 When prompted to reboot remove your driver diskette and click on Yes The driver and network software installation is complete 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 informatio
5. HEWLETT U PACKARD D7522A D7523A HP 10 100 3Com 3C905C TX Network Interface Card Installation Guide Network Interface Card Installationsanleitung Guide d installation de la Carte d interface R seau Gu a de Instalaci n de la Tarjetade Interfaz de Red L ase esto primero Guida di installazione della Scheda di Interfaccia di Rete HP 10 100 3Com 3C905C TX Network Interface Card Installation Guide Notice Notice The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice Hewlett Packard makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this material including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose Hewlett Packard shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing performance or use of this material Hewlett Packard assumes no responsibility for the use or reliability of its hardware or software on equipment that is not furnished by Hewlett Packard or equipment for which it is not intended This document contains proprietary information that is protected by copyright All rights are reserved No part of this document may be photocopied reproduced or translated to another language without the prior written consent of Hewlett Packard Company Acrobat and Adobe are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated and may be registered in certain jurisdictions 3Com
6. NIC Specifications LAN Connection Status LEDs There are three LEDs on the rear of the 8C905C TX NIC that indicate the LAN connection status as follows Green Reversed Good 10BASE T No connection Link integrity polarity connection between NIC between NIC and hub and hub Green Good 100BASE No connection Link integrity TX connection between NIC between NIC and hub and hub Yellow Network Heavy network No traffic Port traffic for traffic present traffic either speed English 23 HP 10 100 3Com 3C905C TX Network Interface Card Installation Guide Regulatory Information EN DN Regulatory Information DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY According to ISO IEC Guide 22 and EN 45014 Manufacturer s Name HEWLETT PACKARD Manufacturer s Address 5 Avenue Raymond Chanas 38053 Grenoble Cedex 09 FRANCE Declares that the product Product Name HP 10 100 3Com 3C905C TX Network Interface Card Model Number D7522A amp D7523A Conforms to the following Product Specifications SAFETY EN 60950 1992 A1 A2 A3 A4 IEC 60950 1991 A1 A2 A3 A4 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 direc
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10. ause any problems but it is not recommended For either approach you will need to configure your PC s BIOS using the Setup program to enable the network features 4 English HP 10 100 3Com 3C905C TX Network Interface Card Installation Guide Installation Requirements In order to operate the Remote Wake Up and Remote Power On features correctly the network card needs to interact with the power management solution used by your PC and operating system Generally recent PCs will support two different implementations of power management APM and ACPI Your network interface card will work with either power management solution but support for Remote Wake Up and Remote Power On is dependent on the operating system and in some cases the version of the operating system you are using Operating Power Management Remote Wake Up Remote Power On System Solution Support Support Windows 38 s Not Not Pm Windows NT 4 0 Standby Mode 1 By default Remote Wake Up is disabled 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 your network card go to the following HP web site www hp com go toptools English 5 HP
11. ed interrupt driver or try to manually assign it a different interrupt Additionally your Operating System may not properly support shared interrupts 0 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 Vectra VL Series 600 PC or if a boot ROM chip is installed on the NIC This component can be ordered from 3Com To configure the card for remote boot use your PC s Setup program English 19 HP 10 100 3Com 3C905C TX Network Interface Card Installation Guide Troubleshooting Troubleshooting The 3C905C TX Card Does Not Work If your network interface does not work try the following 1 Check that The card is correctly installed refer to Installing the Network Interface Card on page 8 The LAN specific fields in the HP PC Setup utility are correctly set Updating LAN specific Fields in the HP PC Setup Utility on page 10 The software installation steps have been followed Software Installation Procedure on page 11 Check the network cables In particular check that the network cable connections are secure and that the cables are not damaged If you find any loose connections or damaged cables fix them and then see if your PC can communicate on the network Check that either the 10 LNK or 100 LNK green LED on the 3C905C TX NICs rear panel is on 8C905C TX NIC Specifications on
12. ersion 4 0 without the networking components installed English 13 HP 10 100 3Com 3C905C TX Network Interface Card Installation Guide Software Installation Procedure You will need the following information from your MIS department Whether you are on a LAN or are connecting to one through a modem The protocol used in the Microsoft Windows Network typically TCP IP or NetBEUI The name of the Windows NT server domain or workgroup you belong to Your IP address if you are using TCP IP without DHCP Installing the Driver from the diskettes To install the network driver in a PC running Windows NT version 4 0 1 2 10 11 12 Restart the PC and start Windows NT Double click on the My Computer icon then double click on the Control Panel icon In the Control Panel window double click on Network When prompted to install Windows NT Networking click on Yes If you do not receive this prompt and the Network control panel window appears Windows N T 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 In the Network Setup Wizard window select Wired to the Network and click on Next When prompted to start searching for a network adapter click on Select from List In the Select Network Adapter window click on Have Disk Insert diskette 1 in your drive and type A at the prompt then press
13. ew of the Installation Procedure CAUTION Your PC and network interface card can be permanently damaged by static electricity Before handling the card touch the unpainted part of your PC s metal chassis Maintain 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 e Install the driver software After you complete the installation you can use the NIC Doctor software to troubleshoot any problems English 7 WARNING HP 10 100 3Com 3C905C TX Network Interface Card Installation Guide Installing the Network Interface Card Installing the Network Interface Card For your safety never remove the PC s cover without first removing the power cord data cables and any connection to a telecommunications network Always replace the cover before switching on again For complete information on how to install an accessory card refer to your PC s documentation This is available from your PC s support web site refer to page 21 The following steps are given as a guide 1 With the PC turned off disconnect the power cord and any connection to a telecommunications network and then remove the cover 2 Choose an empty PCI slot If you do not know how to iden
14. gement NIC 3C905C TX driver files will be automatically found click on Next to begin the driver installation If prompted to insert 3Com Etherdisk for Com EtherLink PCI NICs diskette 1 type A at the Copy Files From prompt and press ENTER Similarly insert diskette 2 and press ENTER when prompted 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 Click on Finish to complete the network component installation When prompted to reboot remove your driver diskette and click on Yes The software installation is complete Windows 98 Second Edition users only If you want to use the Remote Wake Up feature of the card with ACPI Power Management you must enable it as follows Click on Start gt Settings gt Control Panel Double click on Network In the list select 3Com EtherLink 10 100 PCI For Complete PC Management NIC 3C905C TX and click on Properties In the properties window click on the Power Management tab and place a tick in the box next to Allow the device to bring the PC out of Standby Click on OK to complete the configuration Confirming Installation To confirm that the network interface card driver is properly installed in a PC running Windows 95 or Windows 98 12 English Checking the Network Settings Windows NT 4 0 Users 7 8 HP
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17. k 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 10 HP Support Services The latest drivers and utilities are available on HP s Web site at For HP Vectra PCs www hp com go vectrasupport For HP Brio PCs www hp com go briosupport For HP Kayak PC www hp com go kayaksupport Workstations English 21 HP 10 100 3Com 3C905C TX Network Interface Card Installation Guide 3C905C TX NIC Specifications 3C905C TX NIC Specifications Physical Layout Reserved do not use LAN Connector Aa SCom lt q Remote Wake Up Connector 1 Boot ROM socket ACT LED 10 LNK 100 LNK LED a T Refer to LAN Connection Status LEDs on page 23 for W more information Specifications Network Interface e 10 Mbps Ethernet 10BASE T Ethernet IEEE 802 3 industry standard for a 10 Mbps baseband CSMA CD local area network e 100 Mbps Ethernet 100BASE TX Ethernet IEEE 802 3u industry standard for a 100 Mbps baseband CSMA CD local area network Physical Height 7 62cm 3 in Dimensions e Length 14 86cm 5 85 in Environmental Operating temperature 0 to 70 C 32 to 158 Operating Range e Humidity 10 to 90 noncondensing Power e Operating voltage 3 3 V 5 9375 mA max Requirements 22 English HP 10 100 3Com 3C905C TX Network Interface Card Installation Guide 3C905C TX
18. ment NIC 3C905C TX driver files will be automatically found click on Finish to complete the driver installation If prompted to insert 3Com Etherdisk for 3Com EtherLink PCI NICs diskette 1 type A at the Copy Files From prompt and press ENTER Similarly insert diskette 2 and press ENTER when prompted Follow the onscreen instructions If prompted enter the location of the Windows 95 files CAB files then click on 0K On HP Windows 95 preloaded systems the path is C WINDOWS OPTIONS CABS Click on Finish to complete the network component installation If Windows prompts you to reboot remove your driver diskette and click on Yes The software installation is complete Follow the instructions on page 12 to confirm your installation English 11 Windows 98 Users Checking the Driver Installation HP 10 100 3Com 3C905C TX Network Interface Card Installation Guide Software Installation Procedure To install the network driver when your PC is running Windows 98 1 10 11 12 13 14 15 Start the PC Windows 98 will automatically detect a new PCI Ethernet Controller Click on Next to begin the installation Select Search for the Best Driver and click on Next Select Floppy Disk Drives only insert EtherDisk diskette 1 in your drive and click on Next When asked about what you want to install select The Updated Driver Recommended and click on Next The 3Com EtherLink 10 100 PCI For Complete PC Mana
19. n 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 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 4 Insert diskette 2 in your drive and copy the entire contents to your new folder If you are prompted to overwrite any files click on Yes 5 Perform the installation from step 2 onwards of Installing the Driver from the diskettes on page 14 At step 8 specify the folder that you copied the files to for example C NLAN3COMWINNT Updating the Driver If you already have the 3C905C TX network driver and want to update it follow the instructions provided below 1 Double click on the My Computer icon then double click on the Control Panel icon 2 Inthe Control Panel window double click on Network 3 Inthe Network window click on the Adapter tab English 15 HP 10 100 3Com 3C905C TX Network Interface Card Installation Guide Checking the Installation 4 Highlight 3Com EtherLink 10 100 PCI For Complete PC Management NIC 3C905C TX and click on Update 5 Insert diskette 1 in your drive and type A at the prompt then press ENTER The driver will be automatically updated 6 Close the Network window and restart the computer when prompted If a service pack was already ins
20. n page 18 e Check that Security gt Boot Devices Security gt Start from Network is enabled Change the boot order so that Network appears first Advanced gt Advanced CMOS Setup gt 1st Boot Device lt Network gt If you want to wake up your PC from the network Check that the PC can be woken from the network Power gt Suspend Wakeup gt Network Enabled If you want to power on your PC from the network e Check that the PC can be powered on from the network Power gt Power On Network Enabled 10 English CAUTION Windows 95 Users HP 10 100 3Com 3C905C TX Network Interface Card Installation Guide Software Installation Procedure Software Installation Procedure Make sure that you have installed the network interface card before you install the network driver software Software Installation on a Windows 95 or Windows 98 System If you are upgrading your network card from a older version of the same card have previously installed drivers or have an older version of the driver already installed on your system refer to Frequently Asked Questions on page 18 for more information about performing a successful installation To install the network driver when your PC is running Windows 95 1 Start the PC Windows 95 will automatically detect a new PCI Ethernet Controller Insert EtherDisk diskette 1 in your drive and click on Next The 3Com EtherLink 10 100 PCI For Complete PC Manage
21. on Guide Installation Requirements NT Service Pack If an NT service pack is already installed on the PC it must be re installed after the card and software have been installed When using the HP preloaded NT 4 0 software the latest service pack can be found in the C I386 SPx directory On some platforms you also have to reinstall certain drivers after you install the Service Pack Refer to your PC documentation for more information Operating System Master Diskettes During the software installation you will need to have your operating system master diskettes or CD ROM available When using HP preloaded operating system software the master files can be found in the following directories e C 1I386 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 network card and the PC s system board This cable is known as a Wake on LAN cable and it connects to the Remote Wake Up often marked as WOL connectors Some recent PCs implement a new standard of the PCI socket for the network card This new socket eliminates the need to use the Wake on LAN cable Connecting the cable in a PC that doesn t need it should not c
22. page 22 The green LED on the card s rear panelis off when there is no network link for example when the LAN cable is not connected to the network hub For NT 4 0 systems check that your Service Pack has been reinstalled In case of doubt reinstall the Service Pack On some platforms you also need to reinstall certain drivers after installing the Service Pack Refer to your PC documentation for more information The NIC Doctor Diagnostics Do Not Work If your network interface card seems to be operating correctly but you cannot use the NIC Doctor you might you might be using an older version of the driver software Refer to Frequently Asked Questions on page 18 for more information about correctly installing the driver software 20 English HP 10 100 3Com 3C905C TX Network Interface Card Installation Guide HP Support Services The PC Cannot Be Started or Woken Up from the Network Referto Remote Wake Up and Remote Power On Support on page 4 to check that your combination of power management solution and operating system is supported 2 Ifthe PC has been powered off for example due to an electrical power failure or because the power cord has been removed the 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 Chec
23. pecific Fields in the HP PC Setup Utility Updating LAN specific Fields in the HP PC Setup Utility You need to check that the BIOS is configured to use your network card s features To do this use the HP PC Setup utility Starting the H PPC 1 Restart the PC Setup Utility 2 Press F2 when F2 Setup is displayed on the screen during startup The opening window of the HP PC Setup utility is displayed Which Fields Need You need to check and update if necessary all the fields that are Updating LAN related On some PCs you may need to enable the LAN features Enable Plug and If you are using Windows 95 SR2 or Windows 98 you need to ensure Play for Windows that the Plug and Play Operating System setting of the BIOS is 95 and Windows enabled If the Main menu has Running Windows 95 Plug and Play OS or 98 another item to select the operating system set it to Yes or Enabled Disable Plug and If you are using Windows NT 4 0 you need to ensure that the Plug Play for Windows and Play Operating System setting of the BIOS is disabled If the NT 4 0 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 Configure any Setup settings for the LAN interface using the Settings following information as a guide The names used in your version of the Setup program may be different to those shown If you want to boot from the network Frequently Asked Questions o
24. sfully 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 INF from your C WINDOWSNINF folder These files might also be present in your C WINDOWS OPTIONS CABS folder if you have one these should be deleted also You should now be able to install the driver and then use the diagnostics without any problems Q How do remove the software that comes with the MIC from my system A You can remove the 3Com NIC Diagnostics Program from your system at any time by running the uninstaller in the Add Remove Programs Control Panel This will remove the diagnostics program and the 3Com tray Icon If you remove all the Fast EtherLink XL EtherLink XL NICs from the Network control panel the uninstall program will be run automatically 18 English HP 10 100 3Com 3C905C TX Network Interface Card Installation Guide Frequently Asked Questions Q Does the NIC support shared interrupts A The PCI NIC and the drivers supplied support shared interrupts However because there is no industry standard way of implementing shared interrupts other NICs may support them differently or not at all If you have another PCI NIC that does not support shared interrupts either contact the manufacturer for a shar
25. t into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Hewlett Packard s FCC Compliance Tests were conducted with HP supported peripheral devices and HP shielded cables such as those you receive with your system Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Hewlett Packard could void the user s authority to operate the equipment Notice for Canada This Class B digital apparatus with the Canadian ICES 003 Regulations Cet appareil num rique est conforme la norme NMB 003 du Canada Notice for Japan OR ee Se AS VCCI OE LEX OS AB TREE CI COR SEERA oC TET ORNS V4 Pele Vg EHe not d eM Ed We RORI TEL ORY ROEL C FA English 25 HP 10 100 3Com 3C905C TX Network Interface Card Installation Guide Hardware Warranty Hardware Warranty This HP accessory is covered by a limited hardware warranty for a period of one year from the date of purchase by the original end user The type of service provided is return to an HP or repair authorized reseller service center At Hewlett Packard s discretion a defective accessory will be repaired or replaced by a new unit either of the same type or of an equivalent model If 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 warran
26. talled 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 Installation Test whether the card functions on the network by finding another network device or performing a network operation If it does not work correctly Troubleshooting on page 20 16 English NOTE HP 10 100 3Com 3C905C TX Network Interface Card Installation Guide Using the NIC Doctor Using the NIC Doctor You can use the NIC Doctor application to obtain information about your NIC and to diagnose problems with your card or network connection To start the NIC Doctor click on the Start icon then Programs followed by 3Com NIC Utilities and then 3Com NIC Doctor You will be presented with the NIC Doctor General screen This screen displays general information about your card and allows you to select the appropriate NIC if there is more than 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 yo
27. tify 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 and to connector on Example position of the system Remote Wake Up board or connector backplane For the position of the Remote Wake Up connector 3C905C TX NIC Specifications on page 22 Refer to your PC s documentation for the position of the connector on the system board or backplane 7 Secure the card by replacing the slot cover screw or the retaining bracket and its screw as appropriate 8 Replace the cover Reconnect the power cord and any connection to a telecommunications network 8 English HP 10 100 3Com 3C905C TX Network Interface Card Installation Guide Connecting to the Network Connecting to the Network 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 RJ 45 UTP Connector Remote Wake Up The network interface card is able to wake the PC from sleep state if it receives a special sequence known as a Magic Packet from the network English 9 HP 10 100 3Com 3C905C TX Network Interface Card Installation Guide Updating LAN s
28. tive 89 336 EEC and the Low Voltage Directive 73 23 EEC both amended by the directive 93 68 EEC Grenoble Jean Marc JULIA September 1999 Quality Manager For Compliance Information ONLY contact Hewlett Packard Company Corporate Product Regulations Manager 3000 Hanover Street Palo Alto CA 94304 Phone 415 857 1501 24 English HP 10 100 3Com 3C905C TX Network Interface Card Installation Guide Regulatory Information FCC for USA only Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement Warning This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates and uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment 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 equipmen
29. ty 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 terms and conditions FOR CONSUMER TRANSACTIONS IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND THE WARRANTY TERMS CONTAINED IN THIS STATEMENT EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT LAWFULLY PERMITTED DO NOT EXCLUDE RESTRICT OR MODIFY AND ARE IN ADDITION TO THE MANDATORY STATUTORY RIGHTS APPLICABLE TO THE SALE OF THIS PRODUCT TO YOU 26 English HP 10 100 3Com 3C905C TX Network Interface Card Installation Guide HP Software Warranty HP Software Warranty THIS WARRANTY STATEMENT TAKES PRECEDENCE OVER ANY OTHER SOFTWARE WARRANTY STATEMENT INCLUDED WITH THIS PRODUCT Ninety Day Limited Software Warranty HP warrants for a period of NINETY 90 DAYS from the date of the purchase that the software product will execute its programming instructions when all files are properly installed HP does not warrant that the software will be uninterrupted or error free HP does not warrant to the performance of usefulness of any software provided with your computer product Unless otherwise expressly provided by HP it is your own responsibility to obtain the latest version of any software and support directly from the software owner or authorized distributor In the event that this software product fails to execute its programming instructions dur
30. ur card and network connection including a test of the card itself Support Tab provides information about contacting the support services for your card Click on the Help button at any time to find out more about using the NIC Doctor If the NIC Doctor fails to start you might be using an older version of the driver software Refer to Frequently Asked Questions on page 18 for more information about correctly installing the driver software English 17 HP 10 100 3Com 3C905C TX Network Interface Card Installation Guide Frequently Asked Questions Frequently Asked Questions Q Which PCI slot is best for my NIC A The 3Com PCI NIC is designed to work in any PCI slot 0 Which PCI slot s are bus mastering in my PC A All PCI slots on the supported HP PCs support Bus Master Q Where do I find the driver installation Readme files A The various Readme files can be found in the HELP directory of diskette 3 For installation and configuration tips specific to HP PCs refer to the HPreadme txt file Q Can use the NIC instead of the integrated LAN supplied on my PC A Yes but you will need to deactivate the integrated LAN Your PC s User s Guide will tell you how to do this You might not be able to use the Remote Power On feature of your NIC because some PCs with an integrated LAN do not have a remote wake up connector Q have a old version of the driver already installed on my system how do succes
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