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    http://www .3com.com/ 3Com Megahertz ® 10/100 LAN PC Car d User Guide Part No. 09-1527-000 Published December 1998[...]

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    3Com Corporation ■ 5400 Bayfront Plaza ■ Santa Clara, Califor nia ■ 95052-8145 Copyright © 3Com Corporation, 1998. All rights reserved. No part of this documentation may be repr oduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivative work (such as translation, transformation, or adaptation) without permission from 3Com Corporation.[...]

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    C ONTENTS 1 I NSTALLING THE PC C ARD Inserting the LAN Card 2 Cabling the LAN Card and Connecting to the Network 2 Disconnecting the Cable from the Car d 3 LAN Card LEDs 4 2 S ETUP FOR W INDOWS 98 Before Y ou Begin Installation 5 Setup Procedur e 5 Confirming Installation 6 T roubleshooting Windows 98 Installations 7 Uninstalling the Card 8 3 S ET[...]

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    5 H ELP AND S UPPORT Other Operating Systems Supported 19 Other Networks Supported 19 On-Line Documentation 20 Windows 98, W indows 95, and W indows NT 4.0 20 Windows NT 3.51, W indows 3.x, DOS 20 DOS Diagnostics Help Library 20 Online T echnical Services 21 World Wide Web Site 21 3Com FTP Site 21 3Com Bulletin Board Service 21 3ComFacts Automated [...]

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    1 I NST ALLING THE PC C ARD The 3Com Megahertz ® 10/100 LAN PC Card (model 3CCFE574BT) connects a computer to an Ethernet or Fast Ethernet network. This guide describes LAN card installation and setup for Windows 98 ® , Windows 95 ® , and Windows NT ® . Refer to the LAN card on-line help utilities for setup for operating systems not described i[...]

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    2 C HAPTER 1: I NSTALLING THE PC C ARD Inserting the LAN Car d Slide the LAN card into the car d slot as shown below . The power to the computer can be on or off. Without forcing the card, push until it seats firmly . If you do not know how to insert cards in your computer , refer to the documentation supplied with your computer on using PC Card ([...]

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    Disconnecting the Cable from the Card 3 Disconnecting the Cable fr om the Car d The PC card cable locks in place when you connect it to the card. Do not pull or twist it when disconnecting it fr om the LAN card. T o r elease the cable from the car d, squeeze the release clips located on the sides of the connector , as shown in the following illustr[...]

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    4 C HAPTER 1: I NSTALLING THE PC C ARD LAN Car d LEDs Once the card is connected to the network and the network drivers are installed (described in the following chapters) you will be able to use the connector LEDs to verify link integrity . T able 1 LAN Connector LEDs LED On Off Flashing 10 Mbps Good 10BASE-T connection between PC Card and hub No [...]

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    2 S ETUP FOR W INDOWS 98 Before Y ou Begin Installation Before installing the network driver softwar e, obtain the following information from your MIS department: ■ For Windows 98 networking, your computer name and workgroup name. ■ For your network account, your user name and password. Setup Pr ocedure 1 Install the card as described in Chapte[...]

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    6 C HAPTER 2: S ETUP FOR W INDOWS 98 5 Insert the Windows 98 CD if prompted. Optionally , you may specify a location on the hard disk wher e the Windows 98 files reside. T ypically , this location is C:WINDOWSOPTIONSCABS. Click OK to copy the files needed for the Ethernet interface. There may be a period of inactivity while the system checks y[...]

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    T roubleshooting W indows 98 Installations 7 T r oubleshooting Windows 98 Installations Basic troubleshooting, applicable for all problem situations. Inspect all cables and connections. Check whether your card is fully inserted into the slot. Verify that you have the latest BIOS for your system. If not, check the Web site for your computer and foll[...]

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    8 C HAPTER 2: S ETUP FOR W INDOWS 98 Uninstalling the Car d Sometimes previous or unfinished installations leave problems that af fect card operation. If the car d installation is unsuccessful for any reason, your best course may be to remove the car d and its software and repeat the installation procedur es with a fresh installation of the operat[...]

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    3 S ETUP FOR W INDOWS 95 Before Y ou Begin Installation ■ Determine which version of Windows 95 is installed on your computer . ■ Obtain the Installation Disk that shipped with the LAN Card. ■ Ask the MIS department for your network file server name, your network account user name, and your password. Determining Y our Windows 95 V ersion Bef[...]

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    10 C HAPTER 3: S ETUP FOR W INDOWS 95 Setup Pr ocedures Windows 95 V ersion A If a “New Hardwar e Found” dialog box appears, skip to step 8. 1 Open the Control Panel and double click the PCMCIA icon. If you are asked whether you ar e using a PC Card to install windows, ignore the pr ompt. 2 Click Next . 3 Click No to the prompt about r eal-mode[...]

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    Setup Procedures 11 11 If you are pr ompted for Windows 95 files, enter the directory path for Windows 95 (on most har d disks, c:windowsoptionscabs) or insert the Windows 95 CD and specify the WIN95 directory . When installation is complete, Windows 95 prompts for restart. 12 Remove the Installation Disk and click Ye s . When the software r e[...]

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    12 C HAPTER 3: S ETUP FOR W INDOWS 95 10 Click Finish to copy the files needed for the Ethernet interface. ■ If prompted for the LAN Car d Installation Disk , indicate the floppy drive as the location of the files. ■ If prompted for Windows 95 files, indicate your CD-ROM drive or type the path to the directory wher e your Windows 95 files [...]

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    T roubleshooting W indows 95 Installations 13 T r oubleshooting Windows 95 Installations Symptom Solution Basic troubleshooting, applicable for all problem situations. Inspect all cables and connections. Check whether your card if fully inserted into the slot . Verify whether you have the latest BIOS for your system. If not, check the Web site for [...]

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    14 C HAPTER 3: S ETUP FOR W INDOWS 95 Uninstalling the Car d Sometimes previous or unfinished installations leave problems that af fect card operation. If the car d installation is unsuccessful for any reason, your best course may be to remove the car d and its software and repeat the installation procedur es with a fresh installation of the opera[...]

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    4 S ETUP FOR W INDOWS NT Before Y ou Begin Installation Which Windows NT setup procedure you use depends on whether networking has already been installed on your computer . V erify with your MIS department which network driver installation instructions you should use. Before setting up the car d, you will need to know: ■ Y our network file serve[...]

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    16 C HAPTER 4: S ETUP FOR W INDOWS NT 6 When the Select OEM Option window opens, select FE574B-3Com 10/100 LAN PCCard-Fast Ethernet and click OK . 7 The Network Adapters list shows a check mark next to the 3Com LAN card. Click Next to continue. 8 In the Network Protocols list, place a check mark next to each network protocol r equired for your site[...]

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    T roubleshooting W indows NT Installations 17 Setup With Networking Installed 1 In the Control Panel, double-click Network . 2 Open the Adapter tab and click Add . 3 Click Have Disk . Put the Installation Disk in the floppy drive and click OK . 4 When the Select OEM Option window opens, select FE574B-3Com 10/100 LAN PCCard-Fast Ethernet and click [...]

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    18 C HAPTER 4: S ETUP FOR W INDOWS NT Uninstalling the Car d Sometimes previous or unfinished installations leave problems that af fect card operation. If the car d installation is unsuccessful for any reason, your best course may be to remove the car d and its software and repeat the installation procedur es with a fresh installation of the opera[...]

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    5 H ELP AND S UPPORT Other Operating Systems Supported The LAN card supports Windows NT 3.51, W indows for Workgr oups, W indows 3.x, and DOS. In addition, the LAN card supports AutoLink for Novell NetW are under Windows 3.x, W indows for Workgr oups, and DOS. Information on setting up the card for these operating systems is available in the on-lin[...]

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    20 C HAPTER 5: H ELP AND S UPPORT On-Line Documentation Y ou must have a Web br owser installed to open the LAN card on-line help. A connection to the network is not requir ed for reading the document, although active links to key 3Com Web sites ar e supported. Windows 98, Windows 95, and Windows NT 4.0 T o install the help document for Windows 98,[...]

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    Online T echnical Ser vices 21 Online T echnical Services 3Com offers worldwide pr oduct support 24 hours a day , 7 days a week, through the following online systems: ■ World Wide Web site ■ 3Com FTP site ■ 3Com Bulletin Board Service (3Com BBS) ■ 3ComFacts SM automated fax service World Wide W eb Site Access the latest networking informati[...]

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    22 C HAPTER 5: H ELP AND S UPPORT 3ComFacts Automated Fax Service The 3ComFacts automated fax service provides technical articles, diagrams, and troubleshooting instructions on 3Com products. Use a touch-tone telephone and dial 1 408 727-7021 to connect. Support fr om Y our Network Supplier and 3Com Many suppliers are authorized 3Com service partne[...]

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    3Com Corporation L IMITED W ARRANTY H ARDWARE 3Com warrants its hardware products to be free from defects in workmanship and materials, under normal use and service, for the following lengths of time from the date of purchase from 3Com or its authorized reseller: If a product does not operate as warranted above during the applicable warranty period[...]

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    O BTAINING W ARRANTY S ERVICE Customer must contact 3Com’s Corporate Service Center or an Authorized 3Com Service Center within the applicable warranty period to obtain warranty service authorization. Dated proof of purchase may be required. Products returned to 3Com’s Corporate Service Center must be pre-authorized by 3Com with a Return Materi[...]

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    G OVERNING L AW This Limited Warranty shall be governed by the laws of the State of California, U.S.A. excluding its conflicts of laws principles and excluding the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. 3Com Corporation , 5400 Bayfront Plaza, Santa Clara, CA 95052-8145 FCC C LASS B S TATEMENT This device complie[...]

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    I NDUSTRY C ANADA C LASS B E MMISSION C OMPLIANCE S TATEMENT This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. A VIS DE CONFORMITÉ À LA RÉGLEMENTATION D ’I NDUSTRIE C ANADA Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conform à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. VCCI C LASS B S TATEMENT This is Class B product based on the standard of th[...]

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    EXPORT RESTRICTIONS: You agree that you will not export or re-export the Software or accompanying documentation (or any copies thereof) or any products utilizing the Software or such documentation in violation of any applicable laws or regulations of the United States and the country in which you obtained them. TRADE SECRETS; TITLE: You acknowledge[...]

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    S PECIFICATIONS Specifications for the 3Com Megahertz 10/100 LAN PC Card (model 3CCFE574BT) Network Interface 3CCFE574BT LAN PC Card Ethernet IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T and Ethernet IEEE 802.3u 100BASE-TX standards Physical Dimensions Length 3.370 in (85.6 mm) Height 0.197 in (5.0 mm) Width 2.126 in (54 mm) Weight 0.86 oz (24.4 g) Environmental Operating [...]