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  • Page 1

    Intel Ether Express Pro100B Adapter Installation Guide Pro100B.book Page 1 Friday, December 10, 19 99 4:02 PM[...]

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    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 m aterial, 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 inci[...]

  • Page 3

    Contents 1 Read This First . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Before installing the net work adapter: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 How to Forcibly Modify Resources Allocated to the Intel EtherExpress Pro100B PC adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    2 Connecting to a Novell NetW are 5.0 Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Microsoft Windows 98 2nd edition Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    3 Read This First 1 Read This First Before installing the network adapter: • If your OS is Windows 95 SR2.5, go into the BIOS setup and set PnP OS field to YES. • If your OS is Windows NT 4.0, go into the BIOS setup and set PnP OS field to NO. • If your OS is Windows 98 2 nd edition, go into the BIOS setup and set PnP OS field to YES. • If [...]

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    4 Connecting to a Novell NetWare 5.0 Server Microsoft Wind ows 95 SR2.5 2 Connecting to a Novell NetWare 5.0 Server Microsoft Windows 95 SR2.5 Requirement s Procedure 1 With the HP Vectra turned off, install the network adapter into a PCI slot. 2 Connect the network cable to the newly installed network adapter. 3 Power on the machine and boot to Wi[...]

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    5 Connecting to a Novell NetWare 5.0 Server Microsoft Window s 95 SR2.5 12 Select either “ Typical ” or “ Custom ” and click on “ Install ” . Typical Installation is normally chosen. Select Custom Installation only if you are an administrator or an advance d user. When prompted for options during installation, ask your Network Administr[...]

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    6 Connecting to a Novell NetWare 5.0 Server Microsoft Wind ows 95 SR2.5 Problem 2 W indows 95 will lose all network connections when t he system comes out of suspend mode. This APM problem is known and acknowledged by Microsoft under ref ID: Q238871 (http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/ Q238/8/71.asp) T o prevent this problem: 1 From t[...]

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    7 Connecting to a Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server Microsoft Window s 95 SR2.5 3 Connecting to a Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server Microsoft Windows 95 SR2.5 Requirements Procedure 1 With the HP Vectra turned off, install the network adapter into a PCI slot. 2 Connect the network cable to the newly installed network adapter. 3 Power on the machine and[...]

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    8 Connecting to a Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server Microsoft Wind ows 95 SR2.5 Known Problems Problem 1 W indows 95 will automatically select the driver (E100BNT5.SYS-NDIS 5 driver) for the “ Intel PRO/100B PCI adapter ” , from the Intel driver diskette during installation . This driver will not succes sfully install in Microsof t W indows 95 SR[...]

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    9 Connecting to a Novell NetWare 4.11 Server Microsoft Window s 95 SR2.5 4 Connecting to a Novell NetWare 4.11 Server Microsoft Windows 95 SR2.5 Requirements Procedure 1 With the HP Vectra turned off, install the network adapter into a PCI slot. 2 Connect the network cable to the newly installed network adapter. 3 Power on the machine and boot to W[...]

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    10 Connecting to a Novell NetWare 4.11 Server Microsoft Wind ows 95 SR2.5 12 Select either “ Typical ” or “ Custom ” and click on “ Install ” . Typical Installation is normally chosen. Select Custom Installation only if you are an administrator or an advanced user. When prompted for options during installation, ask your Network Administ[...]

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    11 Connecting to a Novell NetWare 4.11 Server Microsoft Window s 95 SR2.5 Problem 2 W indows 95 will lose all network connections when t he system comes out of suspend mode. This APM problem is known and acknowledged by Microsoft under ref ID: Q238871 (http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/ Q238/8/71.asp) T o prevent this problem: 1 From[...]

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    12 Connecting to a Novell NetWare 5.0 Server Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Workstation 5 Connecting to a Novell NetWare 5.0 Server Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Workstation Requirement s Procedure 1 With the HP Vectra turned off, install the network adapter into a PCI slot. 2 Connect the network cable to the newly installed network adapter. 3 Power on the ma[...]

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    13 Connecting to a Novell NetWare 5.0 Server Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Workstation 14 Complete the network card installation by clicking on “ Next ” . 15 Type in the path to your Windows NT files and click “ Continue ” . 16 If TCPIP was one of the protocols selected, you will be prompted for some TCPIP information. Your Network Administrator[...]

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    14 Connecting to a Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Workstation 6 Connecting to a Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Workstation Requirement s Procedure 1 With the HP Vectra turned off, install the network adapter into a PCI slot. 2 Connect the network cable to the newly installed network adapter. 3 Pow[...]

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    15 Connecting to a Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Workstation 14 Complete the network card installation by clicking on “ Next ” . 15 Type in the path to your Windows NT files and click “ Continue ” . 16 If TCPIP was one of the protocols selected, you will be prompted for some TCPIP information. Your Network Adminis[...]

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    16 Connecting to a Novell NetWare 4.11 Server Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Workstation 7 Connecting to a Novell NetWare 4.11 Server Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Workstation Requirement s Procedure 1 With the HP Vectra turned off, install the network adapter into a PCI slot. 2 Connect the network cable to the newly installed network adapter. 3 Power on the [...]

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    17 Connecting to a Novell NetWare 4.11 Server Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Workstation 14 Complete the network card installation by clicking on “ Next ” . 15 Type in the path to your Windows NT files and click “ Continue ” . 16 If TCPIP was one of the protocols selected, you will be prompted for some TCPIP information. Your Network Administrato[...]

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    18 Connecting to a Novell NetWare 5.0 Server Microsoft Wind ows 98 2nd editio n 8 Connecting to a Novell NetWare 5.0 Server Microsoft Windows 98 2 nd edition Requirement s Procedure 1 With the HP Vectra turned off, install the network adapter into a PCI slot. 2 Connect the network cable to the newly installed network adapter. 3 Power on the machine[...]

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    19 Connecting to a Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server Microsoft Windows 98 2nd edition 9 Connecting to a Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server Microsoft Windows 98 2 nd edition Requirements Procedure 1 With the HP Vectra turned off, install the network adapter into a PCI slot. 2 Connect the network cable to the newly installed network adapter. 3 Power on th[...]

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    20 Connecting to a Novell NetWare 4.11 Server Microsoft Wind ows 98 2nd editio n 10 Connecting to a Novell NetWare 4.11 Server Microsoft Windows 98 2 nd edition Requirement s Procedure 1 With the HP Vectra turned off, install the network adapter into a PCI slot. 2 Connect the network cable to the newly installed network adapter. 3 Power on the mach[...]

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    21 Connecting to a Windows NT 4.0 Server Microsoft Windows for Workgroups v3.11 11 Connecting to a Windows NT 4.0 Server Microsoft Windows for Workgroups v3.11 Requirements Procedure 1 With the HP Vectra turned off, install the network adapter into a PCI slot. 2 Connect the network cable to the newly installed network adapter. 3 Power on the machin[...]

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    22 Connecting to a Windows NT 4.0 Server Microsoft Windows fo r Workgroups v3.11 13 Click “ OK ” at the “ Network Setup ” dialog b ox. 14 If needed, enter changes to the “ Microsoft Windows Network Names ” dialog box and click “ OK ” . 15 Windows will prompt for the location of several files. Type the path to the file locations and [...]

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    23 Connecting to a Novell NetWare 4.11 Server Microsoft Windows for Workgroups v3.11 12 Connecting to a Novell NetWare 4.11 Server Microsoft Windows for Workgroups v3.11 Requirements Procedure 1 With the HP Vectra turned off, install the network adapter into a PCI slot. 2 Connect the network cable to the newly installed network adapter. 3 Power on [...]

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    24 Connecting to a Novell NetWare 4.11 Server Microsoft Windows fo r Workgroups v3.11 13 Insert the driver disk and click on “ Have Disk …” when prompted for drivers. 14 Type in the location of the 32-bit LAN driver and click “ Add ” . 15 Click “ Next ” to continue with the installation. 16 Modify the LAN adapter settings if needed an[...]

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    V ers ion Number Rev 2. December 1999 Pro100B.book Page xxvi Friday, December 10, 1999 4:02 PM[...]