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2 Remove all jewelry from your hands and wrists. Use only insulated or nonconductive tools. 3 Unplug the PC and disconnect all cables. 4 Remove the PC cover. 5 Choose an empty bus mastering PCI slot. A sample PCI slot is shown in Figure 2-1. If you do not know how to identify a PCI slot, check your PC documentation or ask your system administrator. In most PCs, slots 1 and 2 are bus mastering slots. Use slot 1 for the 3C905B-TX NIC if possible. If you have a video PCI card, install it in the last slot (the one farthest from slot 1). 6 Unscrew the screw holding the PCI slot’s backplate and remove it. 2-2 CHAPTER 2: INSTALLING THE NIC 2-2 CHAPTER 2: INSTALLING THE NIC 7 Insert the 3C905B-TX NIC into an empty PCI slot, shown in Figure 2-1. Make sure that the NIC is firmly seated in the slot. Screw 3C905B-TX NIC PCI slot Figure 2-1 Inserting the NIC 8 Secure the NIC with the screw you removed earlier. If you are installing the Remote Wake-Up connector, go to “Connecting the Remote Wake-up Cable” at the end of the chapter before replacing the PC cover. 9 Replace the PC cover and reconnect all previously connected cables. 10 Turn on the power to the PC. 11 Proceed to the next section, “Connecting to the Network.” Connecting to the Network 2-3 Connecting to the Network 2-3 Connecting to the Network You must connect the NIC to the network before installing the network driver. To connect the 3C905B-TX NIC to the network cable, follow these steps: 1 Connect the network cable to the RJ-45 port on the 3C905B-TX NIC, as shown in Figure 2-2. RJ-45 port LEDs RJ-45 connector Data TX ACT 10 100 LNK Figure 2-2 Connecting the Network Cable to the RJ-45 Port 2 Connect the other end of the network cable to a 10BASE-T or a 100BASE-TX network port. 3 Check the LEDs, shown in Figure 2-2. After installation, and before you install the network driver, the LEDs indicate the following: ¦ 10 LNK LED - green - 10 Mbps link integrity ¦ 100 LNK - green - 100 Mbps link integrity ¦ ACT LED - OFF - until the network driver is installed See Table 4-1 for more LED information. If you are not installing the Remote Wake-Up cable, go to Chapter 3 to install the network driver. 2-4 CHAPTER 2: INSTALLING THE NIC 2-4 CHAPTER 2: INSTALLING THE NIC Connecting the Remote Wake-up Cable WARNING: Install the NIC in slot 1 in the PC (as described earlier) before plugging in the 3-pin connector. Only properly trained and authorized personnel should perform service. Contact your PC manufacturer for information about safe service techniques. 1 Insert the cable into the connector on the NIC, shown in Figure 2-3. Twist the cable twice before attaching the cable to the motherboard. 2 Attach the cable to the connector on the PC motherboard, as shown in Figure 2-3. The connector is located in different locations depending on the PC. Plug in Remote Wake-Up cable to connector here Connect Remote Wake-Up cable from NIC to mother- board connectorPower supply Figure 2-3 Connecting the NIC to the Connector 3 Reconnect all cables and replace the PC cover. The 3C905B-TX Remote Wake-Up NIC is installed. Go back to the previous section “Connecting to the Network” to complete installation. INSTALLING THE NETWORK DRIVER3 INSTALLING THE NETWORK DRIVER3 This chapter describes how to install the network driver that completes your PC connection to the network. The 3C905B-TX software is installed with the network driver. Instructions are provided for Windows 95, Windows NT, and NetWare DOS client and server driver installation. Table 3-1 provides a complete list of supported drivers and text files that describe how to install them. Go to the section your MIS department recommends and follow the instructions to install the network driver on your PC. You can obtain the latest network drivers on 3Com’s World Wide Web site. To access the Web site, enter the 3Com URL into your Internet browser: The drivers are in the Support area. On the Support Welcome screen, scroll down to Latest Drivers and click. Windows 95 This section describes how to install the network driver when your PC is running Windows 95. This driver supports dRMON and PACE technology. This driver can be used in Microsoft and NetWare environments, and instructions are included for both. You need the Windows 95 system installation files (CAB files) to complete the installation. Do not use the AutoLink software to install the driver if you are running Windows 95. 3-2 CHAPTER 3: INSTALLING THE NETWORK DRIVER 3-2 CHAPTER 3: INSTALLING THE NETWORK DRIVER Follow these steps to install the network driver in a PC running Windows 95: 1 Install and configure Windows 95 before installing the 3C905B-TX NIC. 2 Install the 3C905B-TX NIC and connect it to the network, as described in Chapter 2. 3 Restart the PC. Windows 95 automatically detects the NIC in the PC. If Windows 95 does not detect the 3C905B-TX NIC, see Chapter 4,“Troubleshooting.” 4 Select Driver from disk provided by the ...