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5-4 CHAPTER 5: WINDOWS 95 AND WINDOWS NT TROUBLESHOOTING
Installing Multiple NICs in a Windows NT PC
If you are installing multiple 3C509B NICs in a Windows NT 4.0
PC, you cannot use the 3Com Installation Wizard to install the
NICs. Use the following procedure to ensure that the NICs
maintain separate resource assignments and are installed free
of conflicts.
You must use this procedure to install multiple 3C509B NICs.
Failure to follow this procedure may lead to problems requiring
you to reinstall your operating system.
Installing the First NIC
Follow these steps to install the first NIC when you are installing
several NICs in a Windows NT PC:
1 Double-click the My Computer icon, double-click the
Control Panel icon, and then double-click the Network icon.
The Network screen appears.
2 Select the Adapters tab, and then click Add.
The Select Network Adapter screen appears.
3 Insert EtherDisk diskette 1 in drive A, and then click
Have Disk.
4 If not already displayed, type:
a:\
5 Click OK.
The Select OEM Option screen appears.
6 Ensure that 3Com EtherLink III 3C509B ISA is selected, and
then click OK.
The 3Com EtherLink III (3C509) ISA Adapter Bus screen appears.
7 Click OK.
Windows copies files. A message is displayed, warning you to use
the Network screen to install multiple NICs.
8 Click OK.
The setup program copies files, and the Network screen reappears.
9 Ensure that 3Com EtherLink III 3C509B ISA is selected, and
then click Properties.
The 3Com EtherLink III Adapter Card Setup dialog box appears,
showing the assigned I/O port address value.
10 Click OK, and then click OK again.
The Network screen reappears.