Using Windows NT 4.0 Installing HP/3Com 10/100 Ethernet+ 56K Global Modem Mini-PCI Card Support Installing HP/3Com 10/100 Ethernet+ 56K Global Modem Mini-PCI Card Support This section describes how to: • Install Ethernet support. • Install modem support. To install Ethernet support If you have installed retail Windows and your HP Notebook contains a built-in 3Com 10/100 Mini PCI Ethernet Adapter, you need to install the LAN drivers. The LAN drivers are contained in the \HP\DRIVERS\NT4\LAN subdirectory. Before you begin, create a directory on C: called “OPTIONS” and copy the i386 directory of the Windows NT installation CD into the C:\OPTIONS directory.
The following Windows NT setup procedure assumes that networking has not been installed on your computer. Before setting up the adapter, you will need to know: • Your network file server name, network account user name, and password • Protocol used in the Microsoft Windows network (NWLink IPX/SPX Compatible transport, TCP/IP protocol, NetBEUI protocol) • NT Server domain or workgroup to which you belong • Your IP address (unless you are using DHCP) Follow these steps to install the 3Com 10/100 Mini PCI Ethernet Adapter driver when networking has not been installed: 1. In the Control Panel, double-click Network. 2. When the system prompts: “Windows NT Networking is not installed.
Do you want to install it now?”, click Yes. This opens the Network Setup Wizard. 3. Check Wired to the network, and then click Next. 4. When the system prompts to have setup start searching for a network adapter, click Select from list. Corporate Evaluator’s Guide 143