Dell OptiPlex Gxi - Manual (Page 61)

Using Integrated Devices 4-5
7. Insert the NIC driver diskette into drive A. Then
type
a:\wfw311 in the Install Driver dialog box
and click OK.
8. In the Unlisted or Updated Network Adapter
dialog box, select
3COM FAST ETHERLINK
XL / ETHERLINK XL ADAPTER (3C90X) and click OK.
9. In the Network Drivers dialog box, click Close.
10. In the Network Setup dialog box, click OK.
11. Remove the NIC driver diskette from drive A,
save changes to any open files, and then click
Restart Computer.
Microsoft Windows 3. x Client Driver
Install the Microsoft Windows 3.x client driver as
follows:
1. Connect the integrated NIC to its network
according to the instructions in “Connecting to a
Network” found earlier in this chapter.
2. If Windows is not yet installed on the system, fol-
low the instructions in “Using AutoLink to
Configure a Single 3C90x NIC” or “Using Install
to Configure Multiple 3C90x NICs” found later in
this chapter. Otherwise, continue to step 3.
3. If Windows is already installed, double-click the
Windows Setup icon in the Main program group.
4. From the Options menu, select CHANGE NETWORK
SETTINGS .
5. From the Network Setup menu, click Drivers.
6. From the Network Drivers menu, click Add
Adapter.
7. Select 3COM FAST ETHERLINK XL/ETHERLINK XL
ADAPTER (3C90X) and click OK.
8. After the driver has been installed, restart
Windows.
MS-DOS Client Driver
You can use the 3Com AutoLink program to automatic-
ally configure the NIC if you do not have any additional
NICs installed in the system, your network is using Net-
Ware 3.12 or 4.10, and your system will be used as a
NetWare DOS Open Data-Link Interface (ODI) client.
Otherwise, you must use the 3Com Install program to
configure the NIC.
Using AutoLink to Configure a Single 3C90 x NIC
To configure a single 3C90x NIC, follow these steps:
1. Boot the system to MS-DOS.
For instructions, see your MS-DOS reference
documentation.
2. Insert the NIC driver diskette into drive A. Then
type
a: and press < ENTER >.
3. Type autolink and press < ENTER >.
The first time you run the Install program, a license
agreement screen appears. To accept the terms and
conditions of the license agreement, type
y and press
< ENTER >. Several messages appear while AutoLink
is running. A final message indicates that the instal-
lation was successful.
If the installation is unsuccessful, view or print the
contents of the autolink.log file stored on the NIC
driver diskette.
When the installation is complete, you are asked if
you want to restart the computer.
4. Remove the NIC driver diskette and restart the
computer.
Using Install to Configure Multiple 3C90 x NICs
NOTE: Use multiple NICs in a client computer only if
you plan to run multiple protocols or connect to more
than one network. For information on multiple protocols,
see your operating system documentation.
To configure multiple 3C90x NICs (the integrated NIC
and a NIC expansion card) under MS-DOS, Windows 3.x,
or Windows for Workgroups, follow these steps:
1. Connect the integrated NIC to its network
according to the instructions in “Connecting to a
Network” found earlier in this chapter.
2. Configure the integrated NIC according to the
instructions in the preceding subsection, “Using
AutoLink to Configure a Single 3C90x NIC.”
3. Install the NIC expansion card according to the
instructions in “Installing an Expansion Card” in