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http://www .3com.com/ 3Com Megahertz 10/100 LAN Car dBus PC Car d User Guide Part No. 09-1345-001 June 1998.
ii 3Com Corporation ■ 5400 Bayfront Plaza ■ Santa Clara, Califor nia ■ 95052-8145 © 3Com Corporation, 1998. All rights reserved. No part of this documentation may be r eproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivative work (such as translation, transformation, or adaptation) without permission from 3Com Corporation.
iii C ONTENTS 1 I NSTALLING THE PC C ARD Before Y ou Begin 1-2 Setting CardBus Mode 1-2 T oshiba Notebooks 1-2 IBM ThinkPad Series 760 Notebooks 1-3 Connecting the 3CCFE575BT CardBus PC Car d 1-4 Conn.
iv 3 T ROUBLESHOOTING LEDs 3-2 3Com PC Card Diagnostics Pr ogram 3-3 Accessing the CardBus PC Car d Help System 3-3 Displaying Release Notes, Frequently Asked Questions, and KnowledgeBase 3-4 Running .
v A S PECIFICATIONS B T ECHNICAL S UPPORT Online T echnical Services B-1 World Wide Web Site B-1 3Com Bulletin Board Service B-1 3ComFacts Automated Fax Service B-2 3ComForum on CompuServe Online Serv.
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1 I NSTALLING THE PC C ARD The 3Com Megahertz 10/100 LAN CardBus PC Car ds (models 3CCFE575BT and 3CXFE575BT) connect your notebook to an Ethernet or Fast Ether net network.
1-2 C HAPTER 1: I NSTALLING THE PC C ARD Before Y ou Begin Make sure that you have a Car dBus notebook and these items: ■ 3Com Megahertz 10/100 LAN CardBus PC Car d ■ PC Card cable (6 inches) and .
Before Y ou Begin 1-3 6 Using the Start menu, select shutdown the computer and then click Y es to confirm. 7 T urn the notebook back on. The notebook is now set up to run in CardBus mode. IBM ThinkPad Series 760 Notebooks 1 Using the Start Menu, select Programs >Thinkpad >Thinkpad Configurations.
1-4 C HAPTER 1: I NSTALLING THE PC C ARD Connecting the 3CCFE575BT Car dBus PC Car d 1 Remove all PC Cards fr om your notebook. 2 Connect the PC Card cable to the Car dBus PC Card ➀ , and to the network cable ➁ . Figure 1-2 Connecting the CardBus PC Card 3 Connect the RJ-45 connector to the network port ➂ .
Connecting the 3CXE589ET CardBus PC Card with XJACK Connector 1-5 Connecting the 3CXE589ET Car dBus PC Car d with XJACK Connector 1 Remove all PC Cards fr om your notebook and turn it on. 2 Connect the network cable ➀ to the CardBus PC Car d XJACK connector .
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2 I NSTALLING THE N ETWORK D RIVER This chapter describes how to install the 3Com network driver that completes your notebook connection to the network. Instructions are pr ovided for W indows 95, Windows NT , Windows for Workgroups, and AutoLink NetW ar e network driver installation.
2-2 C HAPTER 2: I NSTALLING THE N ETWORK D RIVER Before Y ou Install the Network Driver Now that the CardBus PC Car d is inserted in your notebook and the network cable is connected to the network port, the final installation step is to install the network driver .
Windows 95 Version 4.00.950B (OSR 2) 2-3 If your Windows 95 version is 4.00.950 or 4.00.950A, go to the appropriate section to install the network driver . If your Windows 95 version is 4.00.950B (OSR 2), go to the following section to install the network driver .
2-4 C HAPTER 2: I NSTALLING THE N ETWORK D RIVER 6 In the Update Device Driver Wizard, click Finish . 7 In the Insert Disk window , click OK . 8 In the copying files window , type a: and click OK . 9 If prompted, insert the Windows 95 CD-ROM or type the directory path to the Windows 95 CAB files on your notebook and click OK .
Windows 95 (Versions 4.00.950 and 4.00.950A) 2-5 10 Click Finish to complete the driver installation and remove the LAN Installation Disk . a If the software pr ompts for Computer Name and Work Group Name, type the names as supplied by your MIS department and click OK .
2-6 C HAPTER 2: I NSTALLING THE N ETWORK D RIVER 6 Double-click 3Com Megahertz 10/100 LAN CardBus PC Card to display a description of the CardBus PC Car d and its current status. If the CardBus PC Car d is not operational, go to Chapter 3 for troubleshooting information.
Windows NT Version 4.0 2-7 5 Click Have Disk. 6 In the Insert Disk dialog box, type: a: 7 Insert the LAN Installation Disk into the floppy drive and click OK. 8 On the Select OEM Option screen, highlight 3Com Megahertz 10/100 LAN CardBus PC Card and click OK .
2-8 C HAPTER 2: I NSTALLING THE N ETWORK D RIVER Confirming Installation T o confirm successful installation, double-click the Network icon in the Control Panel. Click the Adapters tab. The 3Com Megahertz 10/100 LAN CardBus PC Car d should appear on the list.
Windows NT Version 4.0 2-9 9 Click OK . The Network Setup Wizard window appears. 10 Click Next. The Network Protocols configuration box appears. 11 Select the appropriate network pr otocol. If you choose TCP/IP , you will be pr ompted to set TCP/IP later in this installation.
2-10 C HAPTER 2: I NSTALLING THE N ETWORK D RIVER 18 When Figure 2-4 appears again and asks for the location of the files, type a: 19 Click Continue . 20 After Windows NT copies files, select new Network Settings if requir ed. Ask your system administrator if you are not sur e what to select.
Windows NT Version 3.51 2-11 Windows NT Version 3.51 Before you begin, obtain the LAN Installation Disk . If Windows NT networking is not installed, obtain the following information from your MIS depa.
2-12 C HAPTER 2: I NSTALLING THE N ETWORK D RIVER 11 Click OK to accept the default settings for the CardBus PC Car d or enter new settings if requested by your MIS department. The Network Settings Window appears. 12 Click OK to bring up the TCP/IP configuration window .
Windows for Workgroups (WFW) 2-13 Installing the DOS Enhanced-Mode Driver for WFW T o install the NDIS 3 DOS enhanced-mode driver for WFW , follow these steps: 1 Using the Windows menu, select Network . 2 Double-click Network Setup . 3 In the Network Setup dialog box, select the Networks.
2-14 C HAPTER 2: I NSTALLING THE N ETWORK D RIVER AutoLink for Windows 3.x, Windows for W orkgr oups, and DOS This section describes how to install the network driver for a notebook running Windows 3.x, W indows for Workgroups, and DOS using the 3Com AutoLink ™ pr ogram.
Supported Network Drivers 2-15 Supported Network Drivers T able 2-1 provides the text file names and driver names for supported network drivers. These text files are located in the HELP directory on the LAN Installation Disk . The NDIS 3 driver can be used by both Windows 95 version A and Windows 95 OSR 2 (version B).
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3 T ROUBLESHOOTING This chapter provides the following tr oubleshooting information: ■ Checking the CardBus PC Car d LEDs ■ Running the 3Com PC Card Diagnostics pr ogram ■ Accessing the 3Com Car.
3-2 C HAPTER 3: T ROUBLESHOOTING LEDs Before the LEDs (Figur es 3-1 and 3-2, T able 3-1) can be used for troubleshooting, the Car dBus PC Card must be connected to the network (see Chapter 1) and the network drivers must be installed (see Chapter 2).
3Com PC Card Diagnostics Program 3-3 3Com PC Car d Diagnostics Program The 3Com PC Card Diagnostics pr ogram, which is automatically installed with the Windows 95 and Windows NT drivers, tests the CardBus PC Card. T o change configuration information, see Chapter 4.
3-4 C HAPTER 3: T ROUBLESHOOTING 6 Click the Help button. T o display the entire help system, click the Help button on each PC Card Diagnostics screen. T o display information about any item on each screen, click the ? and drag it to the item and click.
3Com PC Card Diagnostics Program 3-5 For Windows NT v3.51, select File>Run , and type tnicdiag.exe When you install the network driver (Chapter 2) the 3Com logo appears in the Windows 95 and W indows NT 4.0 tray at the bottom of your screen after you r eboot.
3-6 C HAPTER 3: T ROUBLESHOOTING 3 Click the Diagnostics tab to display the diagnostics screen shown in Figur e 3-4. Figure 3-4 Diagnostics Screen 4 Click Start in the Self T est section to run the self test.
3Com PC Card Diagnostics Program 3-7 Running the Echo T est The echo test tests the CardBus PC Car d’ s ability to transmit and receive data while on the network. CAUTION: Running the echo test while connected to an active network can cause intermittent failures.
3-8 C HAPTER 3: T ROUBLESHOOTING 3 On both computers: a Click the Windows Start menu. b Click Programs. c Select 3Com PC Card Utilities. d Select 3Com PC Card Diagnostics . For Windows NT v3.51, select File>Run , and type tnicdiag.exe The PC Card Diagnostics general scr een appears on both computers, as shown in Figure 3-2.
3Com PC Card Diagnostics Program 3-9 Click the Help button to display help for this screen. Click the ? at the top of the screen and drag it to a statistic and click. The pop-up box displays information about the selected statistic. 6 Click Start . The statistics for the test appear in the statistics window , as shown in Figure 3-5.
3-10 C HAPTER 3: T ROUBLESHOOTING 1 T o access the 3Com support screen (Figure 3-6), click the Support tab on the 3Com PC Card Diagnostics general screen, shown in Figur e 3-3. Figure 3-6 Support Screen ■ Click Diagnostics to run the 3Com PC Car d Diagnostics program.
3Com PC Card Diagnostics Program 3-11 Generating a Problem Report The problem r eport generator prompts you for the information that will help 3Com Customer Support solve your CardBus PC Car d installation and configuration problems. Y ou can email the completed report to 3Com Customer Support and receive an email answer within two business days.
3-12 C HAPTER 3: T ROUBLESHOOTING 4 Click Next to display the Computer information screen, shown in Figure 3-8. Figure 3-8 Computer Information Screen a Enter your notebook manufacturer and model. b Identify your notebook as a client, server , or both, using the pull-down menu.
DOS Diagnostics Program 3-13 Use your mail application to mail the report to one of the addresses on the Send Report screen. If required, contact your local reseller first. 9 Click OK to bring up the PC Car d Diagnostics general screen. 10 T o exit the program, click Cancel .
3-14 C HAPTER 3: T ROUBLESHOOTING 3 Select 3Com Megahertz 10/100 LAN CardBus PC Card and click Properties . 4 Change I/O or IRQ value and click Confirm . Changing the I/O, IRQ, or Memory Range If you discover resour ce conflicts, you can change the I/O Base Address, Interrupt Request (IRQ), or Memory Range using Windows 95.
Disabling PC Card (PCMCIA) Support for W indows 95 3-15 4 Click OK . 5 Reboot the notebook to disable PC Card Support. If prompted, select Do Not Install a Driver . Some notebooks may re-install the PCMCIA sockets (PC Car d Support) without prompting you.
3-16 C HAPTER 3: T ROUBLESHOOTING Disabling PC Car d (PCMCIA) Support for Windows NT 1 In the Windows NT Control Panel, double-click Devices . 2 Click PCMCIA on the list that appears.
Frequently Asked Questions 3-17 Frequently Asked Questions T able 3-3. Frequently Asked Questions Question Answer What is CardBus? CardBus is the new high-speed peripherals interface for notebooks that includes: ■ 33 MHz, 32-bit performance based on PCI bus architecture ■ 3.
3-18 C HAPTER 3: T ROUBLESHOOTING Are my network drivers Microsoft certified? Yes. Are my network drivers Novell certified? Yes. How do I remove the 3Com icon from my system tray? 1 Double-click the 3Com icon to start the 3Com PC Card Diagnostics program.
Frequently Asked Questions 3-19 What is Dynamic Access ® software? Dynamic Access software brings intelligence to the end systems to provide improved network performance and control. You can download the latest Dynamic Access software from the 3Com Web site: www.
3-20 C HAPTER 3: T ROUBLESHOOTING T r oubleshooting Tips ■ Check the CardBus PC Car d installation in Chapter 1. ■ Inspect all cables and connections. ■ Make sure you have the latest BIOS for your notebook. ■ T ry the notebook at a known working location.
4 C HANGING C ONFIGURATION This chapter describes how to display and change configuration settings for the CardBus PC Car d. Before you change these settings, contact your MIS department. Configuration Settings T able 4-1 lists each configuration option, the default setting, and the available settings.
4-2 C HAPTER 4: C HANGING C ONFIGURATION CIS Memory Address The CIS Memory requir es a 256 B segment of memory . I/O Base Address The I/O address space is used by the Car dBus PC Card for communication between the CardBus PC Car d and the notebook. The CardBus PC Car d uses 64 bytes of I/O space, starting at the I/O Base Address.
Displaying Configuration 4-3 T o display the current configuration of the CardBus PC Card using the 3Com PC Car d Diagnostics pr ogram, follow these steps: 1 Install the CardBus PC Car d and connect it to the network as described in Chapter 1 and install the driver as described in Chapter 2.
4-4 C HAPTER 4: C HANGING C ONFIGURATION T o display the 3Com logo icon on your W indows 95 and Windows NT task bar for easy access to the 3Com PC Card Diagnostics program, click the box next to Enable T ray Control. Y ou can display the CardBus PC Card help system by clicking the Help button on the PC Card Diagnostics General screen.
Changing Configuration Settings 4-5 Changing Configuration Settings 1 Click the Properties tab on the 3Com PC Card Diagnostics General screen, shown in Figur e 4-1. Figure 4-3 Properties Scr een 2 T o display the options for a setting, highlight the setting and use the right pulldown menu.
4-6 C HAPTER 4: C HANGING C ONFIGURATION.
A S PECIFICATIONS T able A-1 CardBus PC Card Specifications Network Interface 10 Mbps Ethernet 10BASE-T Ethernet IEEE 802.3 industry standard for a 10 Mbps baseband CSMA/CD local area network 100 Mbps Ethernet and 100BASE-TX Ethernet IEEE 802.3u industry standard for a 100 Mbps baseband CSMA/CD local area network Physical Dimensions Length 3.
A-2 A PPENDIX A: S PECIFICATIONS Network Cable Specifications UTP Cable Requirements: Category 3 LAN and high-speed data cable (10 Mbps) that meets the requirements of EIA/TIA-568 and EIA/TIA TSB-36 C.
B T ECHNICAL S UPPORT 3Com provides easy access to technical support information through a variety of services. This appendix describes these services. Information contained in this appendix is correct at time of publication. For the very latest, we recommend that you access 3Com Corporation’ s World W ide Web site.
B-2 A PPENDIX B: T ECHNICAL S UPPORT Access by Analog Modem T o reach the service by modem, set your modem to 8 data bits, no parity , and 1 stop bit. Call the telephone number nearest you: Access by Digital Modem ISDN users can dial in to 3ComBBS using a digital modem for fast access up to 56 Kbps.
Support from Y our Network Supplier B-3 Local access numbers are available within the following countries: 3ComForum on CompuServe Online Service 3ComForum contains patches, software, drivers, and technical articles about all 3Com products, as well as a messaging section for peer support.
B-4 A PPENDIX B: T ECHNICAL S UPPORT Returning Products for Repair Before you send a pr oduct dir ectly to 3Com for r epair , you must first obtain a Return Materials Authorization (RMA) number . Products sent to 3Com without RMA numbers will be returned to the sender unopened, at the sender’ s expense.
I NDEX Numbers 3Com Bulletin Board Service (3ComBBS) B-1 3Com URL B-1 3ComFacts B-2 3ComForum B-3 B bulletin board service B-1 C cabling specifications A-2 troubleshooting 3-20 Card Information Struc.
2 I NDEX K KnowledgeBase 3-3, 3-9 L LEDs 3-2 M mean time between failures A-2 Media T ype option description 4-1 memory 3-14 N network supplier support B-3 O online technical services B-1 P PC Card Su.
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Un point important après l'achat de l'appareil (ou même avant l'achat) est de lire le manuel d'utilisation. Nous devons le faire pour quelques raisons simples:
Si vous n'avez pas encore acheté 3Com Series 760 c'est un bon moment pour vous familiariser avec les données de base sur le produit. Consulter d'abord les pages initiales du manuel d'utilisation, que vous trouverez ci-dessus. Vous devriez y trouver les données techniques les plus importants du 3Com Series 760 - de cette manière, vous pouvez vérifier si l'équipement répond à vos besoins. Explorant les pages suivantes du manuel d'utilisation 3Com Series 760, vous apprendrez toutes les caractéristiques du produit et des informations sur son fonctionnement. Les informations sur le 3Com Series 760 va certainement vous aider à prendre une décision concernant l'achat.
Dans une situation où vous avez déjà le 3Com Series 760, mais vous avez pas encore lu le manuel d'utilisation, vous devez le faire pour les raisons décrites ci-dessus,. Vous saurez alors si vous avez correctement utilisé les fonctions disponibles, et si vous avez commis des erreurs qui peuvent réduire la durée de vie du 3Com Series 760.
Cependant, l'un des rôles les plus importants pour l'utilisateur joués par les manuels d'utilisateur est d'aider à résoudre les problèmes concernant le 3Com Series 760. Presque toujours, vous y trouverez Troubleshooting, soit les pannes et les défaillances les plus fréquentes de l'apparei 3Com Series 760 ainsi que les instructions sur la façon de les résoudre. Même si vous ne parvenez pas à résoudre le problème, le manuel d‘utilisation va vous montrer le chemin d'une nouvelle procédure – le contact avec le centre de service à la clientèle ou le service le plus proche.
