SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP15594
PART NUMBER: N/A
FILE NAME: N/A
TITLE: 3COM Etherlink 10/100 PCI Drivers for Complete PC Management NIC (3C905C-TX)
VERSION: 5.20 Rev B
LANGUAGE: US (Global)

CATEGORY: Comm-Network

DIVISIONS: Workstations, Commercial Desktops

PRODUCTS AFFECTED: 
     Deskpro EN Series: P1.0GHz,P733 (na),P667 (na),C566 (na),P933,
         P866,P800,P733/820,P733,P700,P667/820,P667,P650,P600/820,P600,6266,
         6300,6300A,6300C,6333,6333C,6350,6400,6400C,6450,6450+,6500,C466/810,
         C500/810,C600,P550
     Deskpro EP Series: P533/810e,P500/810e,P450+/810e,C500/810,
         C466/810,a/P600E/810e,a/P550E/810e,a/P500E/810e,a/C500/810e,
         a/C466/810e,6500,6450+,6450,6400C,6400,6350,6266,6266C,6300,6300A,6333,
         6333C,P700,P667/810e,P650,P600/810e,P600,P550
     Deskpro SB Series: 6266,6300,6333,6350,6400
     Professional Workstation: Model SP750,Model SP700,Model AP550,
         Model AP500,Model AP400,Model AP200
     Deskpro EN Series SFF: P1.0GHz (SFF-v),P600,P550,P533/810e,
         P500/810e,P450+/810e,Net PC 6400,Net PC 6300,C600 (SFF),C500/810,6300,
         6300A,6300C,6333,6333C,6350,6400,6450,6450+,6500,C466/810,P1.0GHz 
         (SFF),P733 (SFF-na),P667 (SFF-na),C566 (SFF-na),P933 (SFF-v),P933 
         (SFF),P866 (SFF-v),P866 (SFF),P800 (SFF-v),P800 (SFF),P733/820,P733 
         (SFF-v),P733 (SFF),P700,P667/820,P667/810e,P667 (SFF-v),P667 (SFF),
         P650,P600/820,P600/810e
     Deskpro Workstation: Model AP240/700,Model AP240/733,Model AP250,
         Model AP240/600EB
     Deskpro EX: C566,C600,C633,C667,C700,P667,P733,P800,P866,P933,
         P1.0GHz
     Deskpro EXS: C566,C600,C633,C667,P1.5GHz/850,P1.4GHz/850,P1.0GHz,
         P933,P866,P800,P733,P667,C700

OPERATING SYSTEM: Microsoft Windows 2000
                  Microsoft Windows 98
                  Microsoft Windows 95
                  Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11
                  Microsoft Windows 3.1
                  Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
                  Microsoft Windows NT 3.51
                  Microsoft MS-DOS
                  Novell NetWare 5.x
                  Novell NetWare 4.x
                  Novell NetWare 3.x
                  IBM OS/2
                  IBM OS/2 2.x

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:
3COM 10/100 WOL PCI
3Com EtherLink 10/100 PCI For Complete PC Management NIC (3C905C-TX)

PREREQUISITES: 
*Other requirements to support 3Com's Remote System Alerts:
 - 3Com's Remote System Alert Server Plug-ins (Softpaq SP11727 or later) 
 - Management Console Application Software like HP OpenView NNM v6.0 or Microsoft 
   SMS v1.2 (not provided by Compaq)

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 29, 2000

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED: Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION: 5.0

SUPERSEDES: SP14709

DESCRIPTION:
The EtherDisk drivers support 3COM's family of EtherLink 10/100 PCI 
bus-mastering network interface cards (NICs) with a common driver set for 
the computer models and operating systems listed above.

These drivers are PC99 compliant and when used in conjunction with the 7-pin 
cable on the Adapter, they support Remote System Alert Functionalities on 
Compaq's Deskpro Models with 810 and later Chipsets. 

The use of appropriate Management Console Software is also required on the 
target servers (see PREREQUISITES above). 

ENHANCEMENTS/FIXES:
 - Adds support for the Deskpro EX and Deskpro EXS Series models listed above.

HOW TO USE:

1. Download the SoftPaq to a directory on your hard drive.
The file downloaded is a self-extracting executable with a filename
based on the SoftPaq Number above.

2. Execute the downloaded file and follow the on-screen instructions.

3. After the files have been unpacked, you may delete the self-extracting
file downloaded in step 1.

4. To install, read and follow the instructions provided with the software.


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