HP Notebook 3Com 10/100 Mini PCI Ethernet Adapter
Installation for Windows 2000

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\W2K\LAN subdirectory.

Installing the Driver:

1.  Make sure that the 3Com network adapter is connected to 
    the network.

2.  Open the Device Manager: Right-click on My Computer and
    select Properties, click the Hardware tab, and then click
    the Device Manager button.

3.  Double-click "Ethernet Controller", under "other devices".

4.  Click Reinstall Driver on the General tab.

5.  Click Next on the "Upgrade Device Driver Wizard" screen.

6.  Select "Display a list of the known drivers for this device 
    so that I can choose a specific driver" and click Next.

7.  Double-click "Network Adapters."

8.  Click Have Disk and browse to \HP\Drivers\W2K\LAN directory on the recovery CD and select "NET556N5".

9.  Click Open; and intialize driver installation by clicking "Next".

10. Select 3COM 10\100 Mini PCI Ethernet Adapter and click Next.

11. Click Next to begin installation of driver.

12. Click Finish.

13. Close the Device Properties and the Device Manager.


Updating the Driver:

You may need to update your driver if another version of the
network driver is made available.

1.  Open the Windows Start menu, select Settings, and then 
    select Control Panel.
2.  Double-click the System icon.
3.  Select the Device Manager tab. A list of devices appears, 
    arranged by type.
4.  Double-click Network Adapters.
5.  Double-click 3Com 10/100 Mini PCI Ethernet Adapter. The 
    3Com 10/100 Mini PCI Ethernet Adapter Properties window 
    appears.
6.  Select the Driver tab.
7.  Click Update Driver and provide the path to the updated 
    driver.

Uninstalling the Driver: 

Sometimes previous or unfinished installations leave problems 
that affect network adapter operation. If the driver 
installation is unsuccessful for any reason, your best course 
may be to remove the software and repeat the driver setup 
procedures. Possible problems may be indicated if:
-3Com 10/100 Mini PCI Ethernet Adapter is not working.
-Windows is not detecting the 3Com 10/100 Mini PCI 
 Ethernet Adapter.

1.  Open the Windows Start menu, select Settings, and then 
    select Control Panel.
2.  Double-click the Network icon.
3.  Select the 3Com 10/100 Mini PCI Ethernet Adapter and 
    click Remove.
4.  Click OK then reboot and reinstall the driver.