3Com Corporation Patch Release Note 10/100 Fast Ethernet 3C905B NICs Patch Information ------------------- Use this patch only 3C905B NIC will not install properly in Windows 98 using EtherDisk version 3.x. This inf patch will fix the symptoms below. Symptom: --------- After the card is installed, and after reboot, in the Control Panel - Network applet, the system displays a window that says, " You have selected a Plug and Play adapter. Please turn off your machine and install the adapter, then turn your machine on again." Even after you repeatedly follow the message suggestion the card will not install. In the Control Panel - System - Device Manager the network adapter properties indicate that the card is disabled. In the General tab the Device Status says, " This device is disabled code(22). Click Enable Device to enable this device." Any attempt to enable the card and reboot has no effect. The card remains disabled in Device Manager. Also, the device driver type and version are not available in Device Manager. How to apply this patch. ------------------------ 1. Remove the w95el90x.inf file on Disk2 of the EtherDisk 3.1 and copy this inf patch to the EtherDisk as w95el90x.inf. 2. Reinstall the NIC drivers using Disk2 of EtherDisk 3.1. --------------------- end -------------------------------------------------