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On all systems: before installing LAN card, go into Bios setup and set PnP OS field to NO. • This network card failed HP tests on Vectra VEi7 and VEi8. • Installation on Win 3.11 with Novell server fails on Vectra VLi8. • How to change LAN card configuration if needed (Advanced users only) This is a general advisory on how to forcibly modify resources for ISA and PCI network cards.
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General information to read before installing 1 Install the NIC then power up the system 2 Press F2 to go to CMOS setup. 3 Set PNP OS to NO and reserve IRQ 5. 4 Save settings and boot to applicable OS.
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Device Configuration Interrupt I/O Address Procedure 1 With the HP Vectra turned off, install the IBM Turbo 16/4 Token-Ring ISA adapter into an ISA slot. 2 Connect network cable media to the IBM Turbo 16/4 Token-Ring ISA adapter. 3 Power on the machine and start Windows 95SR2.5 and the Token Ring card will be recognized as “IBM Turbo 16/4 Token Ring ISA Adapter”.
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7 Insert the Windows 95 CD into the CD-ROM drive, specify the path and click “OK”. 8 Remove the IBM diskette from the floppy drive and click on “YES” to restart the system when prompted. 9 Right-click on the “Network Neighborhood” icon and select “Properties”. 10 Accept the default Network Protocols and the Primary Network Logon (Client for Microsoft Networks) as seen below and click on “OK”.
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Device Configuration Interrupt I/O Address Procedure 1 With the HP Vectra turned off, install the IBM Turbo 16/4 Token-Ring ISA adapter into an ISA slot. 2 Connect network cable media to the IBM Turbo 16/4 Token-Ring ISA adapter. 3 Power on the machine and start Windows 95SR2.5 and the Token Ring card will be recognized as “IBM Turbo 16/4 Token Ring ISA Adapter”.
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7 Insert the Windows 95 CD into the CD-ROM drive, specify the path and click “OK”. 8 Remove the IBM diskette from the floppy drive and click on “YES” to restart the system when prompted. 9 Right-click on the “Network Neighborhood” icon and select “Properties”. 10 Accept the default Network Protocols and the Primary Network Logon (Client for Microsoft Networks) as seen below and click on “OK”.
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Device Configuration Interrupt I/O Address Procedure 1 With the HP Vectra turned off, install the IBM Turbo 16/4 Token-Ring ISA adapter into an ISA slot. 2 Connect network cable media to the IBM Turbo 16/4 Token-Ring ISA adapter. 3 Power on the machine and start Windows 95SR2.5 and the Token Ring card will be recognized as “IBM Turbo 16/4 Token Ring ISA Adapter”.
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7 Insert the Windows 95 CD into the CD-ROM drive, specify the path and click “OK”. 8 Remove the IBM diskette from the floppy drive and click on “YES” to restart the system when prompted. 9 Insert the “Novell Client for Windows 95” CD in the CDROM and execute “Setup.exe”.
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Device Configuration Interrupt I/O Address Procedure 1 With the HP Vectra turned off, install the IBM Turbo 16/4 Token-Ring ISA adapter into an ISA slot. 2 Connect network cable media to the IBM Turbo 16/4 Token-Ring ISA adapter. 3 Power on the machine and start Windows 95SR2.5 and the Token Ring card will be recognized as “IBM Turbo 16/4 Token Ring ISA Adapter”.
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7 Insert the Windows 95 CD into the CD-ROM drive, specify the path and click “OK”. 8 Remove the IBM diskette from the floppy drive and click on “YES” to restart the system when prompted. 9 Insert the “Novell Client for Windows 95” CD in the CDROM and execute “Setup.exe”.
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Device Configuration Interrupt I/O Address Procedure 1 With the HP Vectra turned off, install the IBM Turbo 16/4 Token Ring ISA adapter into a PCI slot. 2 Connect network cable media to the IBM Turbo 16/4 Token Ring ISA adapter.
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8 Insert the IBM “Turbo 16/4 and Auto Wake Token-Ring ISA Adapter (Disk 2)” disk into the floppy drive. 9 Set the path to “A:\” in the dialog-box and click on “OK”. 10 Choose by highlighting the “IBM Turbo 16/4 Token Ring ISA adapter” and click on “OK”.
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Device Configuration Interrupt I/O Address Procedure 1 With the HP Vectra turned off, install the IBM Turbo 16/4 Token Ring ISA adapter into a PCI slot. 2 Connect network cable media to the IBM Turbo 16/4 Token Ring ISA adapter.
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9 Set the path to “A:\” in the dialog-box and click on “OK”. 10 Choose by highlighting the “IBM Turbo 16/4 Token Ring ISA adapter” and click on “OK”. 11 With “IBM Turbo 16/4 Token Ring ISA adapter” listed in the “Network Adapters”...
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Device Configuration Interrupt I/O Address Procedure 1 With the HP Vectra turned off, install the IBM Turbo 16/4 Token Ring ISA adapter into a PCI slot. 2 Connect network cable media to the IBM Turbo 16/4 Token Ring ISA adapter.
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8 Insert the IBM “Turbo 16/4 and Auto Wake Token-Ring ISA Adapter (Disk 2)” disk into the floppy drive. 9 Set the path to “A:\” in the dialog-box and click on “OK”. 10 Choose by highlighting the “IBM Turbo 16/4 Token Ring ISA adapter” and click on “OK”.
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7 Installing the IBM Turbo 16/4 Token-Ring ISA Adapter Connecting to a Novell NetWare 3.12 Server 28 Install the Windows NT4 Service Pack 4 application to correct the error messages in the Event Viewer. 29 Install the Hewlett-Packard Soft-Power Down application once the Service Pack 4 has been installed.
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Device Configuration Interrupt I/O Address Procedure 1 With the HP Vectra turned off, install the IBM Turbo 16/4 Token Ring ISA adapter into a PCI slot. 2 Connect network cable media to the IBM Turbo 16/4 Token Ring ISA adapter.
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8 Insert the IBM “Turbo 16/4 and Auto Wake Token-Ring ISA Adapter (Disk 2)” disk into the floppy drive. 9 Set the path to “A:\” in the dialog-box and click on “OK”. 10 Choose by highlighting the “IBM Turbo 16/4 Token Ring ISA adapter” and click on “OK”.
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8 Installing the IBM Turbo 16/4 Token-Ring ISA Adapter Connecting to a Novell NetWare 4.11 Server 28 Install the Windows NT4 Service Pack 4 application to correct the error messages in the Event Viewer. 29 Install the Hewlett-Packard Soft-Power Down application once the Service Pack 4 has been installed.
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Interrupt I/O Address Procedure 1 With the HP Vectra turned off, install the IBM Turbo 16/4 Token Ring ISA adapter into a ISA slot. 2 Connect network cable media to the IBM Turbo 16/4 Token Ring ISA card. 3 Log into Windows NT with administrator privileges.
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8 Click on the “Do Not Detect” button from the “Network Adapter Card Detection” window, and click on the “Continue” button in the following “Network Adapter Card Detection” window. 9 From the “Drop Down List”, scroll down and select “<Other> Requires disk from manufacturer”, then click on “Continue”.
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Interrupt I/O Address Procedure 1 With the HP Vectra turned off, install the IBM Turbo 16/4 Token Ring ISA adapter into an ISA slot. 2 Connect network cable media to the IBM Turbo 16/4 Token Ring ISA card. 3 Log into Windows NT with administrator privileges.
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9 From the “Drop Down List”, scroll down and select “<Other> Requires disk from manufacturer”, then click on “Continue”. 10 Set the path to “A:\” in the “Insert Disk” dialogs box, and then insert the “Turbo 16/4 and Auto Wake Token-Ring ISA Adapters (Disk 2)” diskette in the floppy drive and click “OK”.
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Interrupt I/O Address Procedure 1 With the HP Vectra turned off, install the IBM Turbo 16/4 Token Ring ISA adapter into a ISA slot. 2 Connect network cable media to the IBM Turbo 16/4 Token Ring ISA card. 3 Log into Windows NT with administrator privileges.
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8 Click on the “Do Not Detect” button from the “Network Adapter Card Detection” window, and click on the “Continue” button in the following “Network Adapter Card Detection” window. 9 From the “Drop Down List”, scroll down and select “<Other> Requires disk from manufacturer”, then click on “Continue”.
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Device Configuration Interrupt I/O Address Procedure 1 With the HP Vectra turned off, install the IBM Turbo 16/4 Token Ring ISA adapter into an ISA slot. 2 Connect network cable media to the IBM Turbo 16/4 Token Ring ISA adapter.
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8 Type the path “A:\WFW” in the “Install Driver” dialog box, and then insert the IBM Turbo 16/4 and Auto Wake Token Ring Adapter (Disk 2) into the floppy drive, and click “OK”. 9 Select “IBM Turbo 16/4 Token-Ring ISA Adapter, NDIS2/3/ODI” in the “Unlisted or Updated Network Adapter”...
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