3Com 3c900 Card Does Not Install During Unattended Setup

ID: Q167021

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

When you use the unattended setup option to install Windows NT on a computer that uses a 3Com 3c900 EtherLink adapter, you may get the following message during the graphical user interface (GUI) mode portion of network setup:


   Network Card not Present in the system

This message is produced when the Oemsetup.inf file of the netcard does not return a proper value. The following command string returns an empty list:

Shell $(UtilityInf), GetPCIInformation, $(Vendor) $(CFID)

MORE INFORMATION

This is a known problem between Windows NT and this 3Com card. Contact 3Com for a workaround to this problem.

The EtherLink product discussed here is manufactured by 3Com Corporation, a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or reliability.

Additional query words: automated


Keywords          : kb3rdparty kbnetwork kbsetup ntsetup NTSrvWkst 
Version           : WinNT:4.0
Platform          : winnt 
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: February 13, 1999