DOCUMENT:Q167021 09-AUG-2001 [winnt] TITLE :INFO: 3Com 3c900 Card Does Not Install During Unattended Setup PRODUCT :Microsoft Windows NT PROD/VER:winnt:4.0 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kb3rdparty kbnetwork kbsetup kbOPK kbSBK ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0 - Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY ======= 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 Unattended Setup ====================================================================== Keywords : kb3rdparty kbnetwork kbsetup kbOPK kbSBK Technology : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400 Version : winnt:4.0 Issue type : kbinfo ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 2001.