3Com 3c900 Card Does Not Install During Unattended Setup

 Last reviewed: January 28, 1998
Article 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 : ntsetup NTSrvWkst kb3rdparty kbnetwork kbsetup
Version : WinNT:4.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbprb

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Last reviewed: January 28, 1998
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