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Thread: 3Com 3C905C Network Card

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    mindspin311 Guest

    3Com 3C905C Network Card

    I've read all the posts and still haven't solved my problem. I have a Dell
    Dimension 8100 PC with a 3Com 3C905C network card. That's what it says when I
    went to the dell website and contacted them. All I see for cards are:

    3Com 3C920 Integrated Fast Ethernet Controller (3C905C-TX Compatible)
    3Com EtherLink 10/100 PCI for Complete PC Management NIC (3C905C-TX)

    I'm assuming I have the 2nd, but the first one should also work (since I see
    now plain 3C905C option)

    I have tried the dell driver (ZEDE5A11.exe) which a customer support rep
    said it was Vista compatible (That didn't work.) I tried one from the 3Com
    website (3c905c_4_41.exe) which someone who posted said that helped him.
    (That didn't work,) and I also tried a driver from DriverGuide.com
    (3Com_3c90x_NIC.exe) which said it WAS compatible with Vista x86 and that
    didn't work. Anyone else having the same problems with this card?

    Anyone solve this problem??

  2. #2
    Paula Guest
    I had the same problem. That card will not work with Vista.
    I had to run down to office supply store any buy a new card.
    They are cheap enough. Get one.
    I bought the LinkSys LNE 100TX works fine.
    I installed the drivers off the CD through the update driver module in
    device manager.

  3. #3
    mindspin311 Guest

    RE: 3Com 3C905C Network Card Drivers

    I also wanted to note that when I tried to install these drivers under device
    manager, I got the following error message:

    Windows encountered a problem installing the driver software for your device
    There was a problem installing htis hardware
    3Com EtherLink 10/100 PCI For Complete PC Management NIC (3C903C-TX)
    This device cannot start. (Code 10)

    I also get this for the 3C920 version which is supposed to be compatible

    After I close this, the network adapter shows up in device manager under the
    network adapter category, but it still doesn't work

    When I ping in cmd prompt, I get: PING: transmit failed, error code 1231.

    Hope this info helps someone solve this problem.

  4. #4
    CowboyJMB Guest

    RE: 3Com 3C905C Network Card

    3 Com cards just won't work PERIOD. I had a 3C980C in my rig. What I did was
    went the route of adding a second hard drive and installing Vista to that for
    a Dual Boot XP/Vista system. When I went to run Vista though, it wouldn't
    install the card at all. So fortunately, I had an extra card, which was a
    D-Link. Vista found that just fine!

    So if anyone else plans on installing the BETA 2, just make sure you have a
    compatible NIC card. I recommend D-Link, and stay away from 3COM.

    I would hope that in future and final releases, Microsoft would add 3 Com
    support to Vista.

  5. #5
    RoadRunner Guest

    Re: 3Com 3C905C Network Card

    Thats odd because my 3com connection is working with Vista , all I did was start the a new network wizard and pointed at my cd rom which I have a older driver for the previous windows , afterward I saw a option to choose 3com which I did , then afterwards I was connected , Then I went to microsoft update site using Vista and did a scan for updates which it show one for 3 com , I have no problems with 3com and Vista
    "Mark D. VandenBerg" <MarkDVandenBerg@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:D5F04F83-AC69-4CA2-AC38-8F1C35B40167@microsoft.com...
    Microsoft doesn't write device drivers for products manufactured by other
    companies. In this case, 3Com is at fault for not giving the software to
    Microsoft.

  6. #6
    Chad Harris Guest

    Re: 3Com 3C905C Network Card --*will* work on your Dell/Vista and Here It Is!

    Dear Mr. Spin--

    The card ***absolutely does work in Vista*** and it has worked in every
    build of Vista that MSFT has hatched. It seems that a lot of people jump
    to conclusions a little too rapidly about drivers that won't work in Vista.

    In fact, you certainly can install a driver for your 3Com on your Dell
    Dimension 8100. I had no problem with a that driver in every Vista Build
    until 5381--the one before public Beta 2 5384.4. My card driver didn't load
    with the install of 5381, and it's always inconvenient when you need a
    driver but can't surf the net to get it. I think that's a kind of dilemma.
    Fortunately with a dual boot, you have an OS that can do that for you on the
    box.

    I got my driver that is working fine on Vista from here if I remember
    correctly:

    http://support.3com.com/infodeli/tools/nic/3c905.htm

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    Chad Harris Guest

    Re: 3Com 3C905C Network Card --*will* work on your Dell/Vista and Here It Is!

    Mr. Dotcom--

    "Do I really want to get something that old to install"?

    Too funny. I understand the yuppinista/buppinista focus particularly of
    people in my country the US that old is bad--new is good. It's all about
    the latest gadget right? If it's "old" it's no good. I see it a little bit
    differently. It's commendable to keep up with all that is cutting edge, but
    it's also essential to know what you can and can't make work. The attitude
    that this NIC card won't work in Vista has a two word description--"TOTALLY
    FALSE."


    But talk about scientifically completely unsound. My NIC card works
    perfectly on Vista. I don't see any reason to change it when I have a dozen
    priorities to buy over a NIC card whether they are "cheap or not." It went
    like this for me. On every box for every build of Vista since the original
    one, I didn't have a NIC card problem until 5381 and when it didn't load it
    simply occured to me to get a driver. Using a dual boot made it very easy
    to do this--and I installed the driver and it works perfectly on Vista.
    There are no iffs ands or butts about it and all these posts that 1) the
    3COM driver doesn't work on Vista are j ust crazy. I have Vista smoking on
    my box--and it works fine. What doesn't work fine are the multiple features
    that MSFT seems to have a complete tin ear about and plans to ship broken.

    1) System Restore based on VSS--it doesn't manufacture restore points and
    the Restore Team doesn't seem to care about this. Chris Jones has told them
    he wants it out the door whatever gets slapped together and ships. When
    someone goes to XP it wipes out Restore points on their Vista boot. That is
    nothing less than unacceptable and it never should have been comported that
    way by seasoned developers and highly paid product managers at Redmond MSFT.
    PERIOD. It needs to be fixed yesterday and they are doing nothing about it.
    Further they have so much condescension for the public Vista was released
    Beta 2 to the public as a marketing ploy--they don't give a damn that there
    is no system restore or Windows RE documentation anywhere on a Technet,
    MSDN, or http://www.microsoft.com site. Show me where there is.

    2) Right now I see over 10 if not 20 or 30 posts that Vista is trashed when
    Windows RE if the user had a DVD could fix that Vista box. Why isn't
    Windows RE mentioned? Because the Windows RE team hasn't gotten off their
    butts in 10 months to supply the public or the Beta testers for that matter
    any significant comprehensive information on the Windows RE feature, but
    MSFT's bookstore site will sell you 10 books on Vista which do. All you
    need is some money. Money is a language that MSFT understands well with
    respect to Vista support and information--pay them for the books and you'll
    get a little more information.

    http://www.microsoftbookstore.com/St...px?ain=Default Give us your
    money--We're MSFT!!!!!!

  8. #8
    Chad Harris Guest

    Re: 3Com 3C905C Network Card Drivers They Absolutely Work in Vista Every Single Build!

    Paula you keep posting fiction in here. I've used the drivers for that 3
    Com card since Vista hatched beta builds, and I am using the same driver in
    the current build and it works perfectly. There is no fictional "waiting"
    that you invoke.

    There are "Vista" drivers for the card and the same driver I used in XP
    works in Vista. One trick to getting in the driver is that when you run the
    Hardware Wizard to install the driver whether you run it from a right click
    at Dev Mgmt or the Hardware Wizard that you tell it you will pick the
    location and browse to where you have downloaded the driver. I'm on Vista,
    and the driver works and that makes it lol a Vista driver. A driver that
    works on Vista is a Vista driver pure and simple. I don't care when it was
    released. I don't know what else this NIC card is supposed to do? Make
    coffee?: Walk the dog? It works fine on XP and it works fine on Vista. It
    did not boot up in Vista 5381 for some reason, so I installed it. It works
    on 5384.4 and in RC1 it will either boot up when I set it up, or I'll
    install it.

    This "I doubt since the card is old" is about as bright as saying a heart is
    30 years old so it won't pump with a normal EKG but it did at age 20."
    Science ain't your thing is it Paula? A few years doesn't mean jack squat
    as to whether a driver will work on Vista. So far you have said two drivers
    don't work Paula based on your premonitions that in fact do work.

  9. #9
    Chad Harris Guest

    Re: 3Com 3C905C Network Card just will work period.

    They just do Work 'PERIOD" in every build of Vista lol unless I'm imagining
    surfing the net. I can give you a few imaginary links on the range Cowboy.
    A number of people just don't know alternative ways to install a driver
    PERIOD is what it amounts to and I've tried to post the way to get them in
    when Vista balks.

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