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DuraLAN Fast Ethernet NICs User’s Guide
Before You Begin
■ Verify that all system, memory, and NIC requirements are met, see
System Requirements on page 1-2.
■ Verify that the new Adaptec DuraLAN NIC is installed properly in
the server, see Chapter 3, DuraLAN NIC Installation.
■ Check your system for installed DuraLAN NIC drivers. If a
DuraLAN Standard driver, Duralink64 Failover driver, or Duralink64
Port Aggregation driver exists, remove it! See Removing Previously
Installed Drivers on page 5-13.
Caution: This procedure is critical. Only one DuraLAN
driver may exist in a system!
Note on DuraLAN NIC Ports
When you are installing Adaptec DuraLAN NICs, it is a good idea
to document where each port physically resides in the server,
especially when two or more identical NICs exist. This is important
because ports are identified by generic port names, such as Adptsf1,
Adptsf2, Adptsf3, etc.
Port names are assigned to ports in the order that the system scans
these ports at boot time. Consequently, whenever you physically
rearrange the network cards, the port names change as well.