Asus P5Q Computer Hardware User Manual


 
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4.3.14 Marvell Gigabit LAN Teaming support
This motherboard features quad Marvell 88E8056 LAN Gigabit LAN controllers and
supports Teaming function, which allows 4 single connections to be grouped as one
single connection, providing benets such as bandwidth increase, load balancing,
and fault tolerance.
The speed of transmission is subject to the actual network environment or
status even with Teaming enabled.
To enable LAN Teaming functionality
1. Place the support DVD to the optical drive. The
Drivers
installation tab
appears if your computer has an enabled Autorun feature.
2. Click the
Utilities
tab, and then click
Marvell Yukon NCU Application
.
3. Follow the screen instructions to complete installation.
4. Restart the computer.
5. For Windows XP, right-click the
My Computer
icon on the Windows desktop,
and then select
Properties
from the menu. Click the
Hardware
tab, and then
click the
Device Manager
button.
For Windows Vista, right-click the
My Computer
icon on the Windows
desktop, and then select
Properties
from the menu. Click
Device Manager
from the left
Tasks
list.
6. In the Device Manager window, click the “+” sign before the
Network
adapters
item, right-click one of the
Generic Marvell Yukon 88E8055 PCI-E
Gigabit Ethernet Controller
item, and then click
Properties
.
7. In the
Generic Marvell Yukon
88E8055 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet
Controller
window, click the
Team
tab, and then click
Add adapter to
a new team
.