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Chapter 3: Installing the 10/100/1000 Gigabit Network Adapter in Your PC
Hardware Installation
10/100/1000 Gigabit Network Adapter
Chapter 3: Installing the 10/100/1000 Gigabit Network Adapter
in Your PC
Hardware Installation
1. Power off your PC and any peripheral equipment attached to it. Unplug your PC’s power cord.
2. Open your PC’s case, and locate an available PCI slot on the motherboard. Check with your computer
manufacturer if you need instructions.
3. Remove the metal PCI slot cover on the back of the PC.
4. Insert the Adapter into the PCI slot. Make sure that all of its pins are touching the slot’s contacts. You may
have to apply a bit of pressure to slide the Adapter all the way in.
5. After the Adapter is set firmly in place, secure its fastening tab to your PC’s chassis with a mounting screw.
Then close your PC’s case.
6. Connect one end of the Ethernet network cable to the RJ-45 port of the Adapter. (Category 5e or better
Ethernet network cabling is required for Gigabit transmission speeds.)
7. Connect the other end of the Ethernet network cable to your network’s Gigabit switch port.
8. Reconnect your PC’s power cord, and then power on your computer.
Now that the hardware installation is complete, you will install the appropriate Windows driver for the Adapter.
Proceed to the chapter for your PC’s operating system.
For Windows XP, go to “Chapter 4: Installing the Driver for Windows XP.”
For Windows 2000, go to “Chapter 5: Installing the Driver for Windows 2000.”
For Windows Millennium or 98SE, go to “Chapter 6: Installing the Driver for Windows Millennium or 98SE.”
Figure 3-1: Insert the Adapter into the PCI Slot
Figure 3-2: Set the Adapter Firmly in Place
Figure 3-3: Connect the Ethernet Network Cable
NOTE: For best results, use Category 5e or better
Ethernet network cabling. This is the only cabling that
will work for Gigabit transfer speeds. (You can use
Category 5 Ethernet network cabling for 100Mbps or
lower speeds.) The cable run from the Adapter to the
network hub or switch should not exceed 328 feet
(100 meters).