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Gigabit PCI Adapter User’s Manual Model # ALN-318C[...]
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1 Copy right Copyright 2002 by this company. All r ights reserved. N o part of this publication may be reproduced, tran smitted, transcr ibed, stored in a retrieval system , or translated into any language or computer language, in any for m or by any mea ns, electronic , mechanical, magnetic, op tical, chemi cal, manu al or otherwise , without [...]
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2 Contents 1 Introduction ........ 3 1.1 System Requirements ............ 3 1.2 Package Contents ............... 3 2 Hardware Insta llation Instructions ........ 4 3 Software Driver Installation ............. 5 3.1 Gigabit PCI Adapter Software Driv er Installation Procedures……… …….. 5 3.1.1 For W indows ME, 2000 and XP.... ...............[...]
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3 1 . I n t r o d u c t i o n Gigabit PCI Adapter Installation CD is an All-In-One inst allation utility for Gigabit PCI Adapter. It automatica lly detects and installs recently ins talled Gigabit PCI Adapter hardware under Windows 98SE, ME, 2 000, and XP. This utility includes Ins tall Driver and User Manual two section s. Click Inst all Driver t [...]
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4 2. Hardware Installation Instructio n s 1) Turn off compu ter and remove its c over. 2) Insert the contact edge of t he adapte r card into the conne ctor of any available PCI Bus master expans ion slot. Press th e card firmly in to the c onnector to PCI s lot. Please make s ure the card’s contacts are fully seated in the PCI slot. 3) Install th[...]
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5 3. Software Driver Instal lation 3.1 Gigabit PCI Adapter Software Driver Installation Pr ocedures Insert Gigabit PCI Ada pter Installa tion CD into CD-ROM drive th en window belo w will appear. Inst all Dri ver: Click Install Dri ver to star t Gigabit PC I Adapter in stallat ion process. User Manual: Click User Manual to o pen Gigabit PCI Adapte [...]
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6 3.1.1 For Windows ME, 2000 and XP 1) Once click Install Driver to start the Gigab it PCI Ada pter inst allation, window below w ill appear 2) After Gi gabit PCI Adap ter Installat ion Utilit y finishes installing c orresponding Gigabit PCI Adapter device driver, win dow below will appear. Click OK to complete the ins tallation process.[...]
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7 3) Click Exit to close Gigabit PCI Ad apter Installation Utility. 4) To check if Gigab it PCI Adapter is properly installe d: For Windows XP (a) Right-click “ My Compute r ” on the Deskt op (b) Choose “ Properties ” (c) Choose “ Hardware ” tab (d) Click “ Dev ice Manager… ” Figure 1 - Marv ell Gigabit PCI Adapt er[...]
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8 Figure 2 - Real tek Gigabi t PCI Adapter Figure 3 – IC Pl us Gigabit PCI Adapter[...]
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9 3.1.2 For Windows 98SE 1) Once click Inst all Dri ver to start the Giga bit PCI Adapter installation, window be low will appear: 2) Afte r Gigabit PCI Adapter Installat ion Uti lity finishe s copying G igabit PCI Adapt er device driver, window below w ill appear then click OK to re boot your sy stem.[...]
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10 3) For <Marvell> & <Rea lt ek> Gigabit PCI Adapt ers: Æ After system boots up, the device driver will be installed completely. For <IC Plus > Gigabit PCI Ada pters: (a) After syste m boots up , operatin g system will detect th e recently installed G igabit P CI adapter, window below will a ppear then click Next to contin u[...]
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11 (c) Select Sp ecify a loc ation (utility automatic ally gives dr iver location, so yo u don’t have to en ter the drive r location path) then click Next to contin ue, (d) Click Next to contin ue,[...]
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12 (e) For Windows 98SE, sy stem will ask yo u to insert Wi ndows 98S E installat ion CD, Please in sert t he CD and cl ick “OK” , (f) Enter correc t file path and click “OK” , (g) A fter oper ating syste m fini shes inst alling t he Gigabi t PCI Adap ter driv er, click Finish to complete the device dr iver installat ion,[...]
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13 (h) To finish setting up your new device driver installation, operating system will show message and ask to r estart your c omputer. Click “Yes” to complete the Syst em Settings Chang e. (i) To check if Gigabit PCI Adapter is proper ly installed: i. Right-click “ My Computer ” on the Desktop ii. Choose “ Pro pert ies ” iii. Click “[...]
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14 3.1.3 For Windows 98 First Edition < For IC PLUS /Realtek> When system boots up first time with new Gigabit PCI adapter presents, Windows operation system will dete ct new har dware and ask for hardware driver. Put Giga bit PCI Adapt er driver inst all CD from prod uct packag e into CD-RO M drive and go to device driver CD Location, and th[...]
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15 3.1.7 For Netware x <For Marvell ONLY> 1) Login to Netware x a fter ins tall Mar vell Gigabit PCI Ad apter. 2) Put Gigabit PCI Adapter installation CD from product packag e into CD-ROM drive and go to device dr iver CD location, and the n find Marve ll Gigabit PCI Adapter device driver . Exa mple: E:DRIVER MARVELLMARVELL SERVERyukonnw [...]