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ASUS PXI-G45 User Guide

When done, your Computer Management window shows the installed
LAN adapters.

3.

Highlight the 

Intel(R) PRO/1000MT Server Adapter

, click the right

mouse button, and select 

Properties 

to display the following.

4.

Click 

Driver Details

 to display a list of the files related to the Intel

PRO/1000 MT Server Adapter.

Summary of Contents for PXI-G45

Page 1: ...i ASUS PXI G45 User Guide User Guide PXI G45 Gigabit Ethernet Card ...

Page 2: ...eration is authorized in writing by ASUS or 2 the serial number of the product is defaced or missing Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies and are used only for identification or explanation and to the owners benefit without intent to infringe The product name and revision number are both printed on...

Page 3: ... 9 Connecting to the Network 1 6 1 10 Installing the Network Driver 1 6 Chapter 2 Driver Installation 2 1 Microsoft Windows NT Server 4 0 2 2 2 2 1 Intel LAN Driver Installation 2 2 2 2 Microsoft Windows 2000 Server 2 7 2 2 1 Intel LAN Driver Installation 2 7 2 3 Microsoft Windows XP Professional 2 12 2 3 1 Intel LAN Driver Installation 2 12 2 4 Novell NetWare Server 2 14 2 4 1 Intel LAN Driver In...

Page 4: ...ftware products The ASUS websites are listed in the ASUS Contact Information on page vi 2 Optional Documentation Your product package may include optional documentation such as warranty flyers that may have been added by your dealer These documents are not part of the standard package WARNING Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task CAUTION Information to prevent da...

Page 5: ...tw ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL America Address 44370 Nobel Drive Fremont CA 94538 USA General Fax 1 510 608 4555 General Email tmd1 asus com Technical Support Support Fax 1 502 933 8713 General Support 1 502 995 0883 Web Site www asus com Support Email tsd asus com ASUS COMPUTER GmbH Germany and Austria Address Harkortstr 25 40880 Ratingen BRD Germany General Fax 49 2102 9599 31 General Email sale...

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Page 7: ...PXI G45 User Guide Chapter 1 Introduction All about the ASUS PXI G45 Network Interface Card the model features card layout system requirements and introduction to network card and driver installation procedures ...

Page 8: ...how to install and configure the card It is assumed that you have adequate knowledge on PCs and some familiarity with Ethernet networks 1 2 Package Contents Check the following items if present in your package If you discover damaged or missing items contact your retailer 1 ASUS PXI G45 Gigabit Ethernet card 1 Support CD 1 User Guide ...

Page 9: ...lar PCs Standard Model 1 4 Layout PXI G45 R intel RC82545EM 10 OFF 100 ORG 1000 GRN ACT LNK RJ 45 LAN Port LAN Controller Boot ROM optional PCI Interface The Boot ROM chip is an optional item If your card did not come with this chip an empty socket is provided in case you wish to install a Boot ROM at a later time ...

Page 10: ...I X slot support Network Interface Intel 10 100 1000 BASE T speed RJ 45 LAN port 1 5 Features 1 6 LED Descriptions The following describes the activity and speed LED located on the RJ 45 port SPEED ACT LNK RJ45 ACT LINK LED Status Description OFF No link GREEN Linked FLASHING Acting SPEED LED Status Description OFF 10Mbps connection ORANGE 100Mbps connection GREEN 1Gbps connection Table 1 6 LED Ta...

Page 11: ...talled on the same PCI X segment Check your PC documentation to ensure that you install the card into the correct slot Before handling the network card touch a bare metal portion of your PC to discharge static electricity from your body Wear a wrist strap grounded to the PC chassis when handling the card 1 Make sure that the PC is turned off Unplug the power cord from the electrical socket 2 Remov...

Page 12: ...o the online User Guide found in PRO1000 DOCS of the support CD for detailed installation procedure of each operating system 1 9 Connecting to the Network Follow these steps to connect the card to the network The RJ 45 port on the network card provides a 10 Mbps 100 Mbps or 1000 Mbps connection depending on the speed of the connected hub or switch 1 Plug the RJ 45 connector of the twisted pair net...

Page 13: ...2 1 ASUS PXI G45 User Guide Chapter 2 Driver Installation This chaper discusses the NIC driver installation using various operating systems OS ...

Page 14: ...tall Service Pack 5 or later Advanced features for Intel adapters require Service Pack 6a or later Prepare one blank formatted high density floppy disk before proceeding 1 Insert the support CD into the CD ROM drive 2 Run the utility from the following path Drivers LAN MAKEDISK dcreate exe 3 In the following screen click on Make Driver Disk 4 The next screen allows you to select an operating syste...

Page 15: ...on in the Control Panel to display the Network Setup Wizard 2 When the Installing Windows NT Networking screen appears press Next to display the following screen 5 Insert the floppy disk into the floppy disk drive when prompted 6 Follow the screen instructions to complete the process ...

Page 16: ...list to display the Select Network Adapter window 5 Insert the LAN driver disk that you created then click Have Disk 6 Type A in the dialog box that appears then click OK The following screen lists the Intel LAN adapters that you can install 7 Select Intel R PRO 1000MT Server Adapter then click OK Follow the succeeding screen instructions ...

Page 17: ...ASUS PXI G45 User Guide 8 When done the following screen appears showing the Intel R PRO 1000MT Server Adapter in the list 9 Click Next and follow any other screen instructions to complete the installation ...

Page 18: ...Add A list of adapters appears 4 Do not select an adapter from the list Instead insert the LAN driver disk that you created from the support CD Refer to the section A Preparing the Intel LAN Driver Disk if you have not yet created the LAN driver disk 5 Follow steps 5 to 13 in the section B New System Installation to install the required LAN drivers ...

Page 19: ...Preparing the Intel LAN Driver Disk A Preparing the Intel LAN Driver Disk Prepare one blank formatted high density floppy disk before proceeding 1 Insert the support CD into the CD ROM drive 2 Run the utility from the following path Drivers LAN MAKEDISK dcreate exe 3 In the following screen click on Make Driver Disk 4 The next screen allows you to select an operating system to install the driver S...

Page 20: ...D 1 Insert the support CD into the CD ROM drive On the screen that appears click on Intel PRO 1000MT Server Adapter then on the item Install Base Driver 2 Follow the screen instructions to complete the driver update 5 Insert the floppy disk into the floppy disk drive when prompted 6 Follow the screen instructions to complete the process ...

Page 21: ...indow shows the installed LAN adapters 3 Highlight the Intel R PRO 1000MT Server Adapter click the right mouse button and select Properties to display the following 4 Click Driver Details to display a list of the files related to the Intel PRO 1000 MT Server Adapter ...

Page 22: ...2 10 ASUS PXI G45 User Guide 5 Highlight the Intel R PRO 1000 MT Server Adapter Connection click the right mouse button and select Properties to display the following ...

Page 23: ... display the following screen 4 Click on Device Manager then on Other Devices 5 Highlight Ethernet Controller then click the right mouse button and select Properties 6 Select the Driver tab and click on Update Drivers 7 Click Next Select Display a list of the known drivers for this device 8 Select Network adapters under Hardware Type and click Next 9 Click Have Disk then insert the LAN driver disk...

Page 24: ...sert the support CD into the CD ROM drive 2 Run the utility from the following path Drivers LAN MAKEDISK dcreate exe 3 In the following screen click on Make Driver Disk 2 3 1 Intel LAN Driver Installation 4 The next screen allows you to select an operating system to install the driver Select Windows XP 32 bit Gigabit Refer to the next page 2 3 Microsoft Windows XP Professional ...

Page 25: ...2 13 ASUS PXI G45 User Guide 5 Follow the succeeding installation instructions 6 When done the following screen appears Click Finish to complete the installation ...

Page 26: ...ction A Preparing the Intel LAN Driver Disk A Preparing the Intel LAN Driver Disk Prepare one blank formatted high density floppy disk before proceeding 1 Insert the support CD into the CD ROM drive 2 Run the utility from the following path Drivers LAN MAKEDISK dcreate exe 3 In the following screen click on Make Driver Disk 4 The next screen allows you to select an operating system to install the ...

Page 27: ... additional driver and press Enter A list of drivers appears 5 Insert the Intel CD or floppy disk you ve created and choose Install an unlisted driver by pressing Insert 6 If you re using a floppy disk insert the disk in drive A and press Enter If you ve mounted the CD as a NetW are volume press F3 andenter the source path CD volume 7 The driver name is displayed Intel R PRO PCI adapter Press Ente...

Page 28: ...for the slot The driver will automatically detect the correct slot number and load successfully If your system contains more than one network adapter you can find the valid slot numbers for your adapters by pressing Alt Esc to switch to the console screen in NetWare Type LOAD driver_name CE100B or CE1000 and press Enter The driver will attempt to load and prompt you with the available slot numbers...

Page 29: ...When installing and configuring network adapters you may need to refer to Caldera formerly SCO UnixWare 7 or Open UNIX 8 documentation found in PRO1000 DOCS of the support CD Have this documentation available during the installation process Recommendations Do not select Cancel when in the process of adding an adapter To prevent the Network Configuration Manager from hanging and to avoid rebooting ...

Page 30: ...m e1008g Reboot the system init 6 4 If you are installing the new driver from the CD follow these steps Otherwise go to the next step Mount the CDROM on the system For example mkdir cdrom_mount_location mount F cdfs r dev cdrom cdrom1 cdrom_mount_location You can install the driver directly from the CDROM or spool the driver from the CDROM so the driver resides on the system Example of installing ...

Page 31: ...the directory so the driver resides on the system Example of installing the driver from the directory pkgadd d dir_location e1008g pkg Example of spooling the driver from the directory to the system pkgadd s spool d dir_location e1008g pkg e1008g pkgadd e1008g If you will be creating teams and or VLANs continue on with the instructions in Advanced Network Services below Otherwise use the Network C...

Page 32: ...inux RedHat 8 0 2 6 1 Intel LAN Driver Installation Linux RedHat 8 0 system can automatically recognize Intel 82545EM network controller during installation You don t need to load or modify the network driver for the onboard LAN device ...

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