6
Installation
Unpacking
CAUTION:
Under ordinary circumstances, a DGE-500SX card will not be affected by static charge as may be received
through your body during handling of the unit. However, there are special circumstances where you may
carry an extraordinarily high static charge, and possibly damage the card and/or your computer. It is good
practice to eliminate all static electricity by touching a ground (an unpainted metal area of your computer
chassis, for example) before performing any installations.
Open the shipping carton and carefully remove all items. In addition to this User's Guide, ascertain that you
have:
•
One DGE-500SX Giga-Ether Adapter Card.
•
One DGE-500SX Software CD-ROM.
Installing the Adapter
1.
Shut down the computer, unplug its power cord, and remove the chassis cover.
2.
Insert the contact edge of the DGE-500SX card into the connector of any available PCI Bus Master
expansion slot. Press the card firmly into the connector such that the card’s contacts are fully seated in the
connector.
3.
Install the bracket screw which secures the card to the computer chassis.
4.
Replace the computer’s chassis cover.
5.
Reconnect the computer’s power cord, and switch computer power on. If the BIOS section of your
computer’s boot program is Plug-and-Play compliant, then at power-up the BIOS will automatically
configure any newly installed DGE-500SX adapter.
NOTE: Due to a fault in some Plug-n-Play BIOS programs, it happens occasionally that a newly installed adapter is
assigned an Interrupt Number which is already assigned to another device. In such a case, the conflict of Interrupt
Number will cause faults in the behavior of both devices. Then it is necessary to run the CMOS Setup utility, and
manually assign a non-conflicting Interrupt Number.
Connecting the Network Cable
Multimode (62.5/125
µ
m or 50/125
µ
m) fiber cabling with an IEEE recommended SC connector is required for the
adapter. Use either one duplex SC connector, or two simplex SC connectors, and observe the correct
relationship between the receive (Rx) and transmit (Tx) ports on the adapter and switch. The Tx port on the
switch should connect to the Rx port on the adapter. Likewise, the Rx port on the switch should connect to the
Tx port on the adapter. If there is a need to monitor the adapter’s faceplate LEDs, make sure the rear of the PC
or workstation is accessible and leave sufficient clearance for cabling and service.
Software Installation
Windows NT v4.0
1.
Make sure the network adapter has been installed in your computer, boot it up, and start Windows NT 4.0.
2.
Open "My Computer"
→
"Control Panel"
→
"Networks".
3.
Select "Add adapter"
→
"Have disk".
4.
Type the following:
A:\
(where
A:
is the floppy drive) OR
D:\
(where
D:
is the CD drive).
5.
Select "D-Link DGE-500SX Giga-Ether Adapter" (see below).
