NEC 1000BASE-T, Manual

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Table Of Contents
(English Edition)
***Read Carefully.***
Precautions ................................................................................................................ ii
Important Precautions.............................................................................................. iv
Precautions .............................................................................................................. xii
1 Adapter Appearance ...................................................................................... 40
2 How to attach the adapter on your server.................................................... 42
3 Network cable connection............................................................................. 43
4 Installing driver and setting up adapter ....................................................... 44
4.1 Before attaching adapter .................................................................................................44
4.2 Changing BIOS settings after attaching the adapter........................................................45
4.3 Before installing the driver ...............................................................................................48
4.4 How to install on Windows 2000® ...................................................................................49
4.5 How to install on Windows Server 2003®........................................................................59
5 How to set up Adapter Fault Tolerance (AFT) function and Adaptive Load
Balancing (ALB)....................................................................................................... 69
5.1 How to set up on Windows 2000®...................................................................................71
5.2 How to set up on Windows Server 2003® .......................................................................71
6 Troubleshooting ............................................................................................. 73
6.1 If you cannot connect your adapter to the network, .........................................................73
6.2 Test the adapter ..............................................................................................................74
6.3 Common problems and solutions ....................................................................................75
7 Technical information .................................................................................... 76
7.1 Tips on PCI installation....................................................................................................76
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