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CHANGES:

The material in this document is for information purposes only and subject to change without notice.  

While reasonable efforts have been made in the preparation of this document to assure its accuracy, OWC, 

its parent, partners, affiliates, officers, employees, and agents assume no liability resulting from errors or 

omissions in this document, or from the use of the information contained herein. OWC reserves the right 

to make changes or revisions in the product design or the product manual without reservation and without 

obligation to notify any person of such revisions and changes.

FCC STATEMENT:

Warning! Modifications not authorized by the manufacturer may void the user’s authority to operate this 

device. NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital 

device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection 

against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate 

radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful 

interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a 

particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference with radio or television reception, 

which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the 

interference by one or more of the following measures:

 -Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

 -Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

 -Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different  

from that to which the receiver is connected. 

WARRANTY:

The 10GbE Network Card has a 

1 Year OWC Limited Warranty.

 For up-to-date product and warranty 

information, please visit 

eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/PCIE10GB/

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OWCMAN10GBENC – 05.10.2022

Summary of Contents for PCIE10GB

Page 1: ...10GbE NETWORK CARD Add up to 10Gb s Ethernet Speed to Macs PCs NAS solutions and PCIe Expansion Chassis USER GUIDE ...

Page 2: ...INTRODUCTION 1 1 System Requirements 3 1 2 Package Contents 3 1 3 About This Manual 3 1 4 Overview 3 USAGE 2 1 Installation 4 2 2 Usage Notes and Best Practices 5 SUPPORT RESOURCES 3 1 Troubleshooting 6 3 2 Contacting Technical Support 6 ...

Page 3: ... INTRODUCTION 1 3 ABOUT THIS MANUAL The images and descriptions may vary slightly between this manual and the unit shipped Functions and features may change depending on the firmware version The latest product details and warranty information can be found on the product web page OWC s Limited Warranty is not transferable and subject to limitations 1 4 OVERVIEW LED DESCRIPTION A Link Speed LED Indi...

Page 4: ...rew to the side as it will be used to secure the installed 10GbE Network Card 3 Determine if your host requires a low profile bracket If it does replace the pre installed full profile mounting bracket with the included low profile mounting bracket Use a Phillips Head Screwdriver to remove the bracket screws 2 from the Network Card Remove the full profile bracket Line up the low profile bracket wit...

Page 5: ... the cable type 2 5GBASE T and 5GBASE T requires NBASE T IEEE 802 3bz multi Gigabit compatible switch router Use of AVB requires AVB compatible switch router 6 Download the appropriate driver if using the 10GbE Network Card with Windows or Linux Windows Visit go owc com 10gethernetpciecard drivers Download the driver Follow the on screen instructions to finish installing the driver Linux Visit go ...

Page 6: ...e results will vary depending on the cable type and host port supported speeds Consult your host manufacturer for performance capabilities OWC support is here to help you Please have your serial number ready which can be located on the rear side of your 10GbE Network Card and printed on the original packaging 3 2 CONTACTING TECHNICAL SUPPORT SUPPORT RESOURCES Phone M F 8am 6pm CT 1 866 692 7100 N ...

Page 7: ...ee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference with radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment an...

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