2.1 Unpack and Inspect
Caution:
Under ordinary circumstances, this adapter card will not be affected by static charge as
may be received through your body during handling of the unit. In special circumstances
where you may carry an extraordinarily high static charge, it’s recommended to reduce the
charge by touching a ground before handling the adapter card.
Open the shipping gift box and carefully remove all items. In addition to this User’s Manual, please
check the following items:
One 10/100 Fast Ethernet PCI Adapter Card
One Driver/Manual CD
One Low Profile Bracket
Note:
If any of the listed items are missing, please contact your distributor or reseller
2.2 Install the Adapter
1.
Turn off the computer.
2.
Open the computer’s cover, in accordance with its manual, remove any screws that fasten the
cover to the case.
3.
Find a free PCI slot and remove the slot cover from the case (keep the screw).
4.
Insert the PCI card directly into the PCI slot by pushing it down carefully until it slides into
the PCI connector.
5.
Fasten the PCI card to the computer case with the screw from the slot cover (step 3).
6.
Close the computer cover and fix it with the screws that were previously removed to the case.
7.
Connect the network cable (CAT3 or CAT5 UTP)* to the RJ-45 network connector of the new
installed adapter card and the other end to router, switch or any other networking device.
8.
Turn on the computer.
If the BIOS section of your computer’s boot program is Plug and Play compliant, then at power up the
BIOS will configure any newly installed adapter automatically.
Note:
Due to some Plug-and-Play BIOS problems, it happens occasionally that a newly installed
adapter is assigned an Interrupt Number which is already used by 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-conflict Interrupt
Number.
