DGE-550T 100/1000 PCI Adapter
Installation
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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 that 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-
550T adapter.
Connecting the Network Cable
1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet enables operation over the
extensive installed base of legacy Category 5 cabling systems
and, by default, the Category 5 cabling systems currently
being installed.
It provides optimal full-duplex 1000Mb/s Ethernet service
over Category 5e links as defined by ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-A-5.
Topology rules for 1000BASE-T are the same as those used for
100BASE-T. Category 5 and 5e link lengths are limited to 100
meters.
