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User’s guide
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Before you begin
Before installing your Netfinity Gigabit Ethernet Adapter, be sure your computer meets
the requirements listed above; then do the following:
1. Verify that your server is using the latest BIOS.
2. Review the information in the README.TXT file on the Netfinity Gigabit Ethernet
Adapter CD for important information not available at the time this manual was
created.
Note: If you acquired the adapter software on a diskette or from the IBM support
Web site, check the appropriate source for the most recent information.
3. If your computer is on, turn it off.
4. Remove all cords from the computer and all attached devices.
5. Hold the adapter card by the edges and remove it from its shipping package and place
it on an anti-static surface.
6. Check the adapter for any visible signs of damage, particularly on the edge connector
of the adapter. Do not attempt to install a damaged adapter.
If the adapter is damaged, report it to the IBM HelpCenter
®
. For more information,
see the help and service information in the Netfintiy Gigabit Adapter CD booklet.
Installing the Netfinity Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
To install the Netfinity Gigabit Ethernet Adapter in your computer, do the following:
1. Be sure that your computer is off and that you have removed all cords from the
computer and any attached devices.
2. Remove the cover of your computer, using instructions in your computer
documentation; then select an empty PCI slot.
If you do not know how to identify a PCI slot, refer to your computer documentation.
3. Remove the blank cover-plate from the slot that you selected. Retain the screw so that
it can be replaced later.
4. Holding the PCI card by the edges, align the connector edge of the adapter with the
PCI connector dock in the computer.
Note: The connector dock in a 32-bit PCI slot is shorter than in a 64-bit PCI slot.
Although the adapter is designed to fit in either slot type, when installed in a
32-bit PCI slot, part of the connector edge of the adapter will remain
undocked. This is normal.
5. Applying even pressure at both corners of the adapter, push the adapter until it is
firmly seated in the PCI slot.
Attention: Do not use excessive force when seating the adapter in the computer; it
might damage your computer or the adapter. If the adapter is difficult to seat, remove
it from the computer, realign it; then try again.
When properly seated, the port connectors of the adapter will be aligned with the slot
opening, and the faceplate of the adapter will be flush against the computer chassis.
6. Use the screw removed in Step 3 to secure the adapter in the PCI card cage.