Chapter 1 Introduction
Meet the next gerneration interface - PCI Express. Gigabit Ethernet can perfect provide the
best solution for one of the major issues of Local Area Networks - communication speed. Ten
times as fast as the existing 100Base-TX solutions, using the PLANET ENW-9700 to
connect your servers and workstations guarantees extremely high throughput and excellent
signal quality.
The ENW-9700 is a PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet adapter designed to address high-performance
system application requirements. With the higher bandwitdh of x1 PCI Express Bus Architecture,
ENW-9700 can provide better performance than the network cards which base on 32/64bit PCI
architecture. It is specifically designed to allow throughput at rates up to 2Gbps, thus eliminating the
existing 32/64bit PCI network card.
1.1 Package Content
Check that your package contains the following items:
1 x ENW-9700
1 x Quick Installation Guide
1 x CD-ROM
Please contact the seller if any of the items is missing or damaged.
Note:
Be sure to retain your proof of purchase, as it is required to receive warranty service.
1.2 Features
Compliant with PCI Express 1.0a - x1 PCI Express standard
Auto-Negotiation determines the transmission speed at 10/100/1000 Mbps and Full/Half duplex
mode
Supports CSMA/CD protocol
Supports Auto-MDI/MDI-X to swap the transmission and reception
Integrated 128KB Frame Buffer Memory
Supports WOL (Wake on LAN) function to power management support (through PCI Express
interface)
Supports Preboot Execute Environment (PXE) 2.1
ACPI Power Management, compliant to ACPI 2.0
1.3 Verifying Your System Requirements
Before installing the ENW-9700, be sure your computer meets the following requirements:
Hardware
CPU: 300MHz or Faster
