Installation Steps
INSTAllATION STEPS FOR MAC USERS
The following section covers installation and configuration steps
for the Presto Gigabit PCIe Pro card in a Mac computer. If you are
installing the Presto Gigabit PCIe Pro into a Windows PC, skip to
InSTallaTIOn STEPS fOR WIndOWS USERS on the next page.
Installation Preparation
Sonnet strongly recommends that you read the section in your
computer’s user manual that addresses PCI card installation, prior
to installing the Presto Gigabit PCIe Pro into your system.
Card Installation Steps
1.
Shut down your computer, and then open it to access
the expansion card area (PCI Express slots); refer to your
computer’s user manual for specific information.
2.
locate an available PCI Express slot inside your computer
and remove its access cover:
• Power Mac G5 users should use slot 2 or slot 4 if possible, or
slot 3 if necessary.
• Pre-2008 Mac Pro users may install the card into any
available slot.
• Mac Pro (Early 2008) users should only use slot 3 or slot 4.
• Xserve (late 2006) users may install the card into either slot.
3.
Remove the Sonnet card from its packaging, and then
install it into the PCI Express slot;
make sure the card is
firmly seated and secured
.
4.
Close your computer.
5.
Plug in a twisted pair Ethernet cable to the Presto Gigabit
PCIe Pro card.
6.
Turn on your computer; depending on the computer and
operating system used:
• If you installed the card into a Mac Pro (Early 2008),
Power Mac G5, or Xserve (late 2006), proceed to Software
Installation Steps.
• If you installed the card into a pre-2008 Mac Pro, depending
on which version of Mac OS X your computer is running,
Expansion Slot Utility will open automatically. If it does
not open by itself, you must do so manually (Expansion
Slot Utility is located in the /System/library/CoreServices
folder). Select the configuration appropriate for your setup
(your Sonnet card is an x1 card), and then click Quit if the
default configuration was appropriate, or click Save and
Restart if you changed the configuration.
System Configuration Steps—Mac OS X Version 10.5
(leopard) Users
listed below are the steps necessary to configure the Presto
Gigabit PCIe Pro for use in your computer.
1.
On startup, a window will appear stating a new network
interface has been detected. Click the network Preferences
button; System Preferences will open with network
preferences selected.
2.
If it is not already selected, click on the Presto Gigabit PCIe
Pro (identified as a PCI Ethernet card) in the left panel, and
then configure the settings, if necessary. If your computer
was connected to a network using built-in Ethernet, you
may not have to enter new settings; click the apply button.
3.
If you created new settings, or edited existing settings, click
the apply button.
4.
Close System Preferences; if you used existing settings,
your installation is complete. for additional information
on configuring settings, refer to Mac Help (Help > Mac
Help from the finder) and www.apple.com/support; type
“network, ethernet” and “combining ethernet ports” to
display various articles.
System Configuration Steps—Mac OS X Version 10.4
(Tiger) Users
listed below are the steps necessary to configure the Presto
Gigabit PCIe Pro for use in your computer.
1.
from the apple menu, select System Preferences.
2.
Click the network icon; a window will appear stating that a
new port is detected. Click OK.
WARNING:
The PCI Express 2.0 slot (slot 2) in Mac Pro
(Early 2008) computers does not currently support the
Presto Gigabit PCIe Pro card. Until this issue is resolved, Mac Pro
(Early 2008) system owners should install the Presto Gigabit PCIe
Pro card in slot 3 or slot 4. Check Sonnet’s Website for updated
information.
