Chapter 1: Introduction 1.1 Product Introduction PCI Express is the next revolution in I/O interconnect standards that will deliver the bandwidth and features required by PCs, consumer electronics and communications devices. The architecture is a cost-effective, low-pin count, and point-to-point technologies offering maximum bandwidth, reducing cost and design complexity and enabling smaller form factors.
1.2 Features Designed to meet PCI Express Specification Revision 1.0a Single-lane (or x1) PCI Express throughput supports rate of 2.5Gbps Fully Compliant with IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u 10/100M data auto-negotiation LEDs indicate the status of data transmission ...
1.4 Package Contents 1 x Fast Ethernet PCIe Card 1 x Driver CD 1 x User Manual Note: Contents may vary depending on country/market. Chapter 2: Getting Started 2.1 Hardware Installation Turn off the power to your computer. Unplug the power cord and remove your computer’s cover.
2.2 Driver Installation The following section shows you how to install Fast Ethernet PCIe Card drivers on different operating systems. 2.2.1 Installation for Windows Insert the provided CD into your disk drive. The CD-ROM will start automatically. The following screen will show up and please click “Install Driver”.
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Click “Next” to continue. Click “Install” to continue. Click “Finish” to end of the driver installation steps. Page 7...
2.2.2 Installation for Mac OS X Insert the provided CD into your CD-ROM drive. Double-click the “Ethernet Adapter” disc icon, double-click “Drivers” folder. Page 8...
Double-click “PCIe/ExpressCard 100/1000M” folder, and then double click the “For Mac OS X 10.4/10.5.pkg” file (For Mac OS X 10.6 OS, please double click “For Mac OS X 10.6.mpkg” file; For Mac OS X 10.7 OS, please double click “For Mac OS X 10.7.mpkg”...
Entry “Network adapters” item, and you can read “Realtek PCIe FE Family Controller” in the Device Manager. 2.3.2 Verifying for Mac OS X Choose About this Mac from the Apple menu. Click on More Info… In the Contents sidebar select PCI Cards from the Hardware section.
Chapter 3: Troubleshooting Tips The computer can NOT detect the Fast Ethernet PCIe Card Make sure that the PCI Express card is correctly plugged into the PCI Express slot; if not, turn off the computer and plug it again. If the PCI Express card is plugged in correctly, see if the golden connectors on the card are clean;...
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The board itself might be defective. You can try another motherboard testing Fast Ethernet PCIe Card working or not. Computer failed to start after inserting the Fast Ethernet PCIe Card Turn off the computer, remove the Fast Ethernet PCIe Card, and try to restart the computer.
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