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Description Advantech PCIe-1672/PCIe-1674 is a PCI Express by 2 or 4 lane and jumbo frame support for independent Gigabit Ethernet ports. Advantech GbE card levrages the "Plug and Play" capability defined in the PCI Express bus specification. The board requires one PCI Express by 2 or 4 slot within the personal computer and provides independent Gigabit Ethernet Ports via Intel i350 series Gigabit Ethernet controllers.
Specifications Ethernet Port – 2 or 4 Gigabit Ethernet Media Access Control (MAC) and physical layer (PHY) ports. – Standard IEEE 802.3 Ethernet interface provided for 1000BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, and 10BASE-T applications (802.3, 802.3u, and 802.3ab, 802.3x) – 9014 bytes jumbo frame support ...
Initial Inspection You should find the following items inside the shipping package: PCIe-1672L or PCIe-1674L unit We carefully inspected the PCI Express GbE card series mechanically and electrically before we shipped it. It should be free of marks and scratches and in perfect working order on receipt.
Card Installation Note! We strongly recommend that you install the software driver before you install the hardware into your system, since this will guarantee a smooth and trouble-free installation process. Turn off your PC's power supply whenever you install or remove the PCI Express GbE card or its cables.
Chapter Driver Setup and Installation This chapter describes the driver installation, configuration and removal procedures for the Windows operating system, including Windows XP/Vista/7. Sections include: Introduction Driver Setup...
Please follow the steps below for the PCI Express GbE card’s Windows 32-bit/ 64- bit driver installation. Visit the Advantech website, search for PCIE-1674, click the Manual/ Driver/ BIOS/ FAQ icon and download the Driver. Unzip the Driver, execute the Autorun.exe.
Open the Device Manager of Computer Management and click the right but- ton of “Advantech PCI Express GbE adapter” and select Property. Click Configure button and a property dialog appears. Click on the Advanced tab.
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Select the Jumbo Packet settings, and select the expected jumbo frame size. (for connecting a Ethernet device with high data rate, 9014 Bytes is suggested) GbE Port PCIe Card User Manual...
3.3.2 Receive Buffer Receive buffer is another option which can affect data throughput. It determines the size of memory buffer allocated for receiving data. Increasing size of receive buffer can improve the performance of receiving data. The default settings of receive buffer is 256 bytes.
3.3.3 Transmit Buffers Like receive buffer, transmit buffer can affect the performance of transmitting data. The default settings of receive buffer is 256 bytes. If you encounter a performance issue while transmitting data, you can adjust the size of transmit buffer to a larger value (maximal 2048 bytes) for better performance.
Access Control Panel (Add/Remove Programs) to bring up the Change or Remove Programs window. Select the “Intel® network Connections 17.1.55.0" tab and click “Change/ Remove” button, then it will start to remove the driver for Advantech PCI Express GbE adapters. GbE Port PCIe Card User Manual...
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