StarTech.com ST10GPEXNDPI Quick Start Manual

Quick-start guide
2-Port 10GBase-T / NBASE-T Ethernet Network Card - with Intel X550 Chip
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Product diagram
Ethernet ports
Link speed LEDs
Link state and activity LEDs
Package contents
• 1 x network card
• 1 x low-profile bracket
• 1 x quick-start guide
Requirements
• PCI Express enabled computer with a PCIe slot (x4, x8, or x16)
• Any of the following operating systems:
• Windows® 10 (64-bit)
• Windows 8.1 (64-bit)
• Windows 7 (64-bit)
• Windows Server® 2012
• Windows Server 2008R
• Linux®
Requirements are subject to change. For the latest requirements,
please visit www.StarTech.com/ST10GPEXNDPI.
For the latest information, technical specifications, and support for
this product, please visit www.StarTech.com/ST10GPEXNDPI.
Install the network card
Warning! Network cards can be severely damaged by static
electricity. Make sure that you are properly grounded before you
open your computer case or touch your PCIe card. You should wear
an anti-static strap when you install any computer component.
If an anti-static strap isn't available, discharge any built-up static
electricity by touching a large grounded metal surface for several
seconds. Only handle the PCIe card by its edges and don't touch the
gold connectors.
1. Turn off your computer and any peripherals that are connected
2. Unplug the power cable from the back of your computer.
3. Disconnect any peripheral devices that are connected to your
4. Remove the cover from your computer case. For more
PCIe x4 connector
5. Locate an open PCIe slot and remove the corresponding metal
6. Gently insert the card into the open PCIe slot and fasten the
Note: Install the card into a small form factor or a low-profile
desktop system, it may be necessary to replace the preinstalled
standard-profile bracket with the included low-profile (half-height)
installation bracket.
7. Place the cover back onto your computer case.
8. Reconnect the power cable to the back of your computer.
*actual product may vary from photos
9. Reconnect all of the peripheral devices that you disconnected in
10. Turn on your computer and peripherals.
Install drivers on your computer
1. If the Found New Hardware dialog box appears on your screen,
2. To download the latest drivers, navigate to
3. Click the Support tab.
4. Under Driver(s), locate and download the drivers for the
5. When the download is complete, right-click the .zip folder that
6. Double-click the folder for the version of operating system that
7. Restart your computer, when prompted.
to it (for example, printers, external storage, and so on).
computer.
information about how to do this, consult the documentation
that came with your computer.
cover plate from the back of your computer case. Consult the
documentation that came with your computer for details about
how to do this safely. This card works in PCIe slots of additional
lanes (x4, x8, or x16 slots).
bracket to the back of the case.
step 3.
close the dialog box or click Cancel.
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operating system that you're currently running.
you downloaded, and click Extract All.
you're currently running, and follow the on-screen instructions to
complete the download.
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Manual Revision: 07/13/2017