Preparing To Install Your Ga621 Fiber Gigabit Ethernet Card; Table 2-2. Ga621 Leds - NETGEAR GA621 Reference Manual

Table 2-2. GA621 LEDs

Label Activity
DATA Blinking
On
Off
LINK On
Off

Preparing to Install Your GA621 Fiber Gigabit Ethernet Card

Follow the instructions provided in this section for installing the GA621 Fiber Gigabit
Ethernet Card in your server or workstation. For additional information about per-
forming these tasks on your particular system, refer to the manuals
included with your system hardware.
Before installing your Gigabit Ethernet Card:
1. Make sure that your system meets the hardware and software requirements
provided in Table 2-1.
2. Make sure that your system uses the latest BIOS.
3. Turn off the power to your PC.
• If you are running Windows, close all applications and click Start from the
desktop menu, select Shut Down, and then select Shut down the computer.
• If you are running NetWare, use the following commands to shut down the
server functions and reach the DOS prompt:
server_name: down
server_name: exit
hardware installation
Description
Brief bursts of data detected on the port
Streams of data detected on the port
No data detected on the port
Good 1000 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet link
No 1000 Mbps link; possible bad cable, bad connector, or configuration
mismatch
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