6.1
Introduction
The AIMB-501 has dual Gigabit Ethernet LANs via dedicated PCI Express x1 lanes
(Realtek RTL8111E-VL (LAN1) and Realtek RTL8111E-VL (LAN2)) that offer band-
width of up to 500 MB/sec, eliminating the bottleneck of network data flow and incor-
porating Gigabit Ethernet at 1000 Mbps.
6.2
Installation
Note!
Before installing the LAN drivers, make sure the CSI utility has been
installed on your system. See Chapter 5 for information on installing the
CSI utility.
The AIMB-501's Realtek RTL8111E-VL (LAN1) and Realtek RTL8111E-VL (LAN2)
Gigabit integrated controllers support all major network operating systems. However,
the installation procedure varies from system to system. Please find and use the sec-
tion that provides the driver setup procedure for the operating system you are using.
6.3
Windows® 7/XP Driver Setup (Realtek
RTL8111E-VL)
Insert the driver CD into your system's CD-ROM drive. Select the LAN folder then
navigate to the directory for your OS.
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