Introduction; System Requirements; Features - D-Link DXE-810S Manual

Thank you for choosing the D-Link DXE-810S, the value leader among 10 Gigabit Ethernet adapters for PCI-
EXPRESS Bus personal computers. The D-Link DXE-810S PCI Express 10 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter is a
high performance adapter designed for the high-speed PCI Express Bus Architecture. The PCI Express 10
Gigabit Ethernet Adapter offers increased bandwidth, reliability, and more functionality than standard PCI
network cards. It is specifically designed to allow throughput at rates up to 20 Gbps, thus eliminating the
bottleneck that exists with current 32 and 64 bit PCI bus architectures.

System Requirements

Before installing the DXE-810S, check your system for the following minimum configuration requirements for
optimal results.
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Motherboard supporting:
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At least one PCIe Gen2 x4(or more) slot
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Chipset with native support for the installed CPU. For example:

H61, H67 or Z68 from B3 stepping or better for Sandy Bridge CPUs

B75, H77 or Z77 for Ivy Bridge CPUs
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Dual Channel memory supported with at least 2 DIMMs (1 for each channel).
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Memory: DDR3 Memory running at 667Mhz (DDR1333), one DIMM per channel populated
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CPU: Sandy Bridge i7 or better. Ivy Bridge i5 or better
 Load BIOS updated and "Optimized Defaults" loaded

Features

Designed for versatility and performance, the DXE-810S Network Adapter provides the following:
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Universal Bus support both 3.3V and 12V
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Compliance with IEEE 802.3ae 10 Gbps Ethernet and IEEE 802.3aq 10GBASE-LRM standards.
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Supports full duplex at 10Gbps
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Supports 802.3x flow control
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Supports 802.1Q VLAN Tagging
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One built-in SFP+ cage
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Auto-negotiation
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One LED indicators: Link/Activity
†
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Driver support for:

Microsoft Windows 8, 7
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Microsoft Windows Server 2012, 2012R2, 2008R2
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Windows Hyper-V
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Linux kernel 2.6.x - 3.x.x
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VMWare ESXi 4.x
† Check http://www.dlink.com for newest release of drivers.
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