EtherLink PCI Network Interface Card User Guide | Inserting the NIC in the PC | | |
Inserting the NIC in the PC
The following instructions apply to installing the NIC in most PCs. If these instructions are not appropriate for your PC, refer to the documentation that accompanied your PC.
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Do NOT install the NIC in your PC until you have run the preinstallation program, as described in the previous section,Running the Preinstallation Program.
Before handling the NIC, touch the bare metal case of your PC to discharge static electricity from your body. While you are handling the NIC, wear a wrist strap grounded to the PC chassis. |
To install the NIC in the PC:
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Make sure that you have run the preinstallation program, as described in the previous section.
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Remove all jewelry from your hands and wrists. Use only insulated or nonconducting tools.
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Turn off the power to the PC and unplug the power cord.
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Remove the cover from the PC.
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Locate an empty, nonshared bus-mastering PCI slot and remove its slot cover. Save the screw.
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Do not install the NIC in a shared PCI slot. Avoid any PCI slot next to an ISA slot. This is often a shared slot and does not support bus mastering.
If you are planning to install the Remote Wake-Up cable, choose an empty PCI slot that is close to the matching connector on the PC motherboard. The Remote Wake-Up cable is only required if your NIC supports Remote Wake-Up and you want to use this feature.
If you do not know how to identify a PCI slot, check your PC documentation or ask your system administrator. |
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Carefully insert the NIC in the empty PCI slot.
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Press firmly to ensure that the NIC is fully seated in the slot.
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Secure the NIC with the screw you removed earlier.
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Replace the PC cover and plug in the power cord.
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Do not turn on the power to the PC.
The next step is to connect the NIC to the network. Go to Connecting the NIC to the Network.