NETGEAR manual Preparing to Install Your GA621 Fiber Gigabit Ethernet Card, GA621 LEDs

Table 2-2. GA621 LEDs

Label	Activity	Description
DATA	Blinking	Brief bursts of data detected on the port
	On	Streams of data detected on the port
	Off	No data detected on the port
LINK	On	Good 1000 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet link
	Off	No 1000 Mbps link; possible bad cable, bad connector, or configuration
		mismatch

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

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