Gigabyte GE 2000-N user manual Chapter, Hardware Installation, Inserting the Card

Chapter 2

Hardware Installation

This section describes the installation of the GE 2000-N card into a personal computer (PC). To install the card, you need:

•the GE 2000-N card

•a PC with an available PCI slot

•screwdrivers to open the PC and secure the GE 2000-N card

•a Category 5 twisted-pair RJ-45 cable

•a wrist strap

•a blank, formatted floppy disk

Installing the card consists of one optional and three required stages: Copying the Driver to a Floppy Disk (optional), Inserting the Card, Connecting the Network, and Installing the Driver. If the PC into which you are installing the GE 2000-N card is equipped with a CD-ROM, you may skip the first stage and begin with stage II.

Inserting the Card

The second stage in the installation sequence is inserting the card into the PC. For this stage you will need the GE 2000-N card and the screwdrivers. Unplug the PC before opening it to avoid electrocution. Be sure to ground yourself before handling the GigMAC

card to avoid ElectroStatic Discharge (ESD) damage to the card.

1.Shutdown the PC, and disconnect the power cord.

2.Open the chassis of the PC.

3.Choose an unused PCI slot and remove its metal bracket by loosening the screw on the inside. You will no longer need this metal bracket as the GE 2000-N card has its own. You will need the screw, however.

4.Remove the GE 2000-N card from the ESD-safe packaging. Warning: Static charge from your body can permanently damage the GE 2000-N card. Do not handle the card without first electrically grounding yourself via wrist strap or by touching a large piece of metal.

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