® PXI-G45 Gigabit Ethernet Card User Guide ASUS PXI-G45 User Guide i
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Contents About this guide ............................................................................... v Conventions used in this guide .............................................. v Where to find more information .............................................. v ASUS contact information .............................................................. vi Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 Introduction .................................................................
About this guide Conventions used in this guide To make sure that you perform certain tasks properly, take note of the following symbols used throughout this manual. WARNING: Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task. CAUTION: Information to prevent damage to the components when trying to complete a task. IMPORTANT: Information that you MUST follow to complete a task. NOTE: Tips and additional information to aid in completing a task.
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Chapter 1 Introduction All about the ASUS PXI-G45 Network Interface Card: the model features, card layout, system requirements and introduction to network card and driver installation procedures.
1.1 Introduction Thank you for buying the ASUS PXI-G45 Gigabit Ethernet card! This user’s guide tells you how to install and configure the card. It is assumed that you have adequate knowledge on PCs and some familiarity with Ethernet networks. 1.2 Package Contents Check the following items if present in your package. If you discover damaged or missing items, contact your retailer.
1.3 Models The ASUS PXI-G45 Gigabit Ethernet card comes in a standard bracket for regular PCs. Standard Model 1.4 Layout Boot ROM (optional) LAN Controller intel PXI-G45 RC82545EM R ACT/LNK RJ-45 LAN Port 10=OFF 100=ORG 1000=GRN PCI Interface The Boot ROM chip is an optional item. If your card did not come with this chip, an empty socket is provided in case you wish to install a Boot ROM at a later time.
1.5 Features PCI-X Interface • • • Full 64-bit (133 MHz) PCI-X bus interface Zero wait-state bus master data bursts PCI-X slot support Network Interface • • Intel 10/100/1000 BASE-T speed RJ-45 LAN port Boot ROM Interface (optional) • Supports 64KB/128KB, byte-wide Flash ROM devices 1.6 LED Descriptions The following describes the activity and speed LED located on the RJ-45 port. RJ45 ACT/LNK SPEED Table 1.
1.7 System Requirements Your PC or server should meet the following system requirements before installing the ASUS PXI-G45 Gigabit Ethernet card: • • • Pentium processor Minimum 64MB memory Available bus-mastering PCI or PCI-X slot 1.8 Installing the Network Card Follow these steps to install the card into your PC. Before handling the network card, touch a bare metal portion of your PC to discharge static electricity from your body.
1.9 Connecting to the Network Follow these steps to connect the card to the network. The RJ-45 port on the network card provides a 10 Mbps, 100 Mbps or 1000 Mbps connection, depending on the speed of the connected hub or switch. 1. Plug the RJ-45 connector of the twisted-pair network cable into the RJ45 port on the card backplate. 2. Connect the other end of the network cable to an active network port. 3. Turn on the PC. 4. Proceed to the next section “Installing the Network Driver.” 1.
Chapter 2 Driver Installation This chaper discusses the NIC driver installation using various operating systems (OS).
2.1 Microsoft® Windows® NT Server 4.0 2.1.1 Intel® LAN Driver Installation A. Preparing the Intel LAN Driver Disk Windows NT 4.0 does not have the drivers for the Intel 82545EM LAN controllers. Before installing Windows NT 4.0, copy the LAN drivers from the support CD into a floppy disk. • • 1. 2. Before installing drivers, install Service Pack 5 or later. Advanced features for Intel adapters require Service Pack 6a or later. Prepare one blank formatted high density floppy disk before proceeding.
5. 6. Insert the floppy disk into the floppy disk drive when prompted. Follow the screen instructions to complete the process. B. New System Installation 1. 2. Double-click the Network icon in the Control Panel to display the Network Setup Wizard. When the Installing Windows NT Networking screen appears, press Next to display the following screen.
3. 4. Check the Wired to the Network box, then click Next. On the screen that appears, click the button Select from list... to display the Select Network Adapter window. 5. 6. Insert the LAN driver disk that you created, then click Have Disk... Type A:\ in the dialog box that appears, then click OK. The following screen lists the Intel LAN adapters that you can install. 7. Select Intel(R) PRO/1000MT Server Adapter, then click OK. Follow the succeeding screen instructions.
8. When done, the following screen appears showing the Intel(R) PRO/1000MT Server Adapter in the list. 9. Click Next and follow any other screen instructions to complete the installation.
C. Existing System Installation 1. 2. 4. Double-click the Network icon in the Control Panel. Select the Adapter tab, then click Add. A list of adapters appears. Do not select an adapter from the list. Instead, insert the LAN driver disk that you created from the support CD. Refer to the section “A. Preparing the Intel LAN Driver Disk” if you have not yet created the LAN driver disk. 5. Follow steps 5 to 13 in the section “B. New System Installation” to install the required LAN drivers.
2.2 Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Server 2.2.1 Intel® LAN Driver Installation You may install the Intel 82545EM LAN drivers directly from the support CD. Proceed to the section “B. Update LAN Driver on an Existing System Installation.” If you wish to create a LAN driver disk, proceed to the section “A.Preparing the Intel LAN Driver Disk.” A. Preparing the Intel LAN Driver Disk Prepare one blank formatted high density floppy disk before proceeding. 1. 2. Insert the support CD into the CD-ROM drive.
5. 6. Insert the floppy disk into the floppy disk drive when prompted. Follow the screen instructions to complete the process. B. Update Driver on an Existing System Installation You may update the LAN driver directly from the support CD. 1. 2. 2-8 Insert the support CD into the CD-ROM drive. On the screen that appears, click on Intel PRO/1000MT Server Adapter, then on the item Install Base Driver. Follow the screen instructions to complete the driver update.
When done, your Computer Management window shows the installed LAN adapters. 3. Highlight the Intel(R) PRO/1000MT Server Adapter, click the right mouse button, and select Properties to display the following. 4. Click Driver Details to display a list of the files related to the Intel PRO/1000 MT Server Adapter.
5. 2-10 Highlight the Intel(R) PRO/1000 MT Server Adapter Connection, click the right mouse button, and select Properties to display the following.
6. Click Driver Details to display a list of the files related to the Intel 82545EM LAN driver. You may also update the LAN drivers from the LAN Driver Disk if you created one. Follow these steps to update from the LAN driver disk. 1. 2. 3. Boot Windows 2000 system and log on as Administrator. Click on the Start button. Select Settings, then Control Panel. Double-click the System icon in the Control Panel. Select the Hardware tab to display the following screen. 4.
2.3 Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional 2.3.1 Intel® LAN Driver Installation For Windows XP Professional users, we recommended that you use the Intel 82545EM driver from the support CD. A. Preparing the Intel LAN Driver Disk 1. 2. Insert the support CD into the CD-ROM drive. Run the utility from the following path: \Drivers\LAN\MAKEDISK\dcreate.exe 3. In the following screen, click on Make Driver Disk. 4. The next screen allows you to select an operating system to install the driver.
5. 6. Follow the succeeding installation instructions. When done, the following screen appears. Click Finish to complete the installation.
2.4 Novell® NetWare® Server 2.4.1 Intel® LAN Driver Installation You may install the Intel 82545EM LAN drivers directly from the support CD. Proceed to the section “B. Update LAN Driver on an Existing System Installation.” If you wish to create a LAN driver disk, proceed to the section “A.Preparing the Intel LAN Driver Disk.” A. Preparing the Intel LAN Driver Disk Prepare one blank formatted high density floppy disk before proceeding. 1. 2. Insert the support CD into the CD-ROM drive.
5. 6. Insert the floppy disk into the floppy disk drive when prompted. Follow the screen instructions to complete the process. B. NetWare 5.1/6.0 Installations 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. From the NetWare console, type NWCONFIG or Load Install and press . From the Configuration Options screen, choose Driver options and press . Choose Configure network drivers and press . If any drivers are already loaded, a list of them appears. Choose Load an additional driver and press .
8. 9. A prompt appears asking if you want to copy the driver.Select Yes and press . The next screen asks for parameters for loading the driver. Tomodify any driver parameters or protocols, highlight Select/Modify driver parameters and protocols and press . If you have multiple adapters,enter the slot number for the adapter you are currently configuring.When finished configuring the driver , select Save parameters and loaddriver to continue.
2.5 UnixWare* 7 and Open UNIX* 8 When installing and configuring network adapters, you may need to refer to Caldera* (formerly SCO) UnixWare 7 or Open UNIX 8 documentation found in /PRO1000/DOCS of the support CD. Have this documentation available during the installation process. 2.5.
A. Instructions 1. Start the Network Configuration Manager: netcfg 2. Remove any adapters that are configured with the old drivers by selecting the Hardware menu -> Remove Network Device. Exit the Network Configuration Manager. 3. Verify that there is not an older version of the driver on the system using ‘pkginfo -l ’. For example, enter: pkginfo -l e1008g If there is, remove the driver using ‘pkgrm ’. For example: pkgrm e1008g Reboot the system: init 6 4.
5. If you are downloading the latest driver from the Intel website, save the package to a directory on your system; for example, the /tmp directory. You can install the driver from this directory or spool the driver from the directory so the driver resides on the system. Example of installing the driver from the directory: pkgadd –d //e1008g.pkg Example of spooling the driver from the directory to the system: pkgadd -s spool –d //e1008g.
2.6 Linux RedHat 8.0 2.6.1 Intel® LAN Driver Installation Linux RedHat 8.0 system can automatically recognize Intel 82545EM network controller during installation. You don’t need to load or modify the network driver for the onboard LAN device.
