D-Link DGE-550SX PCI-X 1000Base-SX Network Adapter User’s Guide Rev.
Contents Introduction ................................................................................................. 1 General Description ............................................................................................ 1 Safety Precautions ....................................................................................... 2 Avoiding Injuries .................................................................................................. 2 Avoiding Damage ..............................
Introduction Thank you for choosing the D-Link DGE-550SX PCI-X 1000Base-SX Network Adapter, the value leader among Gigabit Ethernet network adapters. This chapter provides a general description of DGE-550SX network adapter features, with a summary of features at the end of the chapter. Installation instructions are provided in the following chapters.
Safety Precautions To protect yourself from injuries and avoid damage of the device, always observe the following safety instructions when installing the network adapter. Avoiding Injuries WARNING: Electrical Current! Electrical current from power, phone, and communications cables can be hazardous. Never touch any electrical elements with bare hands. To avoid potential shock hazards: • Do not carry out any installation, maintenance, or (re)configuration work during a thunderstorm.
Avoiding Damage CAUTION: Electrostatic Discharge! Electrostatic discharge may damage or destroy the network adapter. To avoid damaging the network adapter: • Put on an antistatic wrist strap (electrically conductive) and connect it to the computer chassis before handling the network adapter. Do not connect the wrist straps to the ground terminal of the power supply! Faulty wiring could make this terminal live and potentially lethal.
Summary of Features Features of the D-Link DGE-550SX PCI-X 1000Base-SX Network Adapter: • • • • • • IEEE 802.3z 1000BASE-SX Gigabit Ethernet standard IEEE 802.3ad Link Aggregation Control Protocol standard IEEE 802.3x Flow-Control and Auto-Negotiation standard IEEE 802.1p Quality of Service standard IEEE 802.1q/802.3ac VLAN/VLAN Tagging standard PCI Specification 2.3 and PCI-X Specification 1.
Driver Installation Windows 2000 D-Link offers an NDIS 5.0 32-bit Miniport driver for the DGE-550SX network adapter supporting Windows 2000. To install the driver, proceed as follows: 1. After you have installed the network adapter in your computer, boot Windows 2000. Windows 2000 detects the DGE-550SX network adapter as “Ethernet Controller” during the boot operation. The window “Found New Hardware Wizard” is displayed. 2. Click NEXT.
If you are installing the driver using Windows XP Service Pack 1 or earlier, continue with step 3. 2. Select NO, NOT THIS TIME. 3. Select the check box Install from a list or specific location (Advanced). 4. Click NEXT. The menu “Please choose your search and installation options” is displayed. 5. Select the check box Search for the best driver in these locations. 6. Select the check box Include this location in the search. 7. Type the path to the driver. 8. Click OK. 9. Click NEXT.
Linux The Linux driver for the DGE-550SX network adapter supports the Linux kernel 2.4.13 and higher stable versions. The installation procedure described in this manual is a general description for Intel/x86 computers, which is valid for all distributions. The installation package offers the following two installation procedures: • Installation Mode • Patch Generation Mode The INSTALLATION MODE is recommended for normal users.
Install the driver To start the installation script, proceed as follows: 1. Execute the following command to start the script: cd DriverInstall ./install.sh 2. Select the option INSTALLATION MODE. The driver is now compiled and loaded. This process can take a few minutes.
8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. The message “Do you want to copy driver .LAN?” is displayed. To copy the driver to the server, select YES. If an older version of a D-Link driver is installed on the system, the messages “Save existing file SYS:SYSTEM\.LDI?” are displayed. To continue, select the desired options (YES or NO). If you selected YES, the old driver is written to a predefined location which is displayed.
FreeBSD The FreeBSD driver supports the DGE-550SX network adapter on FreeBSD 5.x operating systems running on Intel x86 machines. To install the network driver on FreeBSD, proceed as follows: 1. After you have installed the network adapter in your computer, boot FreeBSD. 2. Login in as “root”. 3. Install the driver software by typing: pkg_add e.g., pkg_add ykbsd60x86-8.12.1.3.tgz This installs the driver binary into /boot/kernel and the manpage into the directory /usr/share/man/man4. 4.
Network Control for Windows “D-Link Network Control” is part of the Driver Installation Packages available for Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003. This program displays the current configuration and status of the DGE-550SX network adapter.
When a component in the tree is selected, the corresponding parameters are displayed. For more information on the “D-Link Network Control”, refer to the online help (click the HELP button when the program is running).
Troubleshooting Confirming the Connection (LED Indicator) When the computer is powered “ON”, and the DGE-550SX network adapter is inserted into an open PCI/PCI-X slot, please check the following items if your LED light is not “ON”. When all items are working, your DGE-550SX network adapter’s LINK LED light should light up green (“linkage” state). 1. Make sure that your fiber-optic cable is in good working order. 2. Make sure that your hub or switch is powered “ON” and is functioning properly. 3.
4. Double-Click “Network adapters” if you do not see any items branching out. You should see “D-Link DGE-550SX PCI-X 1000Base-SX Network Adapter” branching out after double-clicking “Network adapters”. If you do not see any items branching out after double-clicking “Network Adapters”, your network adapter has not been properly installed. Start at the beginning of the “Quick Install Guide”.
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Specifications Standards: • IEEE 802.3z 1000BASE-SX Gigabit Ethernet standard • IEEE 802.3ad Link Aggregation Control Protocol standard • IEEE 802.3x Flow-Control and Auto-Negotiation standard • IEEE 802.1p Quality of Service standard • IEEE 802.1q/802.3ac VLAN/VLAN Tagging standard • PCI Specification 2.3 and PCI-X Specification 1.0 Network Media: • 1000Base-SX 50.0 µm/62.
Humidity: • Operating: 30%~80% non-condensing • Storage: 10%~95% non-condensing Emission: • FCC Class B Driver Support*: • Microsoft Windows 2000 • Microsoft Windows XP • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 • Novell Netware 5.10 • Novell Netware 6.x • Linux kernel 2.4.13 and higher stable versions • FreeBSD 5.x (x86) *Check http://www.dlink.com for newest releases of drivers.
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