Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product DGE-550SX D-Link
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D-Link DGE-550SX PCI-X 1000Base-SX Network Adapter User ’ s Guide Rev . 03 (August 2006).
Content s Introduction ............................................... .................................................. 1 General Description ....................... ...................... .......................... ..................... 1 Safety Precautions .
-1- Introduction Thank you for choosing the D-Link DGE-550SX PCI-X 1000Base-SX Network Adapter, the value leader among Giga bit Ethernet network adapters. This chapter provides a general de scription of DGE- 550SX ne twork adapter features, with a summary of features at th e end of the chap ter .
-2- Safety Precautions T o protect yourself from injuries and avoi d damage of the device, always obser ve the following safety instructions when installing the network adapter. Av oidi ng Injuries W ARNING: Electr ical Current! Electrical current fr om power , phone, a nd communications cables can be hazardous.
-3- Av oidi ng Damage CAUTION: Electrost atic Discharge! Electrostatic dis charge may dama ge or destroy the network adapter . T o avoid da maging the network adapter : • Put on an antista tic wrist strap (electri cally conductive) and co nnect it to the com- puter chassis before handlin g the network adapter.
-4- Summary of Features Features of the D-Link DGE-550SX PCI-X 1000Ba se-SX Network Adapte r: • IEEE 802.3z 1000BASE-SX Giga bit Ethernet standard • IEEE 802.3ad Link A ggregation Control Protocol standard • IEEE 802.3x Flow-Control a nd Auto-Negotiation standard • IEEE 802.
-5- Driver Inst allation Windows 2000 D-Link offers an N DIS 5.0 32-bit Minipo r t driver for the DGE-550SX network adapter supporting Windows 2000. T o insta ll the driver , proceed as follows: 1. After you have inst alled the network adapter in your comp uter , boot Windows 2000.
-6- If you are installing the driver using Wi ndows XP Service Pack 1 or earlier , con- tinue with ste p 3. 2. Select N O , NOT THIS TI ME . 3. Select the check box Install from a list or specific location (Adva nced) . 4. Click N EXT . The menu “Please choose your sear ch and inst allation options” is displayed.
-7- Linux The Linux driver for the DGE-5 50SX network adapte r support s the Linux kernel 2.4.13 and higher st able versions. The installation proce dure described in this manual is a general description for Intel/x86 computer s, which is valid for all distributions.
-8- Insta ll the driver T o start the inst allation script, proceed as follows: 1. Execute the following comma nd to start the script: cd DriverInstall ./install.sh 2. Select the option I NST ALLATION M ODE . The driver is now compiled and loaded. This process can t ake a few minutes.
-9- The messa ge “ Do you want to copy driver <driver name>.LAN? ” is displayed. 8. T o copy the driver to the server , select Y ES . If an older version of a D-Link driver is installed on the system, the me ssages “ Save existing file SYS:SYSTEM<driver name.
-1 0- FreeBSD The FreeBSD driver support s the DGE-550SX network adapter on FreeBSD 5.x operating systems running on Intel x86 machines. T o install th e networ k driver on FreeBSD, proceed as follows: 1. After you have inst alled the network adapter in your computer , boot FreeBSD.
-1 1- Network Control for Windows “D-Link Network Control” is p art of the Driver Installation Packages available for Windows 2000, Windows XP , and Windows Se rver 2003. This program d isplays the current configuration an d status o f the DG E-550SX networ k adapter.
-1 2- When a component in th e tree is selected, the corresponding p arameters are displayed. For more information o n the “D- Link Network Contr ol”, refer to the online help (click the H ELP button when the program is running).
-1 3- T roubleshooting Confirming the Connecti on (LED Indicator) When the computer is powere d “ON”, and the DGE-550SX netwo rk adapter is inserted into an open PCI/P CI-X slot, please check the following items if your LED light is not “ON”.
-1 4- 4. Double-Click “Network adapters” if you do not see any items branching out. Y o u should see “D-Link DGE-550SX PCI-X 1 000Base-SX Network Ad apter” branch- ing out af ter double-clicking “ Network adapters” .
-1 5- A successful ping will show four replies..
-1 6- Specifications St andards: • IEEE 802.3z 1000BASE-SX Giga bit Ethernet standard • IEEE 802.3ad Link A ggregation Control Protocol standard • IEEE 802.3x Flow-Control a nd Auto-Negotiation standard • IEEE 802.1p Quality of Service standard • IEEE 802.
-1 7- Humidity: • Operating : 30%~80% non-co ndensing • S torage: 10%~95% non-con densing Emissio n: • FCC Class B Driver Support*: • Microsoft Wind ows 2000 • Microsoft Windows XP • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 • Novell Netw are 5.10 • Novell Netw are 6.
-1 8- Cont acting T echnical Support.
-1 9- Warranty Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, D-Link Systems, Inc. (“D-Link ”) provides this Limited W ar ranty: • Only to the person or entity that originally purchased t.
-2 0- Non-Applicability of Warranty: The Limited Warranty provided hereunder for Har dware and Software portions of D-Link's products will not be appl ied to and does not cover any refurbished pr.
-2 1- FORTH ABOVE. EXCE PT AS EXPRESSL Y COVERED UNDER THE LIMITED W ARRANTY PROVIDED HEREIN, THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE Q UALITY , SELECTION AND PERFORMANCE OF THE PRODUCT IS WITH THE PURCHASER OF THE PRODUCT .
-2 2- Product Registration Register online your D-Link pr oduct at http://support.dlink.com/register/ Product registration is entirely voluntary and failure to complete or return th is form will not diminish your w arranty rights.
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