ASUS PXI-G45 User Manual

®

PXI-G45

Gigabit Ethernet Card

User Guide

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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 Introduction......................................................................... 1-2

1.2 Package contents............................................................... 1-2

1.3 Models................................................................................ 1-3

1.4 Layout................................................................................. 1-3

1.5 Feature ............................................................................... 1-4

1.6 LED Descriptions................................................................ 1-4

1.7 System Requirements ........................................................ 1-5

1.8 Installing the Network Card ................................................ 1-5

1.9 Connecting to the Network ................................................. 1-6

1.10 Installing the Network Driver .............................................. 1-6

Chapter 2: Driver Installation

2.1 Microsoft® Windows® NT Server 4.0.................................. 2-2

2.2.1 Intel® LAN Driver Installation.................................. 2-2

2.2 Microsoft

2.2.1 Intel® LAN Driver Installation.................................. 2-7

2.3 Microsoft

2.3.1 Intel® LAN Driver Installation................................ 2-12

2.4 Novell

2.4.1 Intel® LAN Driver Installation................................ 2-14

2.5 UnixWare* 7 and Open UNIX* 8 ...................................... 2-17

2.5.1 Installation and configuration ............................... 2-17

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Windows® 2000 Server ..................................... 2-7

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Windows® XP Professional.............................. 2-12

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NetWare® Server.................................................. 2-14

2.6 Linux RedHat 7.3/8.0........................................................ 2-20

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2.7.1 Intel

LAN Driver Installation................................ 2-20

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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.

Where to find more information

Refer to the following sources for additional information and for product
and software updates.

1. ASUS Websites

The ASUS websites worldwide provide updated information on ASUS
hardware and software products. The ASUS websites are listed in the
ASUS Contact Information on page vi.

2. Optional Documentation

Your product package may include optional documentation, such as
warranty flyers, that may have been added by your dealer. These
documents are not part of the standard package.

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ASUS contact information

ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (Asia-Pacific)

Address: 150 Li-Te Road, Peitou, Taipei, Taiwan 112
General Tel: [phone]
General Fax: [phone]
General Email: [e-mail]

Technical Support

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Web Site: www.asus.com.tw

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Address: 44370 Nobel Drive, Fremont, CA 94538, USA
General Fax: [phone]
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Technical Support

Support Fax: [phone]
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Support Email: [e-mail]

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Support Fax: [phone]

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Chapter 1

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.

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Introduction

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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) ASUS PXI-G45 Gigabit Ethernet card
(1) Support CD
(1) User Guide

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1.3 Models

The ASUS PXI-G45 Gigabit Ethernet card comes in a standard bracket for
regular PCs.

Standard Model

1.4 Layout

RJ-45 LAN Port

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.

ACT/LNK

10=OFF

100=ORG

1000=GRN

LAN Controller

PXI-G45

R

Boot ROM
(optional)

intel

RC82545EM

PCI Interface

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1.5 Features

RJ45

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.

SPEEDACT/LNK

Table 1.6 LED Table

ACT/LINK LED

Status Description
OFF No link
GREEN Linked

Status Description
OFF 10Mbps connection
ORANGE 100Mbps connection

SPEED LED

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GREEN 1Gbps connection

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. Wear a
wrist strap grounded to the PC chassis when handling the card.

1. Make sure that the PC is turned off. Unplug the power cord from the
electrical socket.

2. Remove the PC cover.

3. Locate an empty, non-shared bus-mastering PCI-X slot and remove its
slot cover. Save the screw for later use.

Do not install the network card in a shared PCI-X slot. Otherwise,
the card’s performance will drop depending on the number of
shared cards installed on the same PCI-X segment. Check your
PC documentation to ensure that you install the card into the
correct slot.

4. Carefully insert the card into the PCI-X slot.

5. Secure the card with the screw that you removed earlier.

6. Replace the PC cover and plug in the power cord.

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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.”

1.10 Installing the Network Driver

Before installing the network driver , make sure that:

• You have installed the card in the PC and connected to the
network

• You have the Windows installation files. (These files may
have been already copied to your hard drive when you
installed Windows).

The network driver installation procedures vary depending on your operating
system.

Refer to the online User Guide found in /PRO1000/DOCS of the support CD
for detailed installation procedure of each operating system.

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Chapter 2

This chaper discusses the NIC driver installation
using various operating systems (OS).

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Driver Installation

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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.

• 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.

1. Insert the support CD into the CD-ROM drive.

2. 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. Select Windows NT 4.0. Refer to the next page.

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5. Insert the floppy disk into the floppy disk drive when prompted.

6. Follow the screen instructions to complete the process.

B. New System Installation

1. Double-click the Network icon in the Control Panel to display the
Network Setup Wizard.

2. When the

Next to display the following screen.

Installing Windows NT Networking screen appears, press

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3. Check the Wired to the Network box, then click Next.

4. On the screen that appears, click the button

Select from list... to

display the Select Network Adapter window.

5. Insert the LAN driver disk that you created, then click Have Disk...

6. 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.

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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.

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C. Existing System Installation

1. Double-click the Network icon in the Control Panel.

2. Select the

4. 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.

Adapter tab, then click Add. A list of adapters appears.

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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. Insert the support CD into the CD-ROM drive.

2. 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. Select Windows 2000 (Gigabit). Refer to the next page.

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5. Insert the floppy disk into the floppy disk drive when prompted.

6. 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. 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.

2. Follow the screen instructions to complete the driver update.

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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.

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5. Highlight the Intel(R) PRO/1000 MT Server Adapter Connection, click
the right mouse button, and select Properties to display the following.

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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. Boot Windows 2000 system and log on as Administrator.

2. Click on the Start button. Select Settings, then Control Panel.

3. Double-click the

Hardware tab to display the following screen.

4. Click on

5. Highlight

Device Manager, then on Other Devices.

Ethernet Controller, then click the right mouse button and

System icon in the Control Panel. Select the

select Properties.

6. Select the

7. Click

Driver tab and click on Update Drivers.

Next. Select Display a list of the known drivers for this device ...

8. Select Network adapters under Hardware Type, and click Next.

9. Click

Have Disk…, then insert the LAN driver disk.

10. Follow the succeeding instructions to complete the installation.

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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. Insert the support CD into the CD-ROM drive.

2. 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. Select Windows XP (32 bit, Gigabit). Refer to the next page.

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5. Follow the succeeding installation instructions.

6. When done, the following screen appears. Click

Finish to complete

the installation.

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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. Insert the support CD into the CD-ROM drive.

2. 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. Select Novell Netware. Refer to the next page.

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5. Insert the floppy disk into the floppy disk drive when prompted.

6. Follow the screen instructions to complete the process.

B. NetWare 5.1/6.0 Installations

1. From the NetWare console, type NWCONFIG or Load Install and
press <Enter>.

2. From the Configuration Options screen, choose Driver options and
press <Enter>.

3. Choose Configure network drivers and press <Enter>. If any
drivers are already loaded, a list of them appears.

4. Choose Load an additional driver and press <Enter>. A list of
drivers appears.

5. Insert the Intel CD or floppy disk you've created and choose Install
an unlisted driver by pressing <Insert>.

6. If you're using a floppy disk, insert the disk in drive A and
press<Enter>. If you've mounted the CD as a NetW are volume,
press <F3> andenter the source path (CD volume).

7. The driver name is displayed: Intel(R) PRO PCI adapter. Press
<Enter> to select it.

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8. A prompt appears asking if you want to copy the driver.Select Yes
and press <Enter>.

9. 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 <Enter>. 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.

• If your system contains a single network adapter, you may enter
any number for the slot. The driver will automatically detect the
correct slot number and load successfully.

• If your system contains more than one network adapter, you can
find the valid slot numbers for your adapters by pressing <Alt>­<Esc> to switch to the console screen in NetWare. Type LOAD
<driver_name> (CE100B or CE1000) and press <Enter>. The
driver will attempt to load and prompt you with the available slot
numbers. Note the slot numbers, and press <Esc> to abort the
driver load. Use <Alt>-<Esc> to switch back to the Install screen
and enter the correct slot number.

10. To complete the driver installation process, go back to
theConfiguration Options screen by pressing <Esc> until you seethe
Configuration Options screen.

11. Choose Exit to return to the server console prompt.

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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.

2.5.1 Installation and Configuration

To ensure predictable behavior when installing network adapters, remove
the configuration settings for all adapters and reboot the system prior to
configuring new adapters or reconfiguring installed adapters (see
instructions below). For maximum system stability, it is recommended that
all network adapters be configured with the same driver type.

Recommendations

• Do not select “Cancel” when in the process of adding an
adapter. To prevent the Network Configuration Manager from

hanging and to avoid rebooting, continue installing the adapter. After
it’s installed, manually remove it.

• If you are installing and configuring a PRO/100 driver, replace

the references to e1008g with eeE8 in the instructions below.

The examples given are for the PRO/1000 driver.

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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 <driver_name>’. For example, enter:

pkginfo -l e1008g

If there is, remove the driver using ‘pkgrm <driver_name>’. For
example:

pkgrm e1008g

Reboot the system:

init 6

4. If you are installing the new driver from the CD, follow these steps.

Otherwise, go to the next step.
Mount the CDROM on the system. For example:

mkdir /<cdrom_mount_location>
mount -F cdfs -r /dev/cdrom/cdrom1 /

<cdrom_mount_location>

You can install the driver directly from the CDROM or spool the
driver from the CDROM so the driver resides on the system.
Example of installing the driver directly from the CD:

pkgadd –d /<cdrom_mount_location>/UNIX/UW7DDI8/

e1008g.pkg

Example of spooling the driver from the CD to the system:

pkgadd -s spool –d /<cdrom_mount_location>/UNIX/

UW7DDI8/e1008g.pkg e1008g

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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 /<dir_location>/e1008g.pkg

Example of spooling the driver from the directory to the system:

pkgadd -s spool –d /<dir_location>/e1008g.pkg e1008g
pkgadd e1008g

If you will be creating teams and/or VLANs, continue on with the
instructions in Advanced Network Services below. Otherwise, use
the Network Configuration Manager to configure the adapters.

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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.

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