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ONNECTING THE
NIC
To install the NIC in the PC:
1 Make sure that you have run the preinstallation
program, as described in the previous section.
2 Remove all jewelry from your hands and wrists.
Use only insulated or nonconducting tools.
3 Turn off the power to the PC and unplug the
power cord.
4 Remove the cover from the PC.
5 Locate an empty, nonshared bus-mastering PCI slot
and remove its slot cover. Save the screw.
If you do not know how to identify a PCI slot, check your
PC documentation or ask your system administrator.
6 Carefully insert the NIC in the empty PCI slot.
Press firmly to ensure that the NIC is fully seated in the slot.
Do not install the NIC in a shared PCI slot. Avoid any
PCI slot next to an ISA slot. This is often a shared slot and
does not support bus mastering.
If you are planning to install the Remote Wake-Up cable,
choose an empty PCI slot that is close to the matching
connector on the PC motherboard. The Remote Wake-Up
cable is only required if your NIC supports
Remote Wake-Up and you want to use this feature.
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