Asus PXI-G45 - Manual (Page 11)

1-5 ASUS PXI-G45 User Guide
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.
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.
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.
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.