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6.1 Introduction
The AIMB-501 has dual Gigabit Ethernet LANs via dedicated PCI Express x1 lanes
(Realtek RTL8111E-VL (LAN1) and Realtek RTL8111E-VL (LAN2)) that offer band-
width of up to 500 MB/sec, eliminating the bottleneck of network data flow and incor-
porating Gigabit Ethernet at 1000 Mbps.
6.2 Installation
The AIMB-501’s Realtek RTL8111E-VL (LAN1) and Realtek RTL8111E-VL (LAN2)
Gigabit integrated controllers support all major network operating systems. However,
the installation procedure varies from system to system. Please find and use the sec-
tion that provides the driver setup procedure for the operating system you are using.
6.3 Windows® 7/XP Driver Setup (Realtek
RTL8111E-VL)
Insert the driver CD into your system's CD-ROM drive. Select the LAN folder then
navigate to the directory for your OS.
Note! Before installing the LAN drivers, make sure the CSI utility has been
installed on your system. See Chapter 5 for information on installing the
CSI utility.