Operation Manual

horNET Giga PCI (P6111-1)
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Driver installation
The CD supplied with the card contains drivers for popular operating systems, i.e. for the
Windows family of systems and for Linux-based systems (all stable 2.4.x and 2.6.x kernels).
Driver installation under Windows is explained below.
When the system is launched for the first time after installing the card, a message will display
that a new “Ethernet Controller” device has been detected. Close the dialog box and perform
the following steps to install the driver:
1. Insert the driver CD into the CD-ROM drive.
2. The setup wizard will be launched automatically. If the CD-ROM Autorun feature is
disabled, run Setup.exe in the CD’s root directory.
3. Click Driver.
4. The driver will be installed and the “Driver Install Completed” message will be displayed.
Validating the installation
In order to validate the device installation, click on the
Start menu and select (Settings >) Control Panel. In
the Control Panel, select System and then:
• under Windows XP/XP 64-bit, 2000 or Me,
select Hardware and click Device Manager;
• under Windows 98/98SE, select Device
Manager.
A new device should appear under the Network
Adapters node:
Realtek RTL8169/8110 Family Gigabit Ethernet NIC.