Gbord EN-100 User manual

EN-100
PCIe Gigabit Ethernet 1-Port Card
User’s Manual
1st Ed –27 May 2019

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Compliances and Certification
CE Certification
This product has passed the CE test for environmental
specifications. Test conditions for passing included the
equipment being operated within an industrial enclosure.
In order to protect the product from being damaged by
ESD (Electrostatic Discharge) and EMI leakage, we
strongly recommend the use of CE-compliant industrial
enclosure products.
FCC Class A Certification
This equipment has been tested and found to comply
with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to
Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to
provide reasonable protection against harmful
interference when the equipment is operated in a
commercial environment. This equipment generates,
uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not
installed and used in accordance with the instruction
manual, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. Operation of this equipment in a
residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in
which case the user will be required to correct the
interference at his own expense.
Revision History
Version
Date
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0.1
2019.05.27
Preliminary

Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 4
1.1 Module Physical Features ............................................................................................................ 4
1.2 System Requirements.................................................................................................................. 4
1.3 Package contents ........................................................................................................................ 5
Chapter 2: Installation ........................................................................................................................... 6
2.1 Hardware Installation ...................................................................................................................6
2.2 Driver Installation ........................................................................................................................ 6

Chapter 1: Introduction
PCI Express is the next revolution in I/O interconnect standards that will deliver the bandwidth and features required by
PCs, consumer electronics and communications devices. The architecture is a cost-effective, low-pin count, and
point-to-point technologies offering maximum bandwidth, reducing cost and design complexity and enabling smaller form
factors. This card is the best solution for Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express and the interface has a potential transfer rates of
2.5 Gbps using a single-lane (or x1) PCI Express link
This card is a 10/100/1000M Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express Card, which is specifically designed to plug into a desktop
equipped with an available x1, x4, x8 or x16 PCI Express slot. It provides throughput and connectivity at Gigabit
speeds up to 1000Mbps(1Gbps) raw bandwidth, this is100 time faster than the original Ethernet, yet is compatible with
existing Ethernet. It comes with a comprehensive of software drives for all desktop operating systems, including
Microsoft Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X.
Features
Designed to meet PCI Express Specification Revision 1.0a
Single-lane (or x1) PCI Express throughput supports rate of 2.5Gbps
Fully Compliant with IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab
10/100/1000M data auto-negotiation
LEDs indicate the status of data transmission
Support Wake On Lan (WOL) power management (optional)
Feature full duplex mode that doubles the network connections speed
Support Windows XP/Vista/7/(32/64 bit), Mac OS X 10.5 or later
1.1 Module Physical Features
1.2 System Requirements
Windows® XP/Vista/7/8/10 (32/64 bit), Mac OS X 10.5 or later
PCI Express-enabled system with an available PCI Express slot
1.3 Package contents
Check your package for the following items.

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1 x Gigabit Ethernet PCIe Card
1 x Driver CD
Note: Contents may vary depending on country/market
If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer.

Chapter 2: Installation
2.1 Hardware Layout
I. Turn Off the power to your computer.
II. Unplug the power cord and remove your computer’s cover.
III. Remove the slot bracket from an available PCIE slot.
IV. To install the card, carefully align the card’s bus connector with the selected PCIe slot on the motherboard. Push
the board down firmly.
V. Replace the slot bracket’s holding screw to secure the card.
VI. Replace the computer cover and reconnect the power cord.
2.2 Driver Installation
The following section shows you how to install Fast Ethernet PCIe Card driver on different
operating systems.
Installation for Windows XP/Vista/7
1. Insert the provided CD into your disk drive. The CD-ROM will start automatically. The following screen will show up
and please click “Install Driver”.
Note: If the install program doesn’t run automatically, please locate and double-click on the Autorun.exe file in the
CD to launch the install program.

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2. Please click “PCIe 1000M” to start the installation.
3. Click “Next” to continue.
4. Click “Install” to continue.
Click “Finish” to end of the driver installation steps.

Installation for MacOS X 10.5.x/10.6.x/10.7.x
1. Insert the provided CD into your CD-ROM drive.
2. Double-click the “Ethernet Adapter” disc icon, double-click “Driver” folder.
3. Double-click the “PCIe/Express Card 100/1000M”folder and then double click the “For Mac OS X 10.4/10.5.pkg”
(For Mac OS X 10.6 OS, please double click “For Mac OS X 10.6.mpkg”faile; For Mac OS X 10.7 OS, please double
click “For Mac OS X 10.7.mpkg”file) to launch the installer.
4. Follow the instructions on screen to install the driver. After driver installation is complete, you must restart your
computer.

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Verify for Windows XP/Vista/7
1. Click on the “Device Manager” tab in the Windows Control Panel.
Start > Control Panel > Device Manager
2. Entry “Network adapters” item, and you can read “Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller” in the Device Manager.
Verify for Mac OS X 10.5.x/10.6.x/107.x
1. Choose About this Mac from the Apple menu.
2. Click on More Info…
3. In the Contents sidebar select PCI Cards from the Hardware section.
4. Scroll the list to reveal the Gigabit Ethernet PCIe Card information

Chapter 3: Troubleshooting Tips
The computer can NOT detect the Gigabit Ethernet PCIe Card
1. Make sure that the PCI Express card is correctly plugged into the PCI Express slot; if not, turn off
the computer and plug it again.
2. If the PCI Express card is plugged in correctly, see if the golden connectors on the card are clean; if
not, clean the connector surface.
3. If still NOT, please change another PCI Express slot on your motherboard.
4. Please upgrade your motherboard BIOS to the latest version. If it still not works, contact your
motherboard vendor asking the advanced supporting for BIOS updated.
5. The board itself might be defective. You can try another motherboard testing Gigabit Ethernet PCIe
Card working or not.
Computer failed to start after inserting the Gigabit Ethernet PCIe Card
Turn off the computer, remove the Gigabit Ethernet PCIe Card, and try to restart the computer. If the
computer starts successfully, it means that the card has not been inserted into the PCI Express slot
correctly. Please clean golden figure by rubber firstly, then change another PCI Express slot.
I cannot use Gigabit Ethernet transfer speed
1. Please affirm your Ethernet environment supporting Gigabit structure
2. Please use CAT 6 UTP/SPT cable