Rosewill RC-400 User manual

Gigabit PCI LAN Card RC400-LX
User Manual

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Features and Benefits
zIntegrated 10/100/1000 transceiver
zSupports PCI 2.2, 32 bit bus, 33/66MHz
zFully compliant with IEEE 802.3 (10Base-T Ethernet), IEEE 802.3u
(100Base-TX Fast Ethernet), IEEE 802.3z (1000Base-T Gigabit
Ethernet)
zSupports Ethernet 10Mbps (half-duplex), Ethernet 20Mbps
(full-duplex), Fast Ethernet 100Mbps (half-duplex), Fast Ethernet
200Mbps (full-duplex), Gigabit 1000Mbps (full-duplex) and Gigabit
2000Mbps (full-duplex)
zLEDs indicator for 1000Link/Activity(green) and
100Link/Activity(green)
zCrossover Detection & Auto-Correction
zSupport Windows® 2000, XP/2003 32/64 bit, Vista 32/64 bit
Package Contents
z1 x Gigabit Ethernet PCI Card
z1 x User Manual
z1 x Driver CD
System Requirements
zWindows® 2000, XP/2003 32/64 bit, Vista 32/64 bit
zPentium or equivalent PC with an available PCI slot
zCAT5/CAT5E/CAT6 UTP/STP cable

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Hardware Installation
Follow the instruction given below to install the Gigabit Ethernet PCI
Card.
1. Turn your computer off and remove the power plug from the plug
socket.
2. Remove the cover from the computer case.
3. Remove the metal cover plate on the rear of a free PCI slot.
4. Insert the card into one free PCI slot and screw it firmly on the bracket
side.
5. Place the cover back onto the computer.
6. Insert the plug into plug socket.
Driver Installation
For Windows® 2000/XP/Server 2003
Once the Windows® 2000, XP and Server 2003 startup. Gigabit Ethernet
PCI Card will be detected by system. Following is the procedures for
installing Gigabit Ethernet PCI Card driver under Windows® XP Service
Pack 2 operating system.
1. When Found New Hardware Wizard Window pop-up, please click
“Cancel” button to cancel the driver installation for the device at this
moment. The driver for this device will be installed in the next step.
2. Please insert the CD driver bound with Gigabit Ethernet PCI Card into
your CD-ROM Drive.
3. At the Windows desktop click Start, then Run.
4. Ty p e D:\ RC400-LX \Setup.exe, then click OK. (Change D: to match
your CD-ROM drive letter)
5. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
6. Restart Windows to complete the installation.

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For Windows® Vista
In Windows® Vista, when the system is booted up it automatically
detects the Gigabit Ethernet PCI Card and install the Gigabit Ethernet
PCI Card with in-build drivers. Following is the procedures for upgrading
Gigabit Ethernet PCI Card driver under Windows® Vista operating
system.
1. Please insert the CD driver bound with Gigabit Ethernet PCI Card into
your CD-ROM Drive.
2. At the Windows desktop click Start, then Run.
3. Ty p e D:\ RC400-LX \setup.exe, then click OK. (Change D:\ to match
your CD-ROM drive letter)
4. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the instructions to
complete the installation to complete the installation.
5. Restart Windows to complete the installation.
Verify Driver Installation
Click on the “Device Manager” tab in System Properties, which you
access from the Windows Control Panel. You should see a “Realtek
RTL8169/8110 Family Gigabit Ethernet NIC” (Windows®
2000/XP/Server 2003) or a “Realtek RTL8169/8110 Family PCI Gigabit
Ethernet NIC (NDIS 6.0)” (Windows® Vista) installed under “Network
adapters” item.
START > Control Panel > System > Device Manager

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Networking Settings
1. Click “Network Connection” in Control Panel to set your network
settings.
2. Right-click the Local Area Connection used by the Gigabit Ethernet
PCI Card, then select “Properties” from the pop-up menu.
3. Double-click the “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)” item to set network
settings.
4. Right-click the Local Area Connection used by the Gigabit Ethernet
PCI Card, then select “Status” from the pop-up menu. You can affirm
network status.
Troubleshooting
The computer can not detect the Gigabit Ethernet PCI Card
1. Make sure that the Gigabit Ethernet PCI card is correctly plugged into
the PCI slot; if not, turn off the computer and plug it again.
2. If the Gigabit Ethernet PCI 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 slot on your motherboard.
4. Please upgrade your motherboard BIOS to the latest version. If it sill
not work, 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 PCI card working or not.
Computer failed to start after inserting Gigabit Ethernet PCI Card
Turn off the computer, remove the Gigabit Ethernet PCI card, and try to
restart the computer. If the computer starts successfully, it means that

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this card has not been inserted into the PCI slot correctly. Please insert
the card firmly into the PCI slot or try another slot.
How to deal with an exclamation point on Ethernet Host controller
1. Please shutdown your computer and move the card to another
available slot then re-install Gigabit Ethernet PCI Card driver again.
2. Please point on this device then right-check on the mouse.
3. This exclamation point usually means there is a resource conflict
between the Gigabit Ethernet PCI Card and another card in your
system. Please move the card to another available slot. Restart your
computer. Windows will then re-configure itself and re-assign
resources. Check your device manager again. If the exclamation point
is still there then repeat the process until it no longer appears.
I can not use Gigabit Ethernet transfer speed
1. Please affirm your Ethernet environment supporting Gigabit structure.
2. Please use CAT6 UTP/STP cable.
How to configure 10/100/1000Mbps Ethernet structure
Connect 10/100/1000Mbps Ethernet over unshielded twisted pair (UTP)
cable. Gigabit Ethernet PCI card has the ability of automatic sensing and
operating on either speed without manual reconfiguration.
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