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  • Page 1

    D-Link DGE-550SX PCI-X 1000Base-SX Network Adapter User ’ s Guide Rev . 03 (August 2006)[...]

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    Content s Introduction ............................................... .................................................. 1 General Description ....................... ...................... .......................... ..................... 1 Safety Precautions ............................................................................... ........ [...]

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    -1- Introduction Thank you for choosing the D-Link DGE-550SX PCI-X 1000Base-SX Network Adapter, the value leader among Giga bit Ethernet network adapters. This chapter provides a general de scription of DGE- 550SX ne twork adapter features, with a summary of features at th e end of the chap ter . Installation instructions ar e provided in the follo[...]

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    -2- Safety Precautions T o protect yourself from injuries and avoi d damage of the device, always obser ve the following safety instructions when installing the network adapter. Av oidi ng Injuries W ARNING: Electr ical Current! Electrical current fr om power , phone, a nd communications cables can be hazardous. Never touch any electrical element s[...]

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    -3- Av oidi ng Damage CAUTION: Electrost atic Discharge! Electrostatic dis charge may dama ge or destroy the network adapter . T o avoid da maging the network adapter : • Put on an antista tic wrist strap (electri cally conductive) and co nnect it to the com- puter chassis before handlin g the network adapter. Do not connect th e wrist strap s to[...]

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    -4- Summary of Features Features of the D-Link DGE-550SX PCI-X 1000Ba se-SX Network Adapte r: • IEEE 802.3z 1000BASE-SX Giga bit Ethernet standard • IEEE 802.3ad Link A ggregation Control Protocol standard • IEEE 802.3x Flow-Control a nd Auto-Negotiation standard • IEEE 802.1p Quality of Service standard • IEEE 802.1q/802.3a c VLAN/VLAN T[...]

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    -5- Driver Inst allation Windows 2000 D-Link offers an N DIS 5.0 32-bit Minipo r t driver for the DGE-550SX network adapter supporting Windows 2000. T o insta ll the driver , proceed as follows: 1. After you have inst alled the network adapter in your comp uter , boot Windows 2000. Windows 2000 detect s the DGE-550SX netw ork adapter as “Ethernet[...]

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    -6- If you are installing the driver using Wi ndows XP Service Pack 1 or earlier , con- tinue with ste p 3. 2. Select N O , NOT THIS TI ME . 3. Select the check box Install from a list or specific location (Adva nced) . 4. Click N EXT . The menu “Please choose your sear ch and inst allation options” is displayed. 5. Select the check box Search [...]

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    -7- Linux The Linux driver for the DGE-5 50SX network adapte r support s the Linux kernel 2.4.13 and higher st able versions. The installation proce dure described in this manual is a general description for Intel/x86 computer s, which is valid for all distributions. The installation package of fers the following two installation proced ur es: • [...]

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    -8- Insta ll the driver T o start the inst allation script, proceed as follows: 1. Execute the following comma nd to start the script: cd DriverInstall ./install.sh 2. Select the option I NST ALLATION M ODE . The driver is now compiled and loaded. This process can t ake a few minutes. For more in formation on the Installation Mode or any informatio[...]

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    -9- The messa ge “ Do you want to copy driver <driver name>.LAN? ” is displayed. 8. T o copy the driver to the server , select Y ES . If an older version of a D-Link driver is installed on the system, the me ssages “ Save existing file SYS:SYSTEM<driver name.LAN? ” and “ Save existing file SYS:SYSTEM<driver name>.LDI? ”[...]

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    -1 0- FreeBSD The FreeBSD driver support s the DGE-550SX network adapter on FreeBSD 5.x operating systems running on Intel x86 machines. T o install th e networ k driver on FreeBSD, proceed as follows: 1. After you have inst alled the network adapter in your computer , boot FreeBSD. 2. Login in as “root”. 3. Install the dr iver softwar e by typ[...]

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    -1 1- Network Control for Windows “D-Link Network Control” is p art of the Driver Installation Packages available for Windows 2000, Windows XP , and Windows Se rver 2003. This program d isplays the current configuration an d status o f the DG E-550SX networ k adapter. Predomin antly , it helps to perform the following tasks: • Configuration o[...]

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    -1 2- When a component in th e tree is selected, the corresponding p arameters are displayed. For more information o n the “D- Link Network Contr ol”, refer to the online help (click the H ELP button when the program is running).[...]

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    -1 3- T roubleshooting Confirming the Connecti on (LED Indicator) When the computer is powere d “ON”, and the DGE-550SX netwo rk adapter is inserted into an open PCI/P CI-X slot, please check the following items if your LED light is not “ON”. When all items are wo rking, your DGE-550 SX network adapter’ s LINK LED light should light up gr[...]

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    -1 4- 4. Double-Click “Network adapters” if you do not see any items branching out. Y o u should see “D-Link DGE-550SX PCI-X 1 000Base-SX Network Ad apter” branch- ing out af ter double-clicking “ Network adapters” . If you do not see any items br anching out after dou ble-c licking “Network Adapters”, your network adap ter has not [...]

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    -1 5- A successful ping will show four replies.[...]

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    -1 6- Specifications St andards: • IEEE 802.3z 1000BASE-SX Giga bit Ethernet standard • IEEE 802.3ad Link A ggregation Control Protocol standard • IEEE 802.3x Flow-Control a nd Auto-Negotiation standard • IEEE 802.1p Quality of Service standard • IEEE 802.1q/802.3a c VLAN/VLAN T agging standard • PCI S pecification 2.3 a nd PCI-X S peci[...]

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    -1 7- Humidity: • Operating : 30%~80% non-co ndensing • S torage: 10%~95% non-con densing Emissio n: • FCC Class B Driver Support*: • Microsoft Wind ows 2000 • Microsoft Windows XP • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 • Novell Netw are 5.10 • Novell Netw are 6.x • Linux kernel 2.4.13 and higher stable versions • FreeBSD 5.x (x86) *Ch[...]

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    -1 8- Cont acting T echnical Support[...]

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    -1 9- Warranty Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, D-Link Systems, Inc. (“D-Link ”) provides this Limited W ar ranty: • Only to the person or entity that originally purchased the pr oduct from D-Link or its authorized reseller or distributor , and • Only for products purchased and delivered within the fifty st ates of the [...]

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    -2 0- Non-Applicability of Warranty: The Limited Warranty provided hereunder for Har dware and Software portions of D-Link's products will not be appl ied to and does not cover any refurbished product and any product purchased through the inventory clearance or liqui dation sa le or other sales in which D-Link, the sellers, or the liquidators [...]

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    -2 1- FORTH ABOVE. EXCE PT AS EXPRESSL Y COVERED UNDER THE LIMITED W ARRANTY PROVIDED HEREIN, THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE Q UALITY , SELECTION AND PERFORMANCE OF THE PRODUCT IS WITH THE PURCHASER OF THE PRODUCT . Limitation of Liability: TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LA W , D-LINK IS NOT LIABLE UNDER ANY CONTRACT , NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY O[...]

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    -2 2- Product Registration Register online your D-Link pr oduct at http://support.dlink.com/register/ Product registration is entirely voluntary and failure to complete or return th is form will not diminish your w arranty rights.[...]

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