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1. Introduction
This PCI-based Card is a 10/100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet PCI Card that implements the 32-bit-wide,
and bus mastering interface. The Vivanco Fast Ethernet Card is based upon Industry Standard PCI
local bus specification revision 2.0, that features the Plug-and-Play(PnP) function, making it fully auto-
configurable.
The Vivanco Fast Ethernet Card is a dual-speed Card connected to an Ethernet network with a single
connection over an unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) cable. The Card automatically senses and switches
to either 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps. For 100 Mbps operation, the Card supports operation on Category 5
UTP cable. For 10 Mbps operation, the Card supports operation on Category 3, 4, or 5 UTP cable.
2. Card Installation
This section describes how to install your Vivanco Fast Ethernet Card. Please perform the following
steps to install the card.
1. Turn off your computer and all peripherals.
2. Make a note of how the cables and cords are connected to the computer and disconnect them.
3. Remove your personal computer’s cover (please refer to the owner’s manual of your personal
computer).
4. Discharge the static electricity you might carry by for example touching with your hands the metallic
backside of your computer.
5. Select any available bus mastering PCI slot, and remove the slot cover.
6. Carefully install the Vivanco Fast Ethernet Card into the expansion slot by firmly pressing the card
into the connector slot, until the Card is seated well in the expansion slot, then fasten the card with
a screw from the slot cover.
7. Reinstall your personal computer’s cover and reconnect the power cord and all cables.
8. Connect the Ethernet cable to the RJ-45 connector on your personal computer.
3. Installation of the driver
Note: before installing the driver: Finish section 2. Card Installation first.
This Fast Ethernet Card can be used with many different Operating Systems.
In this manual is described how to install the Card on the following Operating Systems:
• Win98/ME (see 3.1)
• Win2000 / XP / Vista (see 3.2)
For installing the Fast Ethernet Card on other Operating Systems, please refer to the readme file on
the driver disk.
