Welcome to the User's Guide for the Intel® PRO/1000 family of server adapters. This guide covers hardware and software installation, setup procedures, and troubleshooting tips for these adapters.
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NOTE: This guide refers only to drivers and features
available on IA-32-based computer platforms (e.g., 32-bit Intel® Pentium®-based
systems). These drivers are not compatible on Intel® Itanium®-based computers. |
To select a topic, click a link in the table of contents column to the left.
If you are installing a network adapter, follow this procedure.
If you are upgrading the driver software, start with step 5.
Make sure that the driver software on the Intel CD or in the downloaded files from the Intel support web site supports the adapter you are installing. For a list of supported adapters, click here.
Review system requirements.
Follow the procedure to insert the PCI adapter(s) in the computer.
Carefully attach the copper network cable(s) or fiber network cable(s).
For Windows systems, install the Intel® PROSet software. For more information, select Intel PROSet in the table of contents.
(Optional) Test the network adapter. Click here for more information.
Register your adapter online. Go to Intel Product Registration web site.
If you have any problems with basic installation, see Troubleshooting.
Once you have installed the network adapter(s), you can set other advanced features (see table of contents). The configuration process varies, depending on your operating system. For more information, see the following topics.
Intel PROSet
Set Up Speed and Duplex
Set Up Teams
Set Up VLANs
PCI Hot Plug Support
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