Sonnet Technologies Presto Gigabit Server PCIe - Manual (Page 2)

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Installation Steps
INSTALLATION STEPS FOR MAC USERS
The following section covers installation and configuration steps
for the Presto Gigabit Server PCIe card in a Mac computer. If you
are installing the Presto Gigabit Server PCIe into a Windows PC,
skip to InSTallaTIOn STEPS fOr WIndOWS USErS on the
next page.
Installation Preparation
Sonnet strongly recommends that you read the section in your
computer’s user manual that addresses PCI card installation, prior
to installing the Presto Gigabit Server PCIe into your system.
Card Installation Steps
1. Shut down your computer, and then open it to access
the expansion card area (PCI Express slots); refer to your
computer’s user manual for specific information.
2. locate an available x4 (4-lane) or x8 (8-lane) PCI Express
slot inside your computer and remove its access cover:
• Xserve (2009), Xserve (Early 2008), and Xserve (late 2006),
users may install the card into either slot.
• Mac Pro (Mid 2010), Mac Pro (Early 2009), and Mac Pro
(Early 2008) users should use slot 3 or slot 4.
• Pre-2008 Mac Pro users may install the card into any
available slot.
• Power Mac G5 users should use slot 2 or slot 4 if possible, or
slot 3 if necessary.
3. remove the Sonnet card from its packaging, and then
install it into the PCI Express slot; make sure the card is
firmly seated and secured.
4. Close your computer.
5. Plug in one or two twisted pair Ethernet cables to the Presto
Gigabit Server PCIe card.
6. Turn on your computer; depending on the computer and
operating system used:
• If you installed the card into an Xserve, Mac Pro (Mid
2010), Mac Pro (Early 2009), Mac Pro (Early 2008), or
Power Mac G5, your installation is complete; proceed to
Basic Configuration Steps—Mac OS X Users.
• If you installed the card into a pre-2008 Mac Pro, Expansion
Slot Utility should open automatically. If it does not open
by itself, you must do so manually (Expansion Slot Utility is
located in the /System/library/CoreServices folder). Select
the configuration appropriate for your setup (your Sonnet
card is an x4 card, and should be assigned at least an x4
slot), and then click Quit if the default configuration was
appropriate, or click Save and restart if you changed the
configuration. Your installation is complete; proceed to
Basic Configuration Steps—Mac OS X Users.
Driver Information—Mac OS X
The drivers that enable the Presto Gigabit Server PCIe card to
work in your computer are installed as part of Mac OS X; the
Presto card is ready to use when you power on your computer.
Basic Configuration Steps—Mac OS X Users
listed below are the basic steps necessary to configure the Presto
Gigabit Server PCIe card for use in your computer.
1. Open System Preferences and click network
2. In the network preferences panel, click one of the Presto
Gigabit Server PCIe card’s ports (identified as PCI Ethernet
card slot x, port 1, and PCI Ethernet card slot x, port 2) in
the left panel, and then configure the settings, if necessary
(repeat for both ports). If your computer was already
connected to a network using built-in Ethernet, you may not
have to enter new settings.
3. When you’ve completed reviewing or changing the settings,
click apply.
4. If you used existing settings and do not need to combine
Ethernet ports, your installation is complete. for additional
information on configuring settings, refer to Mac Help (Help
> Mac Help from the finder) and www.apple.com/support;
type “network, ethernet” and “combining ethernet ports” to
display various articles.