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Chapter 3 Basic Setup

This chapter describes how to install your NETGEAR 10/100/1000 Mbps Gigabit CardBus Adapter GA511 and set up basic connectivity on your Local Area Network (LAN) using the setup.exe utility.

What You Need Before You Begin

You need to verify your computer meets the minimum system requirements and identify the

network configuration settings of the LAN where you will connect before you can configure your gigabit Ethernet adapter and connect.

Verifying System Requirements

Before installing the NETGEAR 10/100/1000 Mbps Gigabit CardBus Adapter GA511, please make sure that these minimum requirements have been met:

You must have a notebook PC with a Pentium® 300 MHz or higher compatible processor with

an available CardBus slot. ACD-ROMdrive 64 MB of memory

At least 5 MB of disk space

Windows XP Home, Windows XP Professional, 2000, Me, 98SE (2nd edition), Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 2000 Server, or Windows 2000 Advanced Server

Note: Some versions of Windows may ask for the original Windows operating system installation files to complete the installation of the GA511 driver software.

Basic Setup

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