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Chapter 2 Basic Setup This chapter describes how to install your NETGEAR 10/100/1000 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet Adapter GA311 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 Ethernet Adapter GA311, please make sure that these minimum requirements have been met: • A computer with a Pentium® 300 MHz or higher compatible processor • One open 32-bit or 64-bit PCI slot • A CD-ROM drive • 64 MB of memory • Windows Vista, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Professional, 2000, Me, 98SE (2nd edition), Windows NT 4.0 (with Service Pack 5 or above), Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 2000 Server, or Windows 2000 Advanced Server Some versions of Windows may ask for the original Windows operating system installation files to complete the installation of the GA311 driver software. To download the latest Service Pack for Windows NT 4.0, go to the following Microsoft Web page and search for the latest service pack: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/search.asp 2-1 v1.0, February 2007

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2-1
v1.0, February 2007
Chapter 2
Basic Setup
This chapter describes how to install your NETGEAR 10/100/1000 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet
Adapter GA311 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 Ethernet Adapter GA311, please
make sure that these minimum requirements have been met:
A computer with a Pentium
®
300 MHz or higher compatible processor
One open 32-bit or 64-bit PCI slot
A CD-ROM drive
64 MB of memory
Windows Vista, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Professional, 2000, Me, 98SE (2nd
edition), Windows NT 4.0 (with Service Pack 5 or above), Windows 2000 Professional,
Windows 2000 Server, or Windows 2000 Advanced Server
Some versions of Windows may ask for the original Windows operating system installation
files to complete the installation of the GA311 driver software.
To download the latest Service Pack for Windows NT 4.0, go to the following Microsoft Web
page and search for the latest service pack: