PCI-6881 User Manual 56Chapter 6 PCI Bus Ethernet Interface6.1 IntroductionThe board is equipped with a high performance 32-bit Ethernet chipsetwhich is fully compliant with 802.3u 100Base-T or 802.3z/ab 1000Base-T. It is supported by major network operating systems. It is also both100Base-T and 10Base-T compatible.The Ethernet port provides a standard RJ-45 jack. The network boot fea-ture can be utilized by incorporating the boot ROM image files for theappropriate network operating system. The boot ROM BIOS files arecombined with system BIOS, which can be enabled/disabled in the BIOSsetup.6.2 Installation of Ethernet driverBefore installing the Ethernet driver, note the procedures below. Youmust know which operating system you are using in your board Series,and then refer to the corresponding installation flow chart. Then just fol-low the steps described in the flow chart to quickly complete the installa-tion.6.2.1 Installation for MS-DOS and Windows 3.1If you want to set up your Ethernet connection under the MS-DOS orWindows 3.1 environment, you should first check your server systemmodel. For example, MS-NT, IBM-LAN server, and so on.Then choose the correct driver to install in your biscuit PC.The installation procedures for various servers can be found on the sup-plied CD-ROM, the correct path being:D:\LAN\82551ER\W9xW2k6.2.2 Installation for Windows 98/MeNote: The windows illustrations in this chapter areexamples only. Follow the steps and pay atten-tion to the instructions which appear on yourscreen.
