under ordinary circumstances, a 1000mbps gigabit ethernet card will not be affected by static charge as may be received through your body during handling of the unit. however, there are special circumstances where you may carry an extraordinarily high static charge, and possibly damage the card and/or your computer. it is good practice to eliminate all static electricity by touching a ground (an unpainted metal area of your computer chassis, for example) before performing any installations.

    open the shipping carton and carefully remove all items. in addition to this user's guide, ascertain that you have:

    1 one 1000mbps gigabit ethernet card card.

    2 one software driver diskette