D Link DFE-530TX 10/100Mbps PCI Ethernet Adapter Card Best Buy

OK card, bad driver - 23 Feb 2006

0 out of 2 found this review helpful.

The installation (physically) was easy but installing the drivers on a windows 98 SE computer was quite tricky. Mabey it was the computer but I needed to copy the drivers to a floppy and manually copy them over to the computer.

Does what it says on the tin - 27 Jul 2005

3 out of 3 found this review helpful.

Just a basic NIC but it does the job. Easy to set up, all you have to do is plug it into a spare PCI slot and install the driver, and I had it working within minutes of opening the box.

Only annoyance is that it doesn't come with a screw to secure the card but I had spares anyway.

Blasted Card - 27 Jul 2004

2 out of 36 found this review helpful.

It crashed my computer, It wouldn't read the drivers, It caused me hours of work reinstalling software.
Don't Like it at all.. I won't but D-Link stuff. or anything made in China

Great nic, simple to install even for novices - 17 Jul 2004

28 out of 28 found this review helpful.

This card was a breeze to install. I've had a computer for some years and happily surfed the net using my USB ADSL Modem provided by my broadband provider, not knowing until recently I didn't have an ethernet adapter. I needed one to set up a home network. Ethernet has great advantages--it doesn't use CPU cycle thus not slowing your computer, enables you to connect devices such as routers and modems directly to your computer, but most of all allows you to set up a network. The speed difference online was very noticeable in my case.

As stated in the review below, the instructions provided in the box are not the best, so I suggest you do a little research online if you're a complete novice like me, and also consult your PC manual before starting.

Opening your PC might seem daunting but with a little help online, its actually quite simple. Luckily I have a Dell which as you may know has no screws. With a simple push of two buttons it opened, lifted a leaver, removed an unused plate, clicked the D-Link PCI card into place (like a piece of lego), pushed the lever back down, then closed the PC cover and I was ready to go. Be SURE the PCI card clicks into place but ensure you do no force it or you might damage the card or one of your PCI slots. The procedure for most computers is basically the same, only you'll need a Phillips screwdriver.

The whole thing was literally done in two minutes. The driver support provided on the disc was excellent. Please note, you should always install the Drivers that come with any product, even if Windows XP recognises it as it did in my case. This should prevent any problems in future.

The card does exactly what it says and is very simple to install even for beginners. I now have a wireless router connected to it as well as my laptop on a home network, and all work flawlessly. Excellent.

Very easy to install and set up - 29 Mar 2004

22 out of 22 found this review helpful.

I was impressed by the easy of install.

I have used this card with Windows 98, XP and SUSE Linux 9.0. I only needed to install the drivers for Windows, which come one a CD and install with a few simple click of the 'next' button.

The card itself does exactly what I wanted, which was provide ethernet connectivity for my home PC. It's what I paid for and it's what I got.

It's easy, cheap and it works. Enough said.