3COM Corp US ROBOTICS GETH SVR NIC-PCI ( USR997904 )

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 9.5 x 1.4 inches ; 7.4 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000AQ0UMM
• Item model number: USR997904
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #279,412 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 7, 2004

Product Description

U.S. Robotics has always been recognized by consumers as the standard in quality, reliability and technical innovation. Without losing its focus on the analog modems that made the company a household name, U.S. Robotics is rapidly expanding its leadership by providing high-speed, Plug-and-Play connectivity and networking solutions to the growing home, small office/home office and small to medium-sized business markets.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2.0 out of 5 stars No Support for Server 2008, September 9, 2008

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Mark Wright (Wellington, Ohio USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 3COM Corp US ROBOTICS GETH SVR NIC-PCI ( USR997904 ) (Personal Computers)

I bought this card to go into a server that was being upgraded form Server 2003 to Server 2008 64-bit. It didn't mention that it supported 2008, but I was hopeful, since very few GigE cards are available now supporting the 64-bit edition of Server 2008. The hardware installs fine and the OS does detect it. However, no drivers exist to run it on 2008. I contacted USR support and they told me that they have plans to develop the proper drivers, but no ETA on them.

To be clear, I'm not upset that this doesn't work with Server 2008 64-bit. USR doesn't claim that it does and I took a chance by trying. I'm writing this to let others like me (not afraid to experiment) know that this does not work yet.

At this point, I can only give 2-Stars because I can't fully test the product. The support has been good and hardware installation went fine. In dealing with other US Robotics equipment, I have no doubt this card will work wonderfully with the proper drivers.