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Alacritech 100x4 manual

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    Hardw are Installation Guide A lacritech     100x4 Quad-Port Serv er A dapter A lacritech     100x2 Dual-Port Serv er A dapter A lacritech     100x1 Single-Po rt Serv er Ad apter[...]

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    ii Alacrit ech 100 Series Hardw are Install ation Guide Preface Disclaimer The in formati on in th is doc um ent is sub ject to c hange withou t notice. Al acritech reserv es t he right to change any porti on of these products for reason s such a s improv ing perfo rm ance or enh ancing function ality. Ala critech a ssum es no liabi lity ar ising o[...]

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    Alacrit ech 100 Series U ser’s Guide iii Organizati on of T his Guide This g uide cov ers the instal lation for the A lacr itech 10 0 Series o f server a dapter s and con tains the follow ing sections: Chapter 1 - In troduction , prov ides a general int roduc tion to the 100 Series of server adapter s and the SLI C techno logy on which they are b[...]

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    iv Alacrit ech 100 Series Hardw are Install ation Guide Table of Contents 1 Introduction 1-1 1.1 About th is Guide 1-1 1.2 Desc ription 1- 1 1.3 Specif icat ions 1-2 1.4 100 Ser ies Mu lti-port Adapter Card Diagr am 1-3 1.5 100 Ser ies Sing le-port A dapter Card Diagram 1-4 2 Hard ware In stal latio n 2-1 2.1 Hard ware Installa tion Over view 2-1 2[...]

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    Alacrit ech 100 Series User’s Guide 1-1 1 Introduction 1.1 A bout this Gu ide This g uide des cribes how to ins tall the A lac ritech  100 Se rie s of server a dapter s. 1.1.1 Naming conventions Because this g uid e applies to the 1 00x4 Quad- port, 100 x2 Dual- port and 100x1 Sing le-port server ad apters , the g eneral term 100 Series applie[...]

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    1-2 Alacrit ech 100 Series H ardware Inst allation Gu ide CPU for applica tion pr ocessing, boos ting bot h network and server perform ance. 1.3 Specifications Port Speeds IEEE Au to Negotiati on: 10/100 or 20/200 w ith full du plex Ethern et: 10 Mbps or 20 M bps with full dupl ex Connectors RJ-45 Media 10BaseT: C ategory 3, 4, or 5 Tw isted Pai r;[...]

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    Alacrit ech 100 Series User’s Guide 1-3 1.4 100 Series Multi-port A dapter Card Diagram Below is a diag ram of th e LE D locatio ns and ports of t he 100x4 Quad-port Serv er Adapte r. The 100x2 Du al- port Serv er Adapter is similar, but does not hav e the bottom two ports o r corr esponding set of LEDs. Figure 1: 100x4 Quad-port Server Adapter I[...]

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    1-4 Alacrit ech 100 Series H ardware Inst allation Gu ide 1.5 100 Series Single-port A dapter Card Diagram Below is a diag ram of th e LE D locations an d port o f th e 100x1 Single- port Server Ad apter. LEDs show Li nk, Activ ity, and 100 TX mode. Figure 2: 100x1 Single-port Server Adapter Interface[...]

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    Alacrit ech 100 Series User’s Guide 2-1 2 Hard ware Inst allatio n 2. 1 Har dw ar e I nst all ati on Ove rvi ew The 100 Series wa s desig ned for servers on an Ethern et or Fast Ethernet ne twork using TCP/I P. The Server com puter must have the following featu res : ■ Supported Opera ting Sy stem (see rea dm e on CD for latest OS suppo rt) ■[...]

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    2-2 Alacrit ech 100 Series H ardware Inst allation Gu ide 2.2 Installing the Low Profile Bracket The 100x1 Sing le-P ort Serv er Adapter in cludes a l ow profile bracket to facil itate in stall ation in a low pro file slo t. To ins tall a 100x1 Server Adap ter in a low profil e PCI slot, t he bra cket on th e rear of the card w ill need to be cha n[...]

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    Alacrit ech 100 Series User’s Guide 2-3 Figure 3 Mounting detail for standard and low profile brackets[...]

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    2-4 Alacrit ech 100 Series H ardware Inst allation Gu ide 2.3 H ard ware Insta llat ion Note: A lacri tech serv er adapters use components that are sensitive to ESD. Proper ESD handling and storage should be followed. Note: Windows 2000 automatically loads driver software upon detection of new PCI hard w are. To aid this process, the Windows 2000 s[...]

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    Alacrit ech 100 Series User’s Guide 3-1 3 Sof tware Inst allation and Support 3.1 A lacrit ech Automated Customer Support You can reach Alacritech’s autom ated support service 24 hours a day, ev ery day . The serv ice contain s the m ost up-to-dat e inform ation abou t Alacr itech products. You c an acces s the m ost current driv ers, installa [...]

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    3-2 Alacrit ech 100 Series H ardware Inst allation Gu ide[...]

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    Alacrit ech 100 Series U ser’s Guide A-1 Appendix A Hardwar e Warranty and Informat ion LIMITED LIFETIM E HARDWARE WARRANTY Alacritech warrants to th e original owner that the h ardware product delivered in this package will be free fro m defects in material and workmanship. This warranty does not cover of the product if it is damaged in th e pro[...]

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    A-2 Alacrit ech 100 Series Hardw are Install ation Guide Returning a Defectiv e Prod uct Before return ing any adapter product , contact A lacritech Cust omer Support and obtain a Return Material Authorization (RMA) number by us ing the automa ted support s ervice at ht tp://www.al acritech.com/su pport. If th e Customer Su pport Group v erifi es t[...]

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    Alacrit ech 100 Series U ser’s Guide A-3 risk. Licensee ag rees to defend, indem nify, and h old Alacritech harmless from and agains t any and all claims arising out of use of the adapter product in su ch applications by Licensee or Sublicens ees. SOFTWARE: Software provided with the adapter produ ct is n ot covered under the hardw are warranty d[...]

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    A-4 Alacrit ech 100 Series Hardw are Install ation Guide FCC COMPLI A NCE STATEMEN T NOTE: This equipment h as been tested and foun d to comply wi th the limi ts for a Cl ass B digi tal device, purs uant t o Part 15 of the FCC Rules . These limits are desi gned to provide reason able protection agains t harmful interference in a residential install[...]

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    Alacrit ech 100 Series U ser’s Guide A-5 FCC DECL A RATION OF CO NFORMITY We, Alacritech Inc., at 234 E. Gis h Road San Jos e, CA 95112 (408) 287- 9997 declare under our sole responsibility that the product Alacri tech SL IC P/N’s 100000, 10 0001, 1000 04, 100 005, a nd 10000 7 Comply with P art 15 of the FCC Rules. Operatio n is subject to the[...]