Hypertec PCI 10/100 TX manual

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    Hy perN et PCI 10/100 TX HYNEC52001 USER GUIDE Information in this document is subject to change without notice. All rights res erved. A ll br and names ar e registered trademarks of their resp ective comp anies.[...]

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    int er f erence i n w hi ch case th e u ser w ill b e requ i re d t o correc t th e int er f erence a t his own expense. European Community (EC) Electromagn etic Compatibi lity Directive. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the protections requirements of European Emissi on Standard EN55022 and the Generic European Imm unity Sta[...]

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    The HyperN et PCI 10/ 100 Adapter series is highly int egrated and cost-eff ective sing le-chip ad apter rang e that provides 32-bit perform ance, PCI bus master capabilit y, and full c omplianc e with Fast Eth ernet 100Bas e-TX s pecifications . It also s upports f ull- duplex op eration, m aking poss ible 200Mbps of bandwid th with no additiona l[...]

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    Features • PCI 32-B it bus-mas tering architec ture spee ds data tra nsfers between your PC an d the network , without bur dening the PC’s pr ocessor • Autonegot iation, s ensing and s witching b etween 10M bps and 100Mbps o peratio n • Full Dup lex capab ilities - Ind ependent rece ive and tra nsm it circuits allow for full duplex operatio[...]

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    If you do n ot have each of these item s, contac t your suppl ier before pr oceeding f urther. Static El ectricity Warning Static el ectricit y is accum ulated natur ally in t he hum an body, and can be dis charged t hrough electr ical com ponents b y touching them. T his shock can potentia lly caus e permanent internal damage to th e com ponent. W[...]

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    • Tur n OFF the power to the com puter to prevent any accident al dam age. • Remove your com puter's cover (ref er to your com puter owner's m anual). • Select an availabl e PCI expa nsion slo t which sup ports Bus Master m ode, and rem ove slot cov er. Mak e a note of the sl ot number (if one is pri nted on the m otherboard, next t[...]

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    Configuring the PCI 10/ 100 A dapter PCI Computer with PnP Auto-Configuratio n Before i nstalling your Hypertec PCI 10/100 Adapter, try to establis h whether y our PC has PCI PnP Aut o configur ation. In most c ases, the PCI c omputer will be co nfigured aut omatic ally by the system 's BIOS dur ing boot up. T he BIOS automatical ly assigns th[...]

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    of BIOS for use with PCI ada pters . Checking card op erat ion The Adap ter provides two LEDs to indicat e operation : FDX ( Full Duplex) Steady Gr een Light indicates the connec tion to a ful l duplex switch port. LK/ACT (Link/Ac tivity) Steady Gr een Light ind icates an activ e connectio n between the adapter and the hub/switc h port. Flashing Gr[...]

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    driver diskette. For more details of the loading procedure f or software drivers , please execute the HELP8139.EXE program . If at any time during installation you experience difficulties, please contact Hy pertec Technical Support on +44 14 88 686844 (014 88 68684 4 in the UK).[...]

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    The s etup program can view cur rent conf iguration and run diagnost ics on the H yperNet PCI 10/100 ser ies Adapters . This testing i ncludes thre e separate procedures: • View Curr ent Configur ation • Setup New Co nfigurat ion • Run diagnos tics Menu A dapter cannot connect to the network Make s ure that the ca ble is instal led properl y.[...]

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    4 5 6 7 8 12 3456 78 RD TD RD Figure A- 1 show the PCI 10/100Bas eTX RJ -45 Connector P in Assignm ents Note: The Pin assignm ents are ide ntical f or 10Base-T and 100Base- TX, b y using UT P cable. Netwo rk cabling In Fast Et hernet 100 Base-TX , the cable, qua lity, dista nce, and connectors must c omply with the EIA/TIA 568 “Comm ercial Buildi[...]

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    Length - 1 25.4mm Height - 42.3m m LED Indicators: Full Duplex, Link/Act ivity Operating Temperatur e: 0°-55°C (32 °F-131°F) Operating Humidity: 0% - 90% no n-condensin g Storage: -20°C-65°C ( -4°F–149°F ) Etherne t Protocols: IEEE 802. 3U (Fast Ether net, 100Bas e-TX) IEEE 802. 3 (Etherne t, 10Base-T ) Data Tran sfer Rate: 100 or 10 Mbit[...]

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    disast er , misu se , abu se or non - Hypertec m odification of the product . Additi onal component s i nst al l ed by the dealer or end user are not covered by this warranty. Apart from the above, no w arranty is expressed or implied, including warranty of merchant abi l it y or warranty of f itness for use for a particular purpose. The liability [...]