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Connecting the AUI Cable
3
Move the slide latch to the closed position to lock the
cable in place.
4
Connect the other end of the AUI cable to the external
transceiver.
The next step is to load the drivers, as explained in Chapter 3.
Using Auto Select Media Type
The Auto Select Media Type function is implemented by the
drivers contained on the 3C59X
EtherDisk
diskette supplied
with the 3C590 PCI adapter. This includes NetWare ODI
drivers and NDIS 2.01 drivers. It also includes NDIS 3.0 drivers
for Windows for Workgroups and Windows NT
. The NDIS
drivers function with 486 and Pentium
processors.
If you have one of these drivers installed, as soon as you
connect a network cable to the system, the Auto Select
Media Type function will detect the type of cable making the
connection and automatically select that media type. If you
change the type of network cable connected to the adapter,
you must reload the driver for the Auto Select Media Type
function to detect the cable type.
If the driver is unable to detect which cable is connected or
whether there is any cable connected, the Auto Select Media
Type function defaults to the type of connector that is stored
internally in the EEPROM. The default connector for the
3C590-COMBO adapter is AUI.
