DFE-520TX Ethernet Adapter Card
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Installation
Unpack and Inspect
CAUTION:
Under ordinary circumstances, a DFE-520TX card will not be affected by a static charge that may be
received through your body during handling of the unit. In special circumstances, the user may carry
an extraordinarily high static charge and it is good practice to reduce the charge by touching a
ground before handling the adapter card.
Open the shipping carton and carefully remove all items. Ensure that the following items are included:
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One DFE-520TX Fast Ethernet Adapter Card
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DFE-520TX Drivers and Manual on CD-ROM
If any of these items are missing or damaged, please contact your local reseller for replacement.
Installing the Adapter
1. Shut down the computer, unplug its power cord, and remove the chassis cover.
(Important: Opening the case of your computer may compromise the warranty of your computer.
Consult the computer manufacturer before opening the case to ensure that you adhere to warranty
guidelines. In some cases, you may need to have the DFE-520TX installed by your computer
manufacturer.)
2. Insert the contact edge of the DFE-520TX card into the connector of any available PCI Bus Master
expansion slot. Press the card firmly into the connector such that the card’s contacts are fully
seated in the connector.
3. Install the bracket screw that secures the card to the computer chassis.
4. Replace the computer’s chassis cover.
5. Reconnect the computer’s power cord, and switch computer power on. If the BIOS section of your
computer’s boot program is Plug-and-Play compliant, then at power-up the BIOS will automatically
configure any newly installed DFE-520TX adapter.
NOTE:
Due to a fault in some Plug-and-Play BIOS programs, occasionally a newly installed adapter is assigned an
Interrupt Number which has already been assigned to another device. In such a case, the conflict of the
Interrupt Number will cause faults in the behavior of both devices. Therefore, the user must run the CMOS
Setup utility, and manually assign a non-conflicting Interrupt Number.
Connecting the Network Cable
Category 5 UTP cable qualifies for both 100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet and 10BASE-T Ethernet cabling
rules. The maximum length of any single cable segment is 100 meters. Please keep in mind, however,
that the maximum cable run between any two stations in a collision domain is 205m.
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