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User Guide

EZ Card 10

10 Mbps Ethernet ISA Network Cards

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Plug and Play installation

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NE2000-compatible

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On-board socket for optional boot ROM

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Support for full-duplex Ethernet

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Summary of Contents for Ethernet ISA Network Cards

Page 1: ...User Guide EZ Card 10 10 Mbps Ethernet ISA Network Cards Plug and Play installation NE2000 compatible On board socket for optional boot ROM Support for full duplex Ethernet ...

Page 2: ...User Guide for SMC s EZ Card 10 ISA Network Card September 1997 Publication 79 000558 000 Standard Microsystems Corporation 80 Arkay Drive Hauppauge New York 11788 ...

Page 3: ...anted by implication or otherwise under any patent or patent rights of SMC SMC reserves the right to change specifications at any time without notice Copyright 1997 by Standard Microsystems Corporation Hauppauge New York All rights reserved Printed in U S A Trademarks SMC is a registered trademark and EZ Card and EliteFax are trademarks of Standard Microsystems Corporation Other product and compan...

Page 4: ...allation and additional informa tion or changes that became available after the manual is printed are in text files in the driver diskette that comes with the package You can use the DOS DIR command to locate all available text files and view the file contents using the DOS TYPE command iii ABOUT THIS GUIDE Order Number Description SMC1660T twisted pair card with RJ 45 connector SMC1660BT 2 port c...

Page 5: ...o acquire an electrostatic charge To protect your device always Touch the metal chassis of your computer before you pick up the card This grounds the electrostat ic charge Avoid touching any of the electrical components when handling the card If possible wear a rounded wrist strap or anti static gloves Please inform your dealer immediately should there be any incorrect missing or damaged parts If ...

Page 6: ...tions in this chapter to configure the card and load the network drivers Configuring the Card Important It is recommended that you read the RELEASE TXT file located on the driver diskette This file provides information about the disk s contents The contents of the file is displayed by typing the following command at the DOS prompt TYPE RELEASE TXT Press Enter To install and run the configuration p...

Page 7: ...n again by typing the following command at the DOS prompt while you are in the directory where the program is located SMCINST Press Enter Figure 1 Program Menu 3 Select Hardware Configuration from the Program Menu to display the Main Menu see Figure 2 4 Select View Current Configuration from Main Menu to verify the hardware settings see Figure 3 QUICK START vi ...

Page 8: ...Figure 2 Main Menu Figure 3 Current Configuration Display vii QUICK START ...

Page 9: ... detailed information 5 If you have made changes to the Card Configuration the program prompts you to save these changes 6 Run the Diagnostics Select the appropriate option from the Main Menu Diagnose the Adapter Diagnose EEPROM Run Diagnostics on Network Refer to Appendix A Diagnostics for a detailed explanation of the diagnostics Note Run diagnostics before the software driver is loaded into the...

Page 10: ...s components and corresponding cabling system are tested network drivers are loaded you are logged on to the nearest Novell server which then prompts for your password 1 Select EZ Link from the Program Menu 2 Select Yes to run EZ Link insert the driver diskette in Drive A or B type the location where you wish the driver to reside Press OK 3 Select No to return to the Program Menu 4 Select Exit to ...

Page 11: ...ar contains File Action and Help pull down menus File Menu displays commands for opening a DOS shell or exiting to the Program Menu Action Menu contains commands to install the selected software or update the specified drivers These functions can also be performed by the F2 and F3 function keys Help Menu provides software version and copyright information under About while the Help command provide...

Page 12: ...t of available drivers and instructions for installing these drivers TXT files are provided in each subdirectory for last minute changes and detailed driver installation instructions 3 Type the target directory where the program will reside 4 Press F2 to install the software insert the driver diskette in drive A or B type the location of the driver diskette Press OK 5 Press F10 to return to the Pr...

Page 13: ...anual Setup 2 2 Changing the Settings 2 3 Medium Type 2 3 Full Duplex 2 3 I O Base Address Jumperless Environment only 2 3 Interrupt Jumperless Environment only 2 4 Boot ROM 2 4 Appendices A Diagnostics A 1 Diagnose the Card A 2 Network Diagnostics A 3 B Troubleshooting B 1 Clean Boot B 1 Problems and Solutions B 2 C Pin Assignments C 1 RJ 45 Connector C 1 AUI Connector C 2 ...

Page 14: ...D Specifications D 1 General D 1 Operating Environment D 2 EMC Safety Compliance D 2 Network Drivers D 3 E Glossary E 1 Index Limited Warranty Compliances xiv TABLE OF CONTENTS ...

Page 15: ...ironment 2 2 Figure A 1 Main Menu A 1 Figure A 2 On Board Diagnostics A 2 Figure A 3 EEPROM Test A 3 Figure A 4 On Network Diagnostics A 3 Figure A 5 On Network Diagnostics Initiator Screen A 4 Figure A 6 On Network Diagnostics Responder Screen A 4 List of Tables Table 1 EZ Card 10 ISA Models iii Table 2 1 Commonly Used I O Base Addresses 2 3 Table 2 2 Commonly Used IRQ Channels 2 4 Table 2 3 Comm...

Page 16: ...el chosen RJ 45 connector for twisted pair cable BNC connector for thin coax cable AUI connector for thick coax cable The cards include signal transceivers that interface with twisted pair and thin coax connections On the 2 port combo model the media type in use is automatically detected by the driver LED Indicators The cards contain two LEDs for monitoring network conditions The function of each ...

Page 17: ...ED does not monitor the condition of the BNC and AUI connections When the card is config ured for these connections this LED is always lit Activity Status ACT Color Green Function Network activity indicator This LED is unlit upon power on It lights up to indicate the presence of network activity on the port The rate of flashing is proportional to the amount of network traffic HARDWARE DESCRIPTION ...

Page 18: ...are in conflict with other devices installed on the host PC If you have more than one Plug and Play card installed and you select Hardware Configuration from the Program Menu you will be prompted to specify the card you want to configure Select the corresponding Node ID from the Select LAN Adapter box Figure 2 1 Default Setup CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE SETTINGS 2 1 ...

Page 19: ...n is used for systems without Plug and Play support or when it is necessary to change the default settings Figure 2 2 Manual Setup Plug and Play Environment Figure 2 3 Manual Setup Jumperless Environment HARDWARE SETTINGS 2 2 ...

Page 20: ...e using an AUI connection then specify 10BASE5 AUI Full Duplex Enable full duplex mode only if the card is connected directly to a switch that also supports this mode Do not enable this mode if the card is connected to a hub I O Base Address Jumperless Environment only Select any available address in the range 200h to 3E0h from the displayed list The factory default is 300h The following table rep...

Page 21: ...rovides an empty socket for an optional 16 KB boot ROM If your server provides boot services the generic RPL boot ROM permits the client PC to download the disk operating system DOS and network drivers over the network A boot ROM for LAN Manager LAN Server and NetWare Server is available from your SMC dealer HARDWARE SETTINGS 2 4 IRQ XT AT 2 EGA VGA EGA VGA 3 COM2 COM2 4 COM1 COM1 5 Hard Disk Para...

Page 22: ...mporarily disable EMM386 in your config sys file to free up space for the boot ROM The following table lists the most commonly used memory addresses used by the boot ROM Shaded areas represent the addresses of the corresponding device A0000 B0000 C0000 D0000 E0000 F0000 100 000 Table 2 3 Commonly Used Memory Addresses 2 5 HARDWARE SETTINGS Mono B0000 B1000 CGA B8000 C0000 EGA A0000 C0000 VGA A0000...

Page 23: ...the network cabling The card may fail some tests due to various reasons some of which may be easily remedied by the user See Appendix B Troubleshooting on tips to isolate and solve common problems Select the appropriate diagnostic from the Main Menu Figure A 1 Main Menu APPENDIX A DIAGNOSTICS A 1 ...

Page 24: ...e Adapter or Diagnose EEPROM The screen displays the PASSED or FAILED packet count for each test If a test fails press the spacebar to display the reason for failure and possible solutions Note These tests do not test the network s condition Figure A 2 On Board Diagnostics DIAGNOSTICS A 2 ...

Page 25: ...the Main Menu Set up at least one computer as a Responder and at least one as an Initiator In the test one PC generates test messages across the network Another PC receives the test mes sages and echoes them back to the source PC This test dis plays the status of network communications Figure A 4 On Network Diagnostics A 3 DIAGNOSTICS Press space bar to continue ...

Page 26: ...Figure A 5 On Network Diagnostics Initiator Screen Figure A 6 On Network Diagnostics Responder Screen DIAGNOSTICS A 4 ...

Page 27: ...5 which allows you to bypass all startup files Otherwise create a bootable system diskette or rename AUTOEXEC BAT and CONFIG SYS to other names and re boot your computer You may run the Microsoft Diagnostics program which is avail able from DOS version 6 0 and later by typing MSD at the DOS prompt Windows NT 3 x 4 0 by clicking on Windows NT Diagnostics icon in the Administrative Tools program gro...

Page 28: ...nshielded twisted pair connection results in card failure LNK Link LED indicator is off 2 Running On Board Diagnostics results in External Loopback Test failure in DOS environment Possible Cause Invalid twisted pair link Suggestions 1 Check the RJ 45 connection for loose cabling 2 Check for wrong RJ 45 pin assignments 3 Reboot the system and start the On Board Diagnostics test again TROUBLESHOOTIN...

Page 29: ... the cabling for loose connection or wrong pin assignment 2 Check to be sure the card is properly seated in the computer s slot it may have been accidentally loosened 3 Install the card in another PC or install it in another slot If the problem is eliminated then the original PC s slot is defective Contact your PC vendor for assistance 4 If you are running Windows use Microsoft diagnostics to reso...

Page 30: ...1 RJ 45 Connector Pin Assignments APPENDIX C PIN ASSIGNMENTS C 1 Pin Number Assignment Pin 1 Output Transmit Data Pin 2 Output Transmit Data Pin 3 Input Receive Data Pin 6 Input Receive Data Pin 4 5 7 8 Reserved for other use ...

Page 31: ...r Assignment Pin 1 Control In Shield Pin 2 Control In A CD Pin 3 Data Out A TX Pin 4 Data In Shield Pin 5 Data In A RX Pin 6 DC Power Common Pin 9 Control In B CD Pin 10 Data Out B TX Pin 11 Data Out Shield Pin 12 Data In B Pin 13 DC Power Pin 14 Power Shield Pin 7 8 15 No connection ...

Page 32: ...re Compatibility IBM PC XT AT 286 386 486 Pentium PS2 Model 30 and compatible ISA bus computers I O Base Address 0200h to 03E0h on 20h boundaries Interrupt Channel 2 9 3 4 5 10 11 12 15 Generic RPL Boot ROM Size 16 32 64 KB selectable Address 8 choices C0000h to DFFFFh on 16 KB boundaries Dimensions SMC1660BTA 157 35 mm x 101 6 mm 6 195 in x 4 in SMC1660T and SMC1660BT 157 35 mm x 62 99 mm 6 195 i...

Page 33: ...V 130 mA On board 10BASE2 Transceiver BNC Stand by 5 V 420 mA Transmit 5 V 470 mA External 10BASE5 MAU AUI Maximum 12 V 500 mA EMC Safety Compliance FCC Class B CDOC Class B CISPR 22 1985 Class B EN55022 1987 Class B AS NZS 1992 VCCI Class B IEC1000 4 2 4kV CD 8kV AD IEC1000 4 3 3V m IEC1000 4 4 1kV power line 0 5kV signal line IEC1000 4 6 3Vrms EN60950 CE marking SPECIFICATIONS D 2 ...

Page 34: ... IBM LAN Support Program DEC PATHWORKS Sun PC NFS IBM TCP IP for DOS OS 2 Microsoft LAN Manager NDIS 3 0 Drivers Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3 11 Windows 95 Windows NT 3 x Windows NT 4 0 Unix Drivers SCO OpenServer 5 x Packet Drivers FTP TCP IP NCSA TCP IP Boot ROM Types Generic Boot ROM LAN Manager LAN Server NetWare servers D 3 SPECIFICATIONS ...

Page 35: ...ion for 10 Mbps Ethernet on thick D type cable A cable segment can be up to 500 meters and have a maximum of 100 nodes AUI Attachment Unit Interface A 15 pin logical electrical and mechanical interface specified by the IEEE 802 3 standard for connecting a PC server or other device to an Ethernet transceiver or Media Access Unit MAU BNC Connector with a half twist locking shell typically used for t...

Page 36: ...em to commu nicate with LAN cards Frame Group of bits that include data plus control information Generally refers to a link layer layer 2 protocol I O Address Input output address starting address for data input and output IEEE 802 3 standard Standard developed by the IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers for physical and electrical connections in local area networks Interrupt Sig...

Page 37: ...hange SPX proto cols RJ 45 Connector Most common terminator for twisted pair cable TCP IP Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol Protocol suite developed by the Advanced Research Projects Agency ARPA includes TCP as the primary transport protocol and IP as the network layer protocol Unshielded Twisted Pair Cable UTP Cable composed of insulated wires twisted together to reduce electrical i...

Page 38: ...ardware Configuration vi Hardware Description 1 1 Hardware Configuration 2 1 I Interrupt 2 4 I O Base Address 2 3 L LAN Connector 1 1 LED Indicators 1 1 Link LNK LED 1 2 Link Status Indicator 1 2 M Manual Setup 2 2 Medium Type 2 3 Menu Bar Commands x MSD Microsoft Diagnostics B 1 N Network Diagnostics A 3 Network Drivers D 3 O Operating Environment D 2 P Pin Assignments C 1 Power Requirement D 2 P...

Page 39: ...S Specifications D 1 Standards Conformance D 2 System Configuration D 1 T Troubleshooting B 1 W Warranty Registration Card iv INDEX I 2 ...

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Page 42: ...he equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help CDOC Class B Thi...

Page 43: ...erkshire RG12 1NS United Kingdom This product conforms to the following specifications EMC EN55022 1988 CISPR 22 1985 Class B IEC1000 4 2 4kV CD 8kV AD IEC1000 4 3 3V m IEC1000 4 4 1kV power line 0 5kV signal line IEC1000 4 6 3Vrms VCCI Class B Australia AS NZS 3548 1992 SMC contact for products in Australia is SMC Australia Pty Ltd ACN 069 351 613 LVL 66 MLC Center Martin Place Sydney NSW 2000 Ph...

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