UMAX Technologies SuperMac E100 User Manual Download

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SuperMac

E100

Extended Performance Card

User’s Guide

UMAX Computer Corporation

Headquarters and Sales
47470 Seabridge Drive
Fremont, California 94538 USA

Research and Development
4800 Great America Parkway, Suite 200
Santa Clara, California 95054 USA

SuperMac Information

www.supermac.com

P/N: 9011344-0001

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Page 1: ...ser s Guide UMAX Computer Corporation Headquarters and Sales 47470 Seabridge Drive Fremont California 94538 USA Research and Development 4800 Great America Parkway Suite 200 Santa Clara California 95054 USA SuperMac Information www supermac com P N 9011344 0001 ...

Page 2: ...by UMAX computer Corporation JackHammer is a registered trademark of StreamLogic Corporation under licesnse by UMAX Computer Corporation Mention of non UMAX products or services is for informational purposes only and constitutes neither an endorsement nor a recommendation UMAX Com puter Corporation assumes no responsibility with regard to the selection per formance or use of those products All und...

Page 3: ...ormance gain of four or five times over ordinary 10Base T when combined with NetDoubler software The E100 card improves network throughput by taking full advantage of network bandwidth Registration Please take a moment and fill out the warranty registration card which is included with your SuperMac E100 Extended Performance Card This process enables us to learn more about you so that we can better...

Page 4: ... and procedures for solving potential difficulties when using the Ultra SCSI and 100 MBit Ethernet features provided by the E100 card System Requirement A SuperMac S900 series or J700 series computer 16MB Ram minimum PCI Slot A must be available Mac OS System software version 7 5 3 or later What s In the Box E100 Extended Performance Card E100 Card software disk E100 User s Guide Registration card...

Page 5: ...e E100 8 Chapter 3 Using the E100 SCSI Software 11 Software Termination 13 Chapter 4 Connecting to the Network 15 Connecting UTP Cable 15 Configuring the E100 Card to the Network 15 Configuring 10Mbps 100Mbps or Full Duplex Operation 16 Configuring the AppleTalk Control Panel 17 Chapter 5 Troubleshooting 19 Troubleshooting E100 SCSI 19 Troubleshooting 100MBit Ethernet 20 LED Indicators 20 Specific...

Page 6: ...e card installed by a qualified service provider or you can per form the work yourself Installing the Card 1 Turn off your computer but leave it plugged in to ensure that the computer is properly grounded 2 If you are installing the card in an S900 carefully turn the com puter on its right side as you face the front of the computer 3 Loosen the large thumbscrew on the back panel Loosen screw ...

Page 7: ...s pressure where the large arrows indicate as you slide the lid to the rear Then lift t he panel up and off the computer 5 Remove the metal access port cover behind the enhanced PCI slot marked Slot A The marking is on the motherboard Remove the mounting screw at the top of the metal access port cover then lift off the cover plate and set it aside 6 Position the E100 card over Slot A Slot A ...

Page 8: ...rs in Slot A 7 Press the E100 card straight down into Slot A Do not bend or force the card if you meet resistance pull the card out and try again 8 Reinsert in the mounting screw 9 Set the panel on the case so there is about a 1 inch gap to the front panel Notch Inserting E100 card in S900 or J700 ...

Page 9: ...ard Before you install the E100 software temporarily disable any virus protection software To install the E100 software follow these steps 1 Place the CD disc that contains system software in the CD ROM drive s tray with the label facing up and close the tray 2 Double click the Install E100 Software to open the installer 3 In the Welcome dialog box that appears click OK 4 Check that the disk named...

Page 10: ...ng files are installed and placed in the appropriate folders on your hard disk the E100 SCSI control panels folder and E100 Config and E100 Ethernet extensions folder 7 When you see a message reporting the installation was successful click Restart ...

Page 11: ...o the E100 Card The E100 has two SCSI connectors an external Wide SCSI 3 16 bit connector and an internal Wide SCSI 3 16 bit connector Both connec tors are 68 pin female SCSI 3 connectors You can connect two SCSI device cables directly to the E100 card You can daisy chain up to 16 devices with proper cabling Termination Terminators also know as termination resisters connect to SCSI devices and cab...

Page 12: ... up from the CD supplied with your SuperMac computer If you are using an existing motherboard connected SCSI drive for your startup drive just start up from that drive and use the Startup Disk Control Panel to switch the startup drive to one connected to the E100 card To make a drive connected to the E100 the startup drive when an existing drive is used for startup 1 Connect the drive you plan to ...

Page 13: ... system software CD ROM provided with your system 3 Through the Startup Disk Control Panel select the disk connect to the E100 then shut down 4 Connect any other devices to the E100 card Note For specific instructions on how to connect your drives including how to properly set SCSI IDs refer to the documentation enclosed with the drives 5 Start up your SuperMac computer It will now start up from t...

Page 14: ... the performance and functions of the E100 s Ultra SCSI feature To open the Ultra SCSI Control Panel choose Control Panels from the Apple Menu then choose E100 SCSI Use the Control Panel to Enable old driver support Enable resetting the SCSI bus at startup Enable ROM drivers Change termination ...

Page 15: ...f your E100 Ultra SCSI feature Old Driver Support Reset the bus at Startup Enable ROM Drivers Termination When you install the Control Panel the first three options are enabled and termination is set to automatic In most cases there is no need to change any of these default settings Old Driver Support When Old Driver Support is enabled non SCSI Manager 4 3 compliant drivers can be used The need fo...

Page 16: ...om Termination Dialog Box The Custom Termination dialog box contains features that allow man ual control of termination on the E100 card and a text box that explains what the E100 senses and provides Next to each SCSI port in the dialog box illustration a pop up menu lists the termination options and a text box describes what each port senses This section is recommended only for advanced users Bel...

Page 17: ...Table of Contents 3 Choose Custom from the Termination pop up menu The Custom Termination dialog box appears 4 Select the desired termination options from the pop up menu 5 Click OK or Cancel ...

Page 18: ...on to a 10BASE T hub for 10Mbps operation requires a Category 3 4 or 5 UTP cable Connecting UTP Cable Follow this procedure to connect your SuperMac S900 to a network that implements Ethernet over UTP cable using the RJ 45 connector 1 Make sure that your SuperMac S900 computer is turned off 2 Plug the RJ 45 connector on one end of your UTP cable into the E100 s RJ 45 Ethernet port 3 Plug the other...

Page 19: ...re Open Transport has been pre installed onto your SuperMac System Configuring 10Mbps 100Mbps or Full Duplex Operation The E100 card provides an auto negotiation feature that allows the connected devices to automatically configure to the highest perfor mance mode of operation The hierarchy of this mode of operation is 100BASE TX Full Duplex 100BASE TX 10BASE T Full Duplex 10BASE T This means that ...

Page 20: ...Via drop down list choose Ethernet Slot For E100 4 Click the close box to close the AppleTalk control panel A dialog box appears asking whether you want to save your changes 5 Click Save Note To verify the Ethernet connection select Chooser from the Apple menu You should see network devices in the Chooser If you do not see network device in the Chooser check to see that at least one of the other n...

Page 21: ...Slot A and that it is securely seated in the slot Cause 2 Damaged or disconnected cables Solution Use Hard Disk ToolKit and rescan the SCSI bus Make sure all cables are securely connected Check for damaged or bent pins in the cable connectors Have an authorized technican check for cable integrity Cause 3 Devices are not powered on Solution For external devices check the power switch For internal d...

Page 22: ...ff the transmit and receive functions of the card are also disabled Data Traffic LED The amber Data Traffic TX LED indicates the activity transmit data status of the controller card The LED should blink when data packets are being transmitted State Description On Normal data packets are received or link integ rity is detected Off No unshielded twisted pair cable is connected No power source to hub...

Page 23: ...ASE T operation Note When the computer powers up the 10Mbps Operation LED light comes on as the default Once the device driver has been loaded into memory and the appropriate network speed is automatically sensed the 10 or 100 Mbps LED will be lit State Description On Configured for 100Mbps operation Off Not configured for 100Mbps operation State Description On Configured for 10Mbps operation Off ...

Page 24: ...e items are included in MacOS v7 5 3 and greater SCSI Specifications Designed for Single Ended Ultra SCSI drives and arrays Backwards compatibility with SCSI 1 SCSI 2 Fast SCSI 2 and Fast and Wide SCSI 2 drives Differential Ultra SCSI drives are not supported 100BASE TX Link Specifications Cable 2 pairs of Category 5 unshielded twisted pair or shielded twisted pair ISO 11801 or ANSI EIA TIA 568A 4...

Page 25: ...s Environmental Requirements Temperature 0 C to 40 C Relative Humidity 5 to 85 non condensing Standards Compliance IEE 802 3u 100BASE TX IEE 802 3 10BASE T IEEE 1275 Open Firmware specifications PCI 2 1 Specifications ...

Page 26: ...f and on the user must correct the interference It is recommended that you first try one or more of the following measures 1 Re orient or relocate the receiving antenna 2 Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver 3 Connect the equipment to an outlet on a different circuit from that to which the receiver is connected 4 Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for he...

Page 27: ... in the interference causing equipment standard entitled Digital Apparatus ICES 003 of the Department of Communications Cet appareil numérique respecte les limites de bruits radioélec triques applicables aux appareils numériques de Classe A prescrites dans la norme sur le matériel brouilleur Appareils Numériques NMB 003 édictée par le ministre des Communications CISPR 22 Regulatory Statement Warni...

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