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DIGITAL Fast EtherWORKS
PCI 10/100
Installation

Order Number: EK-DE500-IN. D01

Revision/Update Information:

This is a revised guide.

Digital Equipment Corporation
Maynard, Massachusetts

Summary of Contents for Fast EtherWORKS DE500-AA

Page 1: ...DIGITAL Fast EtherWORKS PCI 10 100 Installation Order Number EK DE500 IN D01 Revision Update Information This is a revised guide Digital Equipment Corporation Maynard Massachusetts...

Page 2: ...tional Business Machines Corporation CompuServe is a registered trademark of CompuServe Inc IEEE is a registered trademark of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc Intel is a regis...

Page 3: ...ates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee...

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Page 5: ...2 4 Connecting Fiber Optic Cable 2 6 Optional Remote Boot ROM 2 8 Installing the Remote Boot ROM 2 8 3 Configuration and EZWORKS Installation and Diagnostics Adapter Configuration 3 1 EZWORKS Install...

Page 6: ...ng Fault Isolation By Symptom A 1 Diagnostic Test Errors A 3 B General Information Physical Description B 1 Functional Components B 1 LEDs B 2 Interrupt Request IRQ Lines B 2 Electrical Parameters B 3...

Page 7: ...rWORKS PCI 10 100 Kit DE500 XA xiv 1 1 DE500 10 100 Connector and LEDs 1 4 2 1 Removing the PCI Slot Cover 2 2 2 2 Installing the Fast EtherWORKS PCI 10 100 Adapter 2 3 2 3 Connecting the DE500 10 100...

Page 8: ...6 3 1 General Adapter and NetWare Command Line Switches 3 11 3 2 Remote Boot ROM Command Line Switches 3 12 A 1 Fault Isolation By Symptom A 1 A 2 Diagnostic Test Error Codes A 3 B 1 LED States B 2 B...

Page 9: ...r the peripheral component interconnect PCI bus This guide describes The main features of the Fast EtherWORKS PCI 10 100 adapter models The adapter connectors and LEDs How to install the adapter in yo...

Page 10: ...pe indicates a variable that you supply In text it emphasizes a term or indicates a book title This type Text in monospace type indicates text that you enter or text that the system displays Fast Ethe...

Page 11: ...Figure 1 Fast EtherWORKS PCI 10 100 Kit DE500 BA LJ 4208B AI4 Fast EtherWORKS PCI 10 100 XxxxxxxxxXxxxxxxx User Information 10 100 100 ACT LNK DE500 1 2 3 4 xi...

Page 12: ...Figure 2 Fast EtherWORKS PCI 10 100 Kit DE500 FA LJ 5693A AI4 Fast EtherWORKS PCI 10 100 XxxxxxxxxXxxxxxxx User Information 1 2 3 4 DE500 100 BASE FX xii...

Page 13: ...Figure 3 Fast EtherWORKS PCI 10 100 Kit DE500 AA LJ 4208A AI4 Fast EtherWORKS PCI 10 100 XxxxxxxxxXxxxxxxx User Information 10 100 100 ACT LNK DE500 1 2 3 4 xiii...

Page 14: ...Figure 4 Fast EtherWORKS PCI 10 100 Kit DE500 XA LJ 4208 AI4 Fast EtherWORKS PCI 10 100 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx User Information 10 100 100 ACT LNK DE500 1 2 3 4 xiv...

Page 15: ...Cconnect Applications Guide PN EC G5854 42 Provides information to help plan and install networking systems based on Digital Equipment Corporation s OPEN DECconnect System and networking products Netw...

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Page 17: ...ajar con cualquier m dulo WARNING Some fiber optic equipment can emit laser light that can injure your eyes Never look into an optical fiber or connector port Always assume the cable is connected to a...

Page 18: ...ere Informationen finden Sie in der Dokumentation zu Ihrem Computer ATTENTION Si vous ajoutez des options votre syst me assurez vous que le nombre de watts total n excede pas la puissance nominale du...

Page 19: ...By Mail USA and Puerto Rico Digital Equipment Corporation P O Box CS2008 Nashua New Hampshire 03061 Place prepaid orders from Puerto Rico with the local DIGITAL subsidiary 809 754 7575 By Mail Canada...

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Page 21: ...00 UTP models BA AA and XA are referred to as the DE500 10 100 adapters the fiber optic model is referred to as the DE500 FA Table 1 1 describes the adapter models available from Digital Equipment Cor...

Page 22: ...Client VLM using the EZWORKS Installation utility Supports IEEE 802 3u autonegotiation function DE500 BA and DE500 AA supports IEEE 802 3 autosensing function DE500 XA Supports optional boot ROM FLASH...

Page 23: ...d power saving mode External and internal loopback capability Plug and play one step driver installation and configuration Powerful parallel cut through architecture and other patented features maximi...

Page 24: ...1 1 shows the DE500 10 100 adapter connector and LEDs Table 1 2 describes these components Table 1 3 describes the DE500 FA components Figure 1 1 DE500 10 100 Connector and LEDs LJ 4212A AI 3 1 2 4 10...

Page 25: ...2 100 Mb s status LED This LED lights amber when 100 Mb s mode is selected The LED does not light when 10 Mb s mode is selected 3 Activity status LED This LED lights amber in either 10 or 100 Mb s mod...

Page 26: ...atus LED This LED lights amber in 100 Mb s mode when a receive RX packet that passed the address filtering is being received or a transmission TX is in process Link status LED This LED lights green in...

Page 27: ...u need the following An available PCI bus master expansion slot A system that is compliant with the PCI revision specification Version 2 1 backward compatible with Version 2 0 A 3 inch diskette drive...

Page 28: ...disconnect all cables that are connected to the main system unit 2 Remove any diskettes from the computer diskette drives 3 Remove the computer cover 4 Unscrew and remove the option slot cover from t...

Page 29: ...OM section for installation information if necessary 6 Insert the adapter into the slot then replace the screw to secure the adapter see Figure 2 2 7 Replace the computer cover reconnect the cables th...

Page 30: ...UTP cable 1 Figure 2 3 to the 8 pin MJ connector on your adapter 2 Attach the connector on the other end of your UTP cable to the other device To establish a valid 100 Mb s connection connect a 100 oh...

Page 31: ...ing the DE500 10 100 Adapter to an Ethernet Network L J 0 4 2 0 9 T I 0 1 Note For autosensing and autonegotiation to report a speed be sure you connect the adapter to the network before loading any d...

Page 32: ...onnector ports 5 6 on your adapter Note the color coding of the band 7 8 that attaches to the top transmit side of the SC connector 3 Attach both connectors at the other end of the cable to the other...

Page 33: ...Figure 2 4 Connecting the DE500 FA Adapter to an Ethernet Network 2 1 LJ 5799 AI4 5 9 3 4 8 7 6 2 7...

Page 34: ...ols Installing the Remote Boot ROM To install the remote boot ROM use the following procedure 1 Place the adapter on a flat surface 2 Align the ROM with the corresponding outline on the 32 pin ROM soc...

Page 35: ...n the ROM with the holes in the ROM socket then insert the pins in their correct holes taking care not to bend any pins during the process Press firmly on the ROM to make a solid contact See the Confi...

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Page 37: ...the DIGITAL Fast EtherWORKS PCI 10 100 adapter is automatically configured by the system This occurs when the computer is powered up after the adapter is installed Use your system s console commands o...

Page 38: ...Intel i86 compatible systems EZWORKS menu bar options and pop up menus provide the following Information about the DIGITAL Fast EtherWORKS PCI 10 100 adapter for example the adapter s current setting...

Page 39: ...TAB key to move SPACE BAR or DOWN ARROW to select ESCape or ALT F then ENTER to EXIT ALT T for PCI Bus or Adapter Diagnostic information ALT H for HELP Install Help Select a Network Operating System I...

Page 40: ...3 Click on the Install button to install and configure the selected network operating system including drivers Note The EZWORKS Installation utility is automatically ready to install and configure you...

Page 41: ...vice drivers and the version number of the utility from the About menu item Diagnostics As previously mentioned diagnostics for the DE500 adapter are run from the EZWORKS Installation utility It is re...

Page 42: ...F OFF run All Transmit Receive Registers Write Read Test Ethernet Address ROM CRC Test Internal Loopback Test CRC Logic Test Interrupt Loopback Test Two Buffered Xmt Rcv Test Chained Xmt Rcv Test Forc...

Page 43: ...physically connected to your Ethernet network 5 The Network Point to Point Connectivity Test can be used to verify a network connection between two Fast Ethernet adapters Click on the run button next...

Page 44: ...ror message will appear Figure 3 3 Remote Boot ROM Menu LJ 4590B AI4 EXIT and save settings QUIT SET SET SET RPL 2 5 Minutes Enabled V2 0 Use this option to select whether the Remote Boot ROM is Enabl...

Page 45: ...MOP only The default time is 2 5 minutes Select the appropriate remote boot protocol to be used to establish a remote boot session a Use the MOP protocol in PATHWORKS Version 4 1x environments b Use t...

Page 46: ...established When the Initializing DIGITAL message appears press CTL ALT B to enter the Config Menu The default setting is OFF 3 Save your changes by selecting the Exit and save settings option EZWORKS...

Page 47: ...and NetWare Command Line Switches Switch Description help or When these switches are included in the command line EZWORKS displays help information about the command line switches nodisplay Turns off...

Page 48: ...g is RPL remote enable disable Allows you to change your adapter s remote boot setting to Enable or Disable according to the value you specify The adapter s default setting is Disabled rs enable disab...

Page 49: ...located in the diskette s root directory contains a list of the supported device drivers and the directory structures for the supported operating environments The diskette contains additional README T...

Page 50: ...work management diskette contains additional README TXT files within the directory structures for each supported operating environment The information in these files pertain to the specific network ma...

Page 51: ...es Internet 1 Perform an anonymous ftp connection to ftp digital com Your login name is anonymous 2 Enter your password Use your Internet electronic mail address as your password 3 Using uppercase and...

Page 52: ...8990 World Wide Web Enter the following universal resource locator URL to access the DIGITAL adapter home page on the World Wide Web http ftp digital com pub DEC adapters home html Network Product Bus...

Page 53: ...ion By Symptom Symptom Possible Cause Recommended Action The system is on but there is no display or response from the keyboard The monitor is either not on or not connected to the video board Be sure...

Page 54: ...the adapter then turn your system on again If the problem persists contact your system administrator or authorized DIGITAL distributor A conflict exists with another adapter in the system The IRQ sett...

Page 55: ...RQ conflict when two adapters have been assigned the same interrupt line or the PCI slot was not enabled Check the adapter s settings in the EZWORKS Installation utility Use the BIOS Setup utility if...

Page 56: ...memory If the problem persists contact your system administrator Unable to find DIGITAL network card error Ensure that the Fast Ethernet adapter is seated securely in a PCI bus slot or try another ava...

Page 57: ...r layer circuit board technology with two signal layers and two power ground layers Functional Components The major functional components of the Fast EtherWORKS PCI 10 100 adapter are as follows Singl...

Page 58: ...he Fast EtherWORKS PCI 10 100 adapter LEDs Table B 1 LED States LED Color Description 100 Mb s status Amber This LED lights when 100 Mb s mode is selected and does not light when 10 Mb s mode is selec...

Page 59: ...imum DC Amps 5 0 V Maximum UTP DE500 BA 2 92 W 0 58 A UTP DE500 AA and DE500 XA 3 75 W 0 75 A Multimode fiber optic 3 5 W 700 mA Caution When adding adapters to your computer verify that the combined...

Page 60: ...tions for the Fast EtherWORKS PCI 10 100 adapter Table B 3 Operating Environment Condition Value Operating temperature at sea level 10 C 40 C 50 F 104 F Relative humidity 10 to 90 noncondensing Radiat...

Page 61: ...d Figure B 2 and explained in Table B 4 Figure B 1 8 Pin MJ Connector Front View LJ 00661 TI0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Figure B 2 Straight Through and Crossover Pin Assignments LJ 4798A AI4 Adapter Adapter Hub...

Page 62: ...Table B 4 Connector Pin Assignments Pin Number Signal Name 1 Transmit 2 Transmit 3 Receive 4 NC no connection 5 NC no connection 6 Receive 7 NC no connection 8 NC no connection B 6...

Page 63: ...elded twisted pair UTP office cable to connect a Fast EtherWORKS PCI 10 100 adapter to an office wall plate BN26M xx Category 5 100 ohm screened twisted pair ScTP office cable to connect a Fast EtherW...

Page 64: ...active device The connectors at each end of the cable have a red and black boot to identify the transmit and receive signal path BN34B SC to SC multimode dual fiber optic cable designed with SC connec...

Page 65: ...or workstation EtherWORKS Switch 6T 2TX DEL6X AA U S Japan Canada power cord Provides five 10 Mb s 8 pin MJ ports and one 10 Mb s combination port to connect to a PC server or workstation and two 8 p...

Page 66: ...sted pair AUI or ThinWire cables to 10 Mb s Ethernet networks EtherWORKS 3 Turbo Adapter DE204 DE205 Provides capability to integrate ISA EISA compatible systems using twisted pair AUI or ThinWire cab...

Page 67: ...you to perform a remote boot using MOP or RPL protocols when installed on an EtherWORKS Turbo PCI 10 DE450 adapter The FLASH version DE45F uses MOP RPL NetWare and BOOTP protocols DE20M AR Remote Boot...

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Page 69: ...and software in the battery backed memory of the CMOS RAM This information is used each time the computer is booted and can be changed each time you run the Setup utility When you invoke the BIOS Setu...

Page 70: ...t PCI slot must be enabled IRQ Set an IRQ default for each PCI slot none or any valid IRQ Any valid nonconflicting IRQ Enable master Enable bus mastering on a PCI slot PCI slot must be enabled for bus...

Page 71: ...ow cost high performance LAN interface technologies The computer LAN industry has responded with several new technologies to address price bandwidth and availability These include FDDI shared and swit...

Page 72: ...s Based Technology The standard for Fast Ethernet technology is being set by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IEEE 802 3 Committee the same committee that developed the original E...

Page 73: ...strative expertise Managers can rely on familiar network analysis tools and procedures in 100BaseT environments Administrative information translates easily from 10 Mb s Ethernet to Fast Ethernet netw...

Page 74: ...users require 100 Mb s network performance to the desktop today many LAN intensive applications already push the limits of existing 10 Mb s LANs and can benefit from 100 Mb s technology now Emerging d...

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