Adapter Features
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Check the documentation provided with the PCI computer to
locate the bus master slots.
Adapter Features
The 10/100BASE-T4 PCI adapter provides the following
features:
■
Parallel Tasking architecture with bus mastering for high
throughput and low processor utilization
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Automatic selection of 10 or 100 Mbps network operation
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Single-slot, 32-bit half-card
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Automatic PCI configuration without jumpers
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Three status LEDs, shown in Figure 1-1
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Single shielded RJ-45 connector for use at either speed (2 pair
Category 3, 4, or 5 for 10BASE-T Ethernet networks, and 4 pair
Category 3, 4, or 5 UTP for 100BASE-T4 Fast Ethernet networks)
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Diagnostic software and drivers on the 3C59X
EtherDisk
diskette
■
AutoLink
ä
auto installation software, which installs and
configures all Novell
â
NetWare
â
DOS ODI client software on
your operating system
■
Auto Select Media Type capability, which enables drivers to
automatically detect the speed of the media that connects
the adapter to the network
■
The Desktop Management Interface (DMI), which increases
the manageability of PCs by standardizing how information
relating to PCs is made available and how it is accessed
The 10/100BASE-T4 PCI adapter can be managed remotely
with Transcend PC Link SmartAgent
â
software. Driver agents
for this adapter are provided on the 3C59X
EtherDisk
diskette.
