Fast Ethernet LAN card – CR-CNL-FAST-R – Installation guide
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1. Introduction
Thanks for the purchasing of your new 10/100 NWay Fast Ethernet PCI adapter. This document
describes the Installation of network adapter. This adapter supports 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX Fast
Ethernet and complies with the electrical and protocol requirements of the PCI Local Bus specification,
revision 2.2.
1.1 Features
The 10/100 Fast Ethernet PCI adapter is a cost effective, high-performance network interface card. It
operates in 10BASE-T and 100BASE-TX modes and integrates easily with Fast Ethernet hub and
switch.
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Complies with PCI specifications
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IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T and 100BASE-TX standards
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32-bit bus master for high throughput and low CPU utilization
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Full-duplex operation at both 10Mbps and 100Mbps
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Supports 10/100Mbps auto-sensing capability
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Rich diagnostic LED mounted on bracket for easily viewing and troubleshooting
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Single shield RJ-45 connector for using at either Speed (Category 3, 4 or 5 UTP cable for 10Mbps
Operation, and Category 5 UTP cable for 100Mbps Operation)
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Plug-and-Play Installation
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Network drivers on the CD for Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista, NetWare, SCO Unix and
Packet driver
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FCC, CE certification
1.2 System Requirements
To use the adapter, you need the following components:
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A PCI master mode expansion slot that is compliant with PCI bus specifications, revisions 2.2
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Driver/ Manual CD
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The following cables:
To operate at 10Mbps, a Category 3, 4, 5 UTP Cable
To operate at 100Mbps, a Category 5 UTP cable
2. Hardware installation
1. Turn off the computer.
2. Remove the computer’s cover, in accordance to its manual.
3. Insert the contact edge of the adapter card into the connector of any available PCI Bus master
expansion slot. Press the card firmly into the connector to PCI slot. Please make sure that the
card’s contacts are fully seated in the PCI slot.
4. Install the bracket screw that secures the card to the Computer chassis.
5. Replace the computer’s cover.
6. Connect the CAT3 or CAT5 UTP cable to the RJ-45 network connector.
7. Remove driver CD from the PC’s CD-ROM drive.
8. Turn on the computer.
9. If the BIOS section of your computer’s boot program is Plug and Play compliant, then at power up
the BIOS will configure any newly installed adapter automatically.
Note:
Due to some Plug-n-Play BIOS programs' problem, it happens occasionally that a newly installed
adapter is assigned an interrupt number that is already used by another device adapter. In such a
case, the conflict of interrupt number will cause faults in the behavior of both devices. Then it is
necessary to run the CMOS Setup utility, and manually assign a non-conflict Interrupt Number.
