LevelOne FPC-0103T, Руководство пользователя

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INTRODUCTION TO CARDBUS
Cardbus is the next generation 32-bit version issued by PCMCIA PC Card
standard.In addition to support a wider bus (32 bits instead of 16 bits), CardBus
also supports bus mastering and operation speeds up to 33 MHz. The
132MBytes bus tranfer rate ( compares with legacy 16-bit I/0 PC Card ,20MByte)
provides the mobil user to enjoy the high-bandwith network connection.
A mobil computer which equipped with CardBus and properly configured is the
fundamental require-ment to use the
CardBus FPC-0103TX Fast Ethernet
PC Card
. to make sure about this point, please follow the guideline listed below:
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Cardbus is designed to support both 16-bit and Cardbus Card. But the legacy
16-bit PC Card slot couldn't accept the
CardBus FPC-0103TX Fast
Ethernet PC Card
. In oder to prevent the wrong operation, CardBus is
devoloped with particular machanical consideration to prevent it fit into the
legacy 16-bit PC Card Slot. If you can't insert the
CardBus FPC-0103TX Fast
Ethernet PC Card
into the slot firmly reaching the bottom, your notebook
probably hasn’t the capability to support CardBus techno-logy. Please check
your notebook manual for detail information.