Asante Technologies 10/100 Manual De Usuario
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Configuring the Adapter
Configuring the Adapter
Self-Configuring the Adapter
One of the advantages of PCI is that all of its devices are self-configuring. The
Asanté PCI adapter is designed to utilize this feature.
Asanté PCI adapter is designed to utilize this feature.
To configure the adapter, plug it into a PCI slot with bus-mastering capabil-
ity. During system initialization at power-up, the PCI BIOS (system ROM)
configuration software automatically selects an unused interrupt line and
I/O addresses for use with the adapter. You do not need to set interrupts, I/O
addresses, jumpers, or switches to configure the adapter.
ity. During system initialization at power-up, the PCI BIOS (system ROM)
configuration software automatically selects an unused interrupt line and
I/O addresses for use with the adapter. You do not need to set interrupts, I/O
addresses, jumpers, or switches to configure the adapter.
Computers without the Self-Configuring Feature
Early versions of PCI BIOS do not support the PCI specification, version 2.0.
To successfully install the adapter in computers without the self-configuring
feature, you may need to modify IRQ jumper settings on the computer’s
motherboard and/or modify the PCI BIOS setup with the setup utility that
came with your computer system. Refer to your computer manuals for infor-
mation on changing the BIOS setup for a PCI bus.
To successfully install the adapter in computers without the self-configuring
feature, you may need to modify IRQ jumper settings on the computer’s
motherboard and/or modify the PCI BIOS setup with the setup utility that
came with your computer system. Refer to your computer manuals for infor-
mation on changing the BIOS setup for a PCI bus.
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Note: Check with your computer manufacturer to see if
your computer properly supports the PCI Specification,
version 2.0.
your computer properly supports the PCI Specification,
version 2.0.
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Note: It is recommended that you verify the PCI configu-
ration using the PCI BIOS setup utility after installing the
adapter. Check that your PCI configuration do not con-
flict with other bus configuration.
ration using the PCI BIOS setup utility after installing the
adapter. Check that your PCI configuration do not con-
flict with other bus configuration.
Configuring 10Mbps, 100Mbps, or Full Duplex Operation
(AsantéFAST 10/100 Only)
(AsantéFAST 10/100 Only)
The AsantéFAST 10/100 adapter supports National Semiconductor’s NWay™
auto-negotiation feature. NWay auto-negotiation allows the connected
devices to automatically configure to the highest performance mode of oper-
ation. The hierarchy of this mode of operation is listed below:
auto-negotiation feature. NWay auto-negotiation allows the connected
devices to automatically configure to the highest performance mode of oper-
ation. The hierarchy of this mode of operation is listed below:
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100BASE-TX Full Duplex
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100BASE-TX
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10BASE-T Full Duplex
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10BASE-T