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Micro House PC Hardware Library Volume II: Network Interface Cards And Modems Micro House PC Hardware Library Volume II: Network Interface Cards And Modems
by Micro House International, Inc. and Scott Mueller
Que, Macmillan Computer Publishing
ISBN: 078971664x   Pub Date: 06/17/98
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INTERRUPT REQUEST
IRQ SW1/7 SW1/8
2/9On On
  3 On Off
  6 Off On
  7 Off Off

I/O BASE ADDRESS
Address SW2/1
A20hOff
     A24h On

SHARED RAM CONFIGURATION
Size SW2/2 SW2/3
     8KB On On
16KBOff On
     32KB On Off
     64KB Off Off
Note: This setting configures how much system memory the card will use.

NETWORK SPEED
Speed SW2/4
   4Mbps On
16MbpsOff
Note: All cards on a segment must have this option set the same.

DATA BUS CONFIGURATION
Data Bus SW2/5
8-bit On
16 bit Off

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
Switches SW2/6, SW2/7, and SW2/8 are reserved for future use.

TOKENLINK VELOCITY (3C339)

NIC Type Token Ring
Boot ROM Not available
Network Transfer Rate 4Mbps/16Mbps
Topology Ring
Wire Type Shielded/Unshielded twisted pair
Data Bus 32-bit PCI
Card Size Full height, half length

CONNECTIONS
Function Label Function Label
UTP connector CN1 STP connector CN2

DIAGNOSTIC LED(S)
LED Color Status Condition
INS Green On Network connection is good
INS Green Off Network connection is broken
ACT Yellow On Card is transmitting data
ACT Yellow Off Card is not transmitting data

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ETHERCOMBO-16 (EN1640)

NIC Type Ethernet
Transfer Rate 10Mbps
Data Bus 16-bit ISA
Topology Star
Linear Bus
Wiring Type Unshielded twisted pair
RG58A/U 50ohm coaxial
AUI transceiver via DB-15 port
Boot ROM Available

INITIAL STATE CONFIGURATION
Mode JP1
Initial state disabled1 Open
     Initial state enabled2 Closed
Note 1 Adapter uses default configuration settings, or user selected settings through software.
Note 2 Adapter is forced into an INITIAL STATE, where adapter mode is NE1000, I/O address is 280h, IRQ is disabled, Transceiver is AUI/BNC, Boot ROM is disabled, and Ethernet type is Ethernet II. This setting is useful for debugging configuration conflicts.

CABLE TYPE
Type JP2
RG-58A/U 50ohm coaxial Pins 1 & 2 Closed
AUI transceiver via DB-15 port Pins 2 & 3 Closed
Note: Twisted pair wire is selected through the configuration software that comes with the card.

DIAGNOSTIC LED(S)
LED Color Status Condition
LED1 Green On Twisted pair network connection is good
LED1 Green Off Twisted pair network connection is broken
Note: LED1 indications are only valid when the cable type is twisted pair wire.

ETHERPAIR-16 (EN1641)

NIC Type Ethernet
Transfer Rate 10Mbps
Data Bus 8/16-bit ISA
Topology Star
Wiring Type Unshielded twisted pair
AUI transceiver via DB-15 port
Boot ROM Available

CARD CONFIGURATION
Mode I/O Address IRQ Cable Type Boot ROM JP1
SoftwareSoftware Software Software Software Open
     NE1000 280h Disabled AUI transciever Disabled Closed
Note: The card is normally configured using the included software utility. The second configuration is provided to allow easier troubleshooting if the system will not boot or locks-up.


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