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- EtherExpress 16TP LEDS
-
- INTEL EtherExpress(tm) 16 FAMILY OF NETWORK ADAPTERS
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-
- The LEDs on earlier versions of the EtherExpress 16TP adapters were
- vertical. The LEDs on the current versions are horizontal. With
- this change in orientation some functions also changed:
-
- - On the earlier versions of the EtherExpress 16TP adapters, the Link
- light would blink as soon as you connected the cable to
- the RJ-45 port. Most of the newer boards work the same way, but if
- the LED does not start blinking when you connect the cable, LOAD
- THE DRIVER. There was one version of the board that required
- the driver be loaded before the Link light would work. This also
- applies to the EtherExpress 16C and FlashC.
-
- - The newer boards (with the horizontal LEDs including the EtherExpress
- 16TP, 16C, FLASHC, and MCA/TP) can detect if the polarity of the RX
- and TX lines is reversed and compensate.
-
- - The TX/RX LED on the earlier versions of the EtherExpress 16TP
- doubled as a POWER light. The newer boards do not have this
- feature.
-