SMSC EZ Card 10 manual

User Guide EZ Card 10 10 Mbps Ethernet PCI Network Cards ◆ Plug and Play installation ◆ NE2000-compatible ◆ On-board socket for optional boot ROM ◆ Support for full-duplex Ethernet EZ Card PCI Cover 3/31/98 4:42 PM Page 2[...]

U SER G UIDE FOR SMC’ S EZ C ARD 10 PCI N ETWORK C ARD September 1997 Pub. # 79-000559-000 Standard Microsystems Corporation 80 Arkay Drive Hauppauge, New Y ork 11788 EZ Card PCI 3/31/98 4:18 PM Page a[...]

Information fur nished by SMC is believed to be accurate and reliable. However , no responsibility is assumed by SMC for its use, nor for any infringements of patents or other rights of third parties which may result from its use. No license is granted by implication or otherwise under any patent or patent rights of SMC. SMC reserves the right to c[...]

This installation guide is for SMC’s family of EZ Card ™ 10 PCI network cards. The three models are as follows: This guide covers the following topics: • Product description, summary of features and specifications • Description of important hardware features of the cards, such as LEDs and connectors • Installation procedure Note: Procedur[...]

Carefully unpack the contents of the package and check them against the checklist below. √ One EZ Card 10 PCI Network Card √ BNC T-Connector (combo models only) √ One Driver Diskette √ This User Guide √ SMC W arranty Registration Card — please complete and return this card to SMC Note: Network cards are sensitive to static electricity, [...]

Chapter 1 Introduction .................................................. 1-1 Features ............................................................................... 1-1 Hardware Description......................................................... 1-2 LAN Connectors .................................................................. 1-2 LED Indicat[...]

Running the Diagnostics ..................................................... C-6 EEPROM T est ................................................................... C-6 T esting the Card .............................................................. C-6 T esting the Network Connection .................................... C-7 Configuring the Card in O[...]

1-1 SMC’s EZ Card 10 PCI family consists of three 32-bit Ethernet network interface cards for PCI computers: a twisted-pair card with an RJ-45 connector and two combo models. One of the combo models has two connectors: RJ-45 and BNC. The other combo model has three connectors: RJ-45, BNC and AUI. The RJ-45 connector is used for unshielded twisted[...]

Har dwar e Description The SMC EZ Card 10 PCI model shown below has two LED indicators and supports three types of network connections. Y our model may support only one or two network connections. Figure 1-1. EZ Car d 10 PCI Combo Model (SMC1208BT A) LAN Connectors The EZ Card 10 PCI models support IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T , 10BASE2 and 10BASE5 standard[...]

LED Indicators The cards contain two LEDs for monitoring network conditions. The function of each LED is described below. Refer to the fol- lowing figure for the LED location. Figure 1-2. LED Indicators Link Status (Lk) Color: Green Function: Twisted-pair link status indicator When lit, this LED indicates an active connection between the network ca[...]

Activity Status (ACT) Color: Green Function: Network activity indicator This LED is unlit upon power on. It lights up to indicate the presence of network activity on the port. The rate of flashing is proportional to the amount of network traffic. I NTRODUCTION 1-4 EZ Card PCI 3/31/98 4:18 PM Page 1-4[...]

The procedure for installing the EZ Card 10 PCI models appears below. Although instructions for installing the software drivers are not included here, some related information is provided. 1. Power of f your PC and remove its cover . Please refer to your computer's Installation Manual for instructions on how to remove the cover . 2. Select an [...]

4. Power on the PC. Hardware installation has been completed. Switch on power to the PC. Note: Y our network should be configured automatically by the PCI computer’s BIOS Setup Program. However , some manual configuration may be required in older PCI machines. Refer to “Configuring the Card in Older PCI Computers” in Appendix C for related in[...]

General Network Inter face RJ-45 (UTP Cable: EIA/TIA Categories 3, 4, 5) BNC (Coax Cable: RG-58 A/U or RG-58 C/U) AUI (Drop Cable) Standards Supported IEEE 802.3 and ISO/IEC 8802-3 10BASE-T (twisted-pair), 10BASE2 (thin coax) and 10BASE5 (thick coax) PCI Local Bus Specification Rev. 2.0 or later Hardwar e Compatibility PCI local bus-compliant PCs D[...]

Operating Envir onment Power Requirements On-board 10BASE-T transceiver (RJ-45) Stand-by: +5 V / 0.025 A T ransmit: +5 V / 0.073 A On-board 10BASE2 transceiver (BNC) Stand-by: +5 V / 0.300 A T ransmit: +5 V / 0.410 A Exter nal 10BASE5 MAU (AUI) Maximum: +12 V / 0.5 A T emperatur e 0° to 55° C (32° to 131° F) Humidity 10% to 90% (non-condensing)[...]

Network Drivers ODI drivers NetW are 3.x, 4.x NetW are LAN W orkPlace TCP/IP Novell LAN Analyzer for NetW are NDIS/2 drivers Microsoft LAN Manager V2.x Windows for W orkgroups IBM LAN Server LAN Support IBM OS/2 EE V2.0 DEC P A THWORKS Lantastic 6.0 Sun PC-NFS Banyan VINES IBM TCP/IP for DOS & OS/2 W ollongong Pathway Access NDIS/3 drivers Micr[...]

RJ-45 Connector T able B.1. RJ-45 Connector Pin Assignments A PPENDIX B P IN A SSIGNMENTS B-1 Pin Number Assignment 1 Output T ransmit Data + 2 Output T ransmit Data - 3 Input Receive Data + 6 Input Receive Data - 4, 5, 7, 8 Reserved for other use EZ Card PCI 3/31/98 4:18 PM Page B-1[...]

AUI Connector T able B.2. AUI Connector Pin Assignments Note: V oltage Plus (VP) and V oltage Common (Vc) use a single twisted-pair in the AUI cable. P IN A SSIGNMENTS B-2 Pin Circuit Signal Name 3 DO-A Data Out Circuit A 10 DO-B Data Out Circuit B 11 DO-S Data Out Circuit Shield 5 DI-A Data In Circuit A 12 DI-B Data In Circuit B 4 DI-S Data In Cir[...]

The driver diskette contains the Setup program (SETUP .EXE). This program allows you to: • View the current configuration of the card • Set up a new configuration • Run diagnostics These tasks are described in this chapter . A PPENDIX C C ONFIGURA TION AND D IAGNOSTICS C-1 EZ Card PCI 3/31/98 4:18 PM Page C-1[...]

Running the Setup Pr ogram Insert the driver diskette in your floppy drive. The SETUP pro- gram is in the SETUP subdirectory on this diskette. Change to the appropriate subdirectory location, type the following com- mand and press <Enter>: A:SETUP>SETUP This will initiate the menu-driven SETUP program and display the Main Menu as shown b[...]

Viewing the Curr ent Configuration Select this option to view the current settings for your network card, as shown below. If you need to modify the current configuration, return to the Main Menu and select “Set Up New Configuration.” Figure C-2. Curr ent Configuration Display C-3 C ONFIGURATION AND D IAGNOSTICS EZ Card PCI 3/31/98 4:18 PM Page [...]

Setting Up a New Configuration If your computer complies with PCI BIOS standards, the system will automatically allocate the necessary I/O, IRQ and boot ROM address resources to the card. Although the SETUP program will not allow you to change the resources which are allocated by the PCI BIOS, it will allow you to change the following settings to s[...]

Media T ype The transceiver setting should agree with the network cabling type. The program provides two choices: • Auto detection • 10BASE5 (AUI) With the first choice, the card automatically detects the connec- tor in use — either RJ-45 or BNC. The second choice enables the AUI connector . Full-Duplex Mode Enable full-duplex mode only if th[...]

Running the Diagnostics T o test the card's components and installation, the SETUP pro- gram runs three different tests on the card and corresponding cabling system as listed below: • EEPROM T est • Diagnostics on Board • Diagnostics on Network Note: Run the diagnostics before the network driver is loaded into the system. Otherwise, your[...]

This test actually performs five separate tests: • Configuration T est — checks the initial status of the Ether net controller • I/O Registers T est — checks I/O accessibility • Internal Loop Back Test — checks the card's controller • External Loop Back Test — checks the network link • RAM T est — checks the condition of th[...]

Configuring the Car d in Older PCI Computers The card is configured using the host PCI computer's BIOS setup program. This is done by changing the computer's BIOS settings. The procedure to do this and the terminology used depend on the the BIOS you are using. For example, if your computer uses the Phoenix BIOS, there is a Device Select f[...]

automatically insert the HIGHSCAN flag into the EMM386 command line. This parameter cannot be manually removed once it is installed; doing so will cause the extended memory manager to malfunction. For problems with your BIOS setup, refer to your PC’s user documentation C-9 C ONFIGURATION AND D IAGNOSTICS EZ Card PCI 3/31/98 4:18 PM Page C-9[...]

BNC Connector with a half-twist locking shell typically used for thin coax cable. Boot ROM Read-only memory chip that allows a workstation to communi- cate with a file server and to read a DOS boot program from the server . Bus T opology Network topological arrangement where only one path exists between any two nodes, and data transmitted by any no[...]

Star T opology Also known as hub topology; topology where wires run between network nodes and a central wiring hub usually located in the building's wiring closet. 10BASE-T IEEE specifications for 10 Mbps Ethernet on twisted-pair cable (100 Ω UTP). The maximum cable length for a point-to-point connection is 100 m (328 ft.) and the maximum nu[...]

I-1 I NDEX Symbols 10BASE-T 1-2, 1-3, A-1, A-2, D-2 10BASE2 1-2, A-1, A-2, D-2 10BASE5 1-2, A-1, A-2, C-5, D-2 32-bit bus interface 2-1, D-2 A ACT Status LED 1-4 AUI i, 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 2-1, A-1, A-2, C-5 AUI Pin Assignments B-2 B BNC i, ii, 1-1, 1-2, 1-4, A-1, A-2, C-5, D-1 Boot ROM 1-1, D-1 Boot ROM Size C-4, C-5 C Configuration 1-1, 2-2, A-1, C-1 [...]

R RAM T est C-7 Registration Card ii RELEASE.TXT 2-2 RJ-45 i, 1-1, 1-2, 2-1, A-1, A-2, C-5, D-1 RJ-45 Pin Assignments B-1 Running Setup C-2 S Setting up a new configuration C-4 SETUP .EXE C-1 , C-2 Specifications A-1 T Thick coax cable 1-1, 1-2, 2-1, A-1 Thin coax cable 1-1, 1-2, 2-1, A-1, D-1 T rigger method C-8 Twisted-pair cable 1-1, 1-2, 2-1, A[...]

Limited W arranty HARDW ARE: Standard Microsystems Corporation (“SMC”) warrants the EZ Card 10 PCI network cards to be free from defects in workmanship and materials, under normal use and service, for the following length of time from the date of purchase from SMC or its Authorized Reseller: EZ Card 10 PCI Network Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

SMC with a Return Material Authorization (RMA) number marked on the out- side of the package, and sent prepaid, insured, and packaged appropriately for safe shipment. The repaired or replaced item will be shipped to Customer , at SMC’s expense, not later than thirty (30) days after receipt by SMC. W ARRANTIES EXCLUSIVE: IF AN SMC PRODUCT DOES NOT[...]

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