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EZ PCI Card 10/100 Fast Ethernet PCI Network Card Plug-and-play installation Remote LAN Wakeup support On-board socket for optional Boot ROM Auto-negotiation of speed and duplex mode Low power consumption ACPI and OnNow/ PC 98/99 compliant User Guide SMC1255TX, SMC1255TX/LP...
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EZ PCI Card 10/100 User Guide From SMC’s EZ line of low-cost workgroup LAN solutions 6 Hughes Irvine, CA 92618 May 2001 Phone: (949) 707-2400 Pub. # 150734-102...
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6 Hughes, Irvine, CA. All rights reserved. Printed in Taiwan Trademarks: SMC is a registered trademark; and EZ PCI Card is a trademark of SMC Networks, Inc. Other product and company names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
30 days of purchase from SMC or its Authorized Reseller. Registration can be accomplished via the enclosed product registration card or online via the SMC web site. Failure to register will not affect the standard limited warranty. The Limited Lifetime warranty covers a product during the Life of that Product, which is defined as the period of time during which the product is an “Active”...
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WHICH MAY VARY FROM STATE TO STATE. NOTHING IN THIS WARRANTY SHALL BE TAKEN TO AFFECT YOUR STATUTORY RIGHTS. * SMC will provide warranty service for one year following discontinuance from the active SMC price list. Under the limited lifetime warranty, internal and external power supplies, fans, and cables are covered by a standard one-year warranty from date of purchase.
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• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help EC Conformance Declaration - Class B SMC contact for these products in Europe is: SMC Networks Europe, Edificio Conata II, Calle Fructuós Gelabert 6-8, 2 08970 - Sant Joan Despí,...
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Industry Canada - Class B This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the interference-causing equipment standard entitled “Digital Apparatus”, ICES-003 of Industry Canada. Cet appareil numérique respecte les limites de bruits radioélectriques applicables aux appareils numériques de Classe B prescrites dans la norme sur le matérialbrouilleur: “Appareils Numériques”, NMB-003 édictée par l’Industrie.
BOUT THE EZ PCI C 10/100 SMC’s EZ PCI Card 10/100 is a dual-speed Fast Ethernet card for PCI local bus-compliant computers. A true plug-and-play device, this card is auto-configurable upon power up and also supports auto-negotiation to automatically select the optimum speed and communication mode of an attached device.
EZ PCI C 10/100 BOUT THE Features and Benefits N Compatible with IEEE 802.3 Ethernet and IEEE 802.3u Fast Ethernet standards N Full- and half-duplex support for both 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps speeds N Auto-negotiation selects 10/100 Mbps and full/half duplex automatically N Supports full-duplex operation for up to 200 Mbps of bandwidth...
EZ PCI C 10/100 BOUT THE Hardware Description The EZ PCI Card 10/100 is equipped with: • 1 RJ-45 connector for 10/100 Mbps connections • 1 3-pin connector for Wake-On-LAN cable • 1 Socket for optional boot ROM • 1 LED indicator The components of the EZ PCI Card 10/100 are shown in the figure below:...
EZ PCI C 10/100 BOUT THE LED Indicators The SMC1255TX includes one status LED indicator, as described in the following figure and table. Status Description On Amber Indicates a valid 10BASE-T link Flashing Amber Indicates 10 Mbps network activity On Green Indicates a valid 100BASE-TX link Flashing Green Indicates 100 Mbps network activity...
EZ PCI C 10/100 BOUT THE Remote LAN Wakeup Remote LAN Wakeup capability is a key feature of a centrally managed PC environment. This technology enables networked PCs to be “woken up” from a sleep or powered-off state so they can be managed from a central location, at any time of the day or night.
Please fill out and return the Warranty Registration Card to SMC or register on SMC’s Web site. The EZ PCI Card 10/100 is covered by a limited lifetime warranty.
NSTALLING THE Instructions Warnings: • Network cards are sensitive to static electricity. To protect the card, avoid touching its electrical components and always touch the metal chassis of your computer before handling the card. • Back up your driver diskette and use the copy as the working diskette to protect the original from accidental damage.
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BIOS settings. See “Troubleshooting” on page 10. 7. The SMC SuperDisk that accompanies the EZ PCI Card 10/100 contains all the network operating system drivers supported by this card. Please read the “RELEASE.TXT” file on the diskette for a list of all drivers.
Testing Program, SET1255.EXE, on the SMC SuperDisk. Should any of the diagnostic tests fail, reboot your computer and run the diagnostics again to see if the problem persists. If it does, record the failure indicated and contact SMC’s Technical Support for assistance.
ROUBLESHOOTING ROUBLESHOOTING PCI Compatibility Early PCI BIOS versions do not properly support the PCI specification and may “hang” when a network card driver tries to load. If this occurs, make sure your BIOS correctly supports the PCI Local Bus Specification (v2.0 or later) and upgrade your computer BIOS to the latest version.
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ROUBLESHOOTING N Ensure that INTA for the slot is assigned to a free interrupt (IRQ) number. N Check the BIOS Setup program’s PCI parameters for the slot where the EZ PCI Card 10/100 network card is installed. Ensure that the slot is configured for level-triggered interrupts instead of edge-triggered interrupts.
If your computer cannot find the EZ PCI Card 10/100, or the network driver does not install correctly, check the following items before contacting SMC Technical Support. N Make sure the card is securely seated in the PCI slot. Check for any hardware problems, such as physical damage to the card’s...
Check the following items before contacting SMC Technical Support. N Be sure you are using Category 5 cable for 100 Mbps connections, and that the length of any cable does not exceed 100 m (328 ft).
ABLE PECIFICATIONS ABLE PECIFICATIONS Cable Types and Specifications Cable Types and Specifications Cable Type Max. Length Connector 10BASE-T Cat. 3, 4, 5 100-ohm UTP 100 m (328 ft) RJ-45 100BASE-TX Cat. 5 100-ohm UTP 100 m (328 ft) RJ-45 Twisted-Pair Cable and Pin Assignments DO NOT plug a phone jack connector into any RJ-45 port.
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ABLE PECIFICATIONS The figure below illustrates how the pins on the RJ-45 connector are numbered. Be sure to hold the connectors in the same orientation when attaching the wires to the pins. With 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX cable, pins 1 and 2 are used for transmitting data, and pins 3 and 6 for receiving data.
PECIFICATIONS PECIFICATIONS Ports 1 RJ-45 for 10BASE-T and 100BASE-TX Host Interface PCI Bus compliant to PCI spec. 2.2. Link, Speed, Activity Data Bus Access 32-bit bus mastering Size (without bracket) 119.92 x 42.98 mm (4.72 x 1.69 in.) Weight 47 g (1.66 oz) Power Requirements 5 VDC, 125 mA (typical) Temperature...
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PECIFICATIONS Compliances FCC Class B VCCI Class B CE Mark CISPR 22 Class B Warranty Limited lifetime NetWare ODI Drivers Novell NetWare 3.1X to 5.x Netware Lan WorkPlace Novell DOS Client Novell Lan Analyzer Server 3.1x to 5.x Unix Drivers Linux FreeBSB SCO Unix 5.0x...
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FOR TECHNICAL SUPPORT, CALL: From U.S.A. and Canada (24 hours, 7 days a week) (800) SMC-4-YOU; (949) 707-2400; (949) 707-2460 (Fax) From Europe (8:00 AM - 5:30 PM UK Greenwich Mean Time) 44 (0) 1188 748740; 44 (0) 1189 748741 (Fax)
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