HCL Notebook PC User Manual page 41

User's Guide
Important:
Never remove cards while or immediately after reading, copying, formatting or deleting data on the card or else data loss may occur.
Warning:
To prevent data loss, use Windows "Safely Remove Hardware" on the taskbar before removing the flash memory card.
Connections
Network Connection
Connect a network cable, with RJ-45 connectors on each end, to the network port on the Notebook PC and the other end to
a hub or switch. For 100 BASE-TX speed, your network cable must be category 5 or better (not category 3) with twisted-pair
wiring. If you plan on running the interface at 100Mbps, it must be connected to a 100 BASE-TX / 1000 BASE-T hub (not a
BASET4 hub). For 10Base-T, use category 3, 4, or 5 twisted-pair wiring. 10/100/1000 Mbps Full-Duplex is supported on this
Notebook PC but requires connection to a network switching hub with "duplex" enabled. The software default is to use the
fastest setting so no user-intervention is required.
Twisted-Pair Cable
The cable used to connect the Ethernet card to a host (generally a Hub or Switch) is called a
straight-through Twisted Pair Ethernet (TPE). The end connectors are called RJ-45
connectors, which are not compatible with RJ-11 telephone connectors. If connecting two
computers together without a hub in between, a crossover LAN cable is required (Fast-
Ethernet model). (Gigabit models support auto-crossover so a crossover LAN cable is
optional.)
Using the Notebook PC
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