3Com 3C905C-TX-M, 3C905C-TX manual Connecting the Remote Wake-Up Cable

22CHAPTER 2: NETWORK INTERFACE CARD INSTALLATION

Connecting the Remote Wake-Up Cable

This section describes how to connect the Remote Wake-Up cable from the NIC to the PC motherboard.

Contact your PC manufacturer for the Remote

Wake-Up cable.

Connecting the Remote Wake-Up cable is optional. Connect this cable only if you want to use this feature and your PC has the following items:

■3-pin Remote Wake-Up connector on the PC motherboard

■5-volt standby power supply unit rated at a minimum of 375 milliamperes

■BIOS that supports Remote Wake-Up

If your PC is compliant with PCI 2.2, Remote Wake-Up is automatically enabled through the PCI bus. You do not need to connect the Remote Wake-Up cable.

WARNING: Make sure that the PC power cord is unplugged. Only properly trained and authorized personnel should perform service. Contact your PC manufacturer for information about safe service techniques.

To connect the Remote Wake-Up cable:

1Make sure that the NIC is properly installed in a PCI slot.

2Insert the Remote Wake-Up cable into the RWU connector on the NIC (see Figure 3).

Twist the cable twice before attaching the cable to the PC.

3Attach the other end of the cable to the connector on the PC motherboard (see Figure 3).

Refer to your PC documentation if you need help locating the connector.