3Com 10/100BASE-T4 PCI manual Lifetime Warranty

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LIFETIME WARRANTY

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3Com’s EtherLink®, TokenLink®, Fast EtherLink, FDDILink™, and 3Com Impact™ ISDN ISA adapters have a Lifetime Warranty.

To ensure the very best 3Com service and support, take the time to complete the product registration card.

Any defective 3Com adapter will be repaired or replaced, at 3Com’s option, for as long as the adapter resides in its original IBM® Personal Computer, Personal System/2®, or compatible computer (driver software is covered by the standard 90-day limited software warranty).

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Contents Adapters Fast Etherlink Parallel TaskingNetwork Adapter User Guide3Com Corporation 5400 Bayfront Plaza Santa Clara, California Lifetime Warranty Asia Contents Configuring Software Settings Cispr B Compliance Figures Tables How to Use This Guide About this GuideIntroduction Print Autolink.log ConventionsIntroduction Adapter automatically senses and switches to either10/100BASE-T4 PCI Adapter Adapter Features PCI Technology Installing the Adapter Inspecting the Adapter3C59X EtherDisk diskette version 5.1 or above Installing the Adapter Installing the Boot PromPCI Computer with PCI and Eisa Slots Connecting to the NetworkRJ-45 connector Connecting to the Network Summary of Driver Loading Procedures Loading the NetworkDrivers Accessing DOS Using the EtherDisk DisketteUsing Windows This conﬁrms the adapter’s installation Conﬁrming Adapter Installation for WindowsSystem Properties box appears, detailing your system setup Name of the installed 3Com adapter appears, as followsUsing NetWare ODI One Adapter in a ClientAutoLink Requirements AutoLink Installation At the prompt, typeAlternatively, at the prompt, type Read the screen and press Enter ESC=CancelMultiple Adapters in a Client FEA0 Main menu appears Select Conﬁguration and Diagnostic Program and press EnterOne or More Adapters in a Server Loading Ndis DriversUpdating Ndis Drivers Auto Select Media TypeFollow the instructions displayed in the subsequent screens Desktop Management Interface Transcend PC Link SmartAgent Driver AgentsTroubleshooting with the Diagnostic Tests Performing Troubleshooting Diagnostic TestsFast EtherLink 10/100BASE-T4 PCI adapter After performing the diagnostic tests, reboot your computerBefore Running the Tests Types of TestsRunning the Group 1 Tests Starting the Diagnostic ProgramRunning the Group 3 Test Setting Up an Echo Server 3C59XCFG Getting Help If a Test Fails To print the ﬁle, type Changing the Test Setup Miscellaneous ChecksTo change the test parameters, follow these steps LED LEDsAdapter Cabling Requirements Pin assignments for the RJ-45 connectorWhen properly connected to a 10BASE-T network, CablingTwisted-Pair Cable 10BASE-T Speciﬁcations 10BASE-T Operation100BASE-T Standard 100BASE-TX Operation100BASE-TX designates the Ieee 802.3 speciﬁcation for 100BASE-FX Operation 100BASE-T4 OperationFigure A-1 shows the RJ-45 connector pin assignments RJ-45 Connector Pin AssignmentsSettings Changing Software Settings To change the software option settings, follow these stepsType at the prompt Select Adapter Installed Adapters Press Tab to highlight OK. Press Enter Continue this procedure with any of the other options\CONFIG\3C595.SET Adapter Speciﬁcations SpecificationsOn-line Technical Services 3Com Bulletin Board ServiceTechnical Support Press Return to see the 3ComForum main menu World Wide Web Site3ComForum on CompuServe To use 3ComForum Log on to CompuServe3ComFacts Automated Fax Service Support from Your Network SupplierLocal numbers are available within the following countries Returning Products for Repair Details about recent conﬁguration changes, if applicableTo obtain an RMA number, call or fax 100BASE-T GlossaryBus Auto Select Media TypeEMM386 EIA/TIAMAC STP Numerics IndexDOS Ndis Network Driver Optimization option setting B-2 Windows 3.X 3-3 Windows Limited Warranty 3Com Corporation Bayfront Plaza Interference Handbook CE Notice