Asante Technologies 10NIC-PCITM manual Self-Configuring the Adapter

Configuring the Adapter

Configuring the Adapter

Self-Configuring the Adapter

One of the advantages of PCI is that all of its devices are self-configuring.The Asanté 10NIC-PCI adapter is designed to utilize this feature.

During system initialization at power-up, the PCI BIOS (system ROM) config- uration software automatically selects an unused interrupt line and

I/O addresses for use with the adapter.You do not need to set interrupts, I/O addresses, jumpers, or switches to configure the adapter.

Computers without the Self-Configuring Feature

(Not applicable to Macintosh computers) Early versions of a PC’s PCI BIOS do not support the PCI specification, version 2.0.

To successfully install the adapter in computers without the self-configuring feature, you may need to modify IRQ jumper settings on the computer’s motherboard and/or modify the PCI BIOS setup with the setup utility that came with your computer system. Refer to your computer manuals for infor- mation on changing the BIOS setup for a PCI bus.

ΔNote: Check with your computer manufacturer to see if your computer properly supports the PCI Specification, version 2.0.

ΔNote: It is recommended that you verify the PCI configu- ration using the PCI BIOS setup utility after installing the adapter. Check that your PCI configuration do not conflict with other bus configuration.

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