Creative PCA-6780 user manual USB Connectors CN9,CN11, Ethernet configuration, LAN Connector CN13

2.16 USB Connectors (CN9,CN11)

The PCA-6780 board provides up to four USB (Universal Serial Bus) ports. This gives complete Plug and Play, and hot attach/detach for up to 127 external devices. The USB interfaces comply with USB specification Rev. 2.0, and are fuse protected.

The USB interface is accessed through the 5 x 2-pin flat-cable connector, CN9 (USB1, 2),CN11 (USB3, 4). You will need an adapter cable if you use a standard USB connector. The adapter cable has a 5 x 2-pin connec- tor on one end and a USB connector on the other.

The USB interfaces can be disabled in the system BIOS setup.

2.17 Ethernet configuration

The PCA-6780 is equipped with a high performance 32-bit PCI-bus Ethernet interface which is fully compliant with IEEE 802.3u 10/ 100Mbps CSMA/CD standards. It is supported by all major network operating systems.

The PCA-6780 supports 10/100Base-T Ethernet connections with onboard RJ-45 connectors (CN13).

2.17.1 LAN Connector (CN13)

10/100Base-T or 1000Base-T connects to the PCA-6780 via a cable to a standard RJ-45 connector.

2.17.2 Network boot

The Network Boot feature can be utilized by incorporating the Boot ROM image files for the appropriate network operating system. The Boot ROM BIOS files are included in the system BIOS, which is on the utility CD disc.

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