Intel Mobile Board MGM45WU Product Guide

Connectivity

This section describes the various features the Mobile Board provides to connect to networks and the Internet.

Integrated Gigabit Ethernet LAN

The LAN subsystem includes:

Intel ICH9M-E

Intel 82567LM Gigabit (10/100/1000 Mb/s) Ethernet LAN controller with support for:

Intel AMT

Alert Standard Format (ASF) 2.0

Virtual LAN driver support for Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT) partitions

RJ-45 LAN connector with integrated status LEDs on Expansion Board A

The subsystem also features:

CSMA/CD protocol engine

LAN connect interface between the ICH9M-E and the LAN controller

PCI bus power management

LAN Software

For information about LAN software and drivers go to

http://support.intel.com/support/mobile.

LAN Status Indicators

Two LEDs are built into the RJ-45 LAN connector located on Expansion Board A (see Figure 5, C). These LEDs indicate the operating states of the LAN.

Table 11 describes the LED states when the board is powered on and the LAN subsystem is operating.

Table 11. LAN Connector LEDs

LED

LED Color

LED State

Indicates

 

 

 

 

Link

Yellow

Off

LAN link is not established.

 

 

 

 

 

 

On

LAN link is established.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blinking

LAN activity is occurring.

 

 

 

 

Speed

Amber

On

10 Mb/s data rate

 

 

 

 

 

Green

On

100 Mb/s data rate

 

 

 

 

 

Yellow

On

1000 Mb/s data rate

 

 

 

 

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