Linksys FENSK05 manual About Plug-and-Play PCI Technology

About Plug-and-Play

About Plug-and-Play PCI Technology

The EtherFast 10/100 LAN Card is designed to run in a 32-bit desktop computer equipped with PCI expansion slots. The card is built to the PCI 2.1 standard.

Short for Peripheral Components Interconnect, PCI is a technology that allows special Plug-and-Play expan- sion cards to be automatically configured by a comput- er’s BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) once they have been installed. Refer to your computer’s user guide for more information about its BIOS.

When a PCI card is used in a computer that supports Plug-and-Play, the card is automatically configured each time the computer is booted. The card's IRQ, I/O address, and other operating parameters are automatical- ly assigned.

There is no way to change a Plug-and-Play card's IRQ and other settings outside of the BIOS menu(s) that your computer provides. If the resources that are assigned to your EtherFast card seem to conflict with other devices in your computer, you will need to use your system's BIOS to resolve the conflicts.

If you have problems configuring your BIOS or resolv- ing IRQ or other hardware conflicts, consult your com- puter manual or contact your PC's manufacturer for BIOS setup and configuration directions.

Here are some general guidelines to follow when installing a PCI card (like the EtherFast card) into your computer:

1.The EtherFast LAN adapter should be used in a 32- bit PCI slot that supports PCI Bus Mastering. It cannot be plugged into a PCI Bus Slave slot. Consult your motherboard's documentation for more information on master and slave slots.

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