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D-Link DFE-500TX User Manual

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Model DFE-500TX
Fast Ethernet Adapter
for PCI Bus
User's Guide
Rev. 06 (May, 1997)
6DE-E50-0TX-.06
Printed in Taiwan
RECYCLABLE

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  • Page 1 Model DFE-500TX Fast Ethernet Adapter for PCI Bus User’s Guide Rev. 06 (May, 1997) 6DE-E50-0TX-.06 Printed in Taiwan RECYCLABLE...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents 1. INTRODUCTION... 1 ABOUT FAST ETHERNET... 1 ABOUT AUTONEGOTIATION... 2 ABOUT PCI BUS... 3 FEATURES ... 4 2. INSTALLATION... 7 UNPACK AND INSPECT... 7 INSTALL THE ADAPTER ... 8 CONNECT THE NETWORK CABLE... 9 CONNECTING FOR FAST ETHERNET... 9 CONNECTING FOR 10MBPS ETHERNET ...

  • Page 3: Introduction

    Introduction Thank you for choosing D-Link DFE-500TX, the value leader among Fast Ethernet adapters for PCI Bus personal computers. This Introduction chapter will be useful if you are new to Fast Ethernet and other new technology featured by the DFE-500TX. Otherwise, skip ahead to the Installation chapter.

  • Page 4: About Autonegotiation

    The two devices involved in the Autonegotiation will be the DFE-500TX Adapter serving your station ( installed in your computer ), and the hub through which it is connected into the LAN. The options to be negotiated...

  • Page 5: About Pci Bus

    Autonegotiation between the DFE-500TX and its supporting hub proceeds automatically. If the hub has Autonegotiation functionality, then it and the DFE-500TX exchange a series of messages in which each device signals its capabilities and listens for corresponding information about the other.

  • Page 6: Features

    (waiting for CPU service) during transmissions and receptions. Features Designed for versatility and performance, the DFE-500TX Adapter provides the following features: Operates in a PCI Bus Master slot of a Pentium/486 computer, independent of CPU speed...
  • Page 7 DFE-500TX Ethernet PC Card User's Guide Five LED indicators: 100Mbps/10Mbps, Full/Half Duplex, Link, Active, and Collision Drivers for all leading Network Operating Systems...

  • Page 8: Installation

    Installation of a DFE-500TX Ethernet Adapter requires hardware installation first, then software installation. Unpack and Inspect CAUTION: Under ordinary circumstances, a DFE-500TX card will not be affected by static charge as may be received through your body during handling of the unit.

  • Page 9: Install The Adapter

    If your order includes the Boot ROM option, then install the Boot ROM Chip by plugging the chip into the Boot ROM Socket on the DFE-500TX card. The notched end of the Boot ROM Chip must be aligned with the notched end of the Boot ROM Socket (opposite alignment will cause destruction of the Boot ROM Chip).

  • Page 10: Connect The Network Cable

    Category 5 UTP cable is required for Fast Ethernet operation. The maximum cable run between the DFE-500TX and the supporting hub is 300 ft. The cable must be “straight” (not a “crossover” cable), with an RJ-45 plug at each end.

  • Page 11: Connecting For 10Mbps Ethernet

    Category 3, Category 4, and Category 5 UTP cable, as well as EIA/TIA - 568 100-ohm STP cable, all qualify under Ethernet cabling rules. The maximum cable run between the DFE-500TX and the supporting hub is 300 ft. The cable must be “straight” (not a “crossover” cable) with RJ-45 plug at each end.

  • Page 12: Verification/Diagnostic Program

    Verification/Diagnostic Program This test program verifies configuration of the DFE-500TX as set by the installation procedure, and assists with isolation of any faults in operation. Verification and testing procedures are optional, and will only be useful in the unusual event that there is a fault, such as an interrupt number conflict among your computer’s expansion cards.
  • Page 13 DFE-500TX Ethernet PC Card User's Guide <RETURN> reported configuration data before proceeding to Step 3. The Configuration Data screen also features a Diagnostic Menu. Follow the cues at the foot of the screen to select and run the Adapter Basic Diagnostic program.

  • Page 14: Network Operation Test

    Observe the “Packets Transmitted” line to see that the “Packets Transmitted” line reports a steadily and rapidly increasing packet count. This will indicate normal transmission onto the LAN, and will be the end of your Verification/Diagnostic run. Skip the remaining steps shown below. DFE-500TX Ethernet PC Card User's Guide...
  • Page 15 DFE-500TX Ethernet PC Card User's Guide Remove the DFE-500TX Software Diskette from your station's (the primary station's) diskette drive, and insert it into an available drive of a second station on your LAN. At the DOS prompt (here shown as >...
  • Page 16 If the verification/diagnostic run is then normal, then there is probably an interrupt number conflict which will have to be resolved manually by a CMOS Setup utility run after you have reinstalled all of the expansion cards. DFE-500TX Ethernet PC Card User's Guide In the event that any of the...

  • Page 17: Troubleshooting

    FULL/HALF DUPLEX SELECTION Steady green indicates Full Duplex operation selected. Dark when Half Duplex operation is selected. LINK Steady green indicates good linkage between the DFE-500TX and its supporting hub. ACTIVE Flashing green indicates that the adapter is transmitting or receiving.

  • Page 18: Specifications

    DFE-500TX Ethernet PC Card User's Guide Network Type: Ethernet 100Base-TX Ethernet IEEE 802.3u standard for 100Mbps baseband CSMA/CD local area network Ethernet 10BASE-T Ethernet IEEE 802.3 standard for 10Mbps baseband CSMA/CD local area network Jumperless Hardware Autonegotiation functionality Media interface: RJ-45...

  • Page 19: Index

    Windows NT Advanced Windows 95 SCO Open Server Winsock *Check http://www.dlink.com for newest releases of drivers. 100Mbps/10Mbps LED, 6; 18 DFE-500TX Ethernet PC Card User's Guide NDIS driver 4.x ODI MS LAN Manager WIN/TCP Pathway Access for DOS SCO UNIX...
  • Page 20 DFE-500TX Ethernet PC Card User's Guide Active LED, 6; 18 autonegotiation, 2 - 4; 5; 19 BIOS Program, 8; 17 Boot ROM, 7; 8 cabling, 2; 3; 5; 9; 10; 12; 15; 17; 18 CMOS Setup, 9; 17 Collision LED, 6; 18...
  • Page 21 2180 Dunwin Drive, Unit # 6, Mississauga Ontario, L5L 5M8, Canada TEL: 1-905-828-0260 FAX: 1-905-828-5669 U.K. D-LINK (EUROPE) LTD. D-Link House, 6 Garland Road, Stanmore, London HA7 1DP U.K. TEL: 44-181-235-5555 FAX: 44-181-235-5500 GERMANY D-LINK (DEUTSCHLAND) GMBH I.G. ß Bachstra...

  • Page 22: Warranty

    Link at an Authorized D-Link Service Office. The replacement hardware need not be new or have an identical make, model or part. D-Link may, at its option, replace the defective Hardware or any part thereof with any reconditioned product that D-Link reasonably determines is substantially equivalent (or superior) in all material respects to the defective Hardware.
  • Page 23 If a material non-conformance is incapable of correction, or if D-Link determines in its sole discretion that it is not practical to replace the non-conforming Software, the price paid by the original licensee for the non-conforming Software will be refunded by D-Link;...
  • Page 24 Any hardware, software, firmware or other products or services provided by anyone other than D-Link; and Products that have been purchased from inventory clearance or liquidation sales or other sales in which D-Link, the sellers, or the liquidators expressly disclaim their warranty obligation pertaining to the product.
  • Page 25 Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. • Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. For detailed warranty information applicable to products purchased outside the United States, please contact the corresponding local D-Link office.

  • Page 26: Registration

    Registration Product registration is entirely voluntary and failure to complete or return this form will not diminish your warranty rights.

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