3Com EtherLink 3C590 User Manual
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2-6 CHAPTER 2: INSTALLING THE PCI ADAPTERFigure 2-4 Connecting the AUI Cable3 Move the slide latch to the closed position to lock thecable in place.4 Connect the other end of the AUI cable to the externaltransceiver.The next step is to load the drivers, as explained in Chapter 3.Using Auto Select Media TypeThe Auto Select Media Type function is implemented by thedrivers contained on the 3C59X EtherDisk diskette suppliedwith the 3C590 PCI adapter. This includes NetWare ODIdrivers and NDIS 2.01 drivers. It also includes NDIS 3.0 driversfor Windows for Workgroups and Windows NT. The NDISdrivers function with 486 and Pentium processors.If you have one of these drivers installed, as soon as youconnect a network cable to the system, the Auto SelectMedia Type function will detect the type of cable making theconnection and automatically select that media type. If youchange the type of network cable connected to the adapter,you must reload the driver for the Auto Select Media Typefunction to detect the cable type.If the driver is unable to detect which cable is connected orwhether there is any cable connected, the Auto Select MediaType function defaults to the type of connector that is storedinternally in the EEPROM. The default connector for the3C590-COMBO adapter is AUI. |
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