1-3Getting StartedPCI Ethernet and Fast Ethernet Adapters User’s GuideStock Number: 511472-00, Rev. A Page: 1-3Print Spec Number: 496708-00Current Date: 5/5/97 ECN Date: 5/97Caution: Cautions alert you to actions that might causedamage to your system or your data.WARNING: Warnings alert you to actions that might causeinjury to you or someone else.Adaptec does not claim to have included in this document everycondition or situation that might require a caution or warningnotice. Be sure to consult the documentation for your computer andany connected equipment when you are installing the equipment orchanging its configuration.WARNING: Always use caution when handling electricalequipment!Fast EthernetFast Ethernet is a networking standard defined by the Institute ofElectrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) in their IEEE 802.3uSpecification. Fast Ethernet runs at 100 Mb/s or 200 Mb/s in FullDuplex mode.Fast Ethernet uses the same Carrier Sense Multiple Access withCollision Detection (CSMA/CD) architecture used on 10BASE-Tand 10BASE-2 10 Mb/s network specifications, which allows foreasy integration with existing networks.
