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* LongShine Electronics Corp. *
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* LCS-8038TX Ver.D3A *
* User's Manual *
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* High Performance PCI Fast Ethernet LAN Card *
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Issue No : UM-8038TXD3A-00
Date : 1998.02.23
Overview
The 10/100Mbps PCI Fast Ethernet Card is a PCI Local Bus based network
adapter . Featuring a high data transmission rate of 100 Mbps on a 100Base-TX
network , it conforms to the IEEE 802.3 10Base-T and 802.3u 100Base-TX standards.
By using a single-chip bus master , the card can minimize the processor involvement
in the controller operation during normal reception and transmission . To minimize
the host CPU utilization and the bus traffic , the received runt frames are
filtered and the collided frames are automatically retransmitted without a
repeated fetch from the PCI memory .
The card is a dual-speed adapter with a single auto-sensing 10/100Mbps RJ-45
connector . Either UTP or STP can be used for connection to a 10Base-T or 100
Base-TX network . The speed is determined by the kind of hub the card is connected to.
For various network operating systems, such as Novell NetWare, Personal NetWare
, Artisoft LANtastic , Microsoft LAN Manager , Windows 95/NT , Windows for Workgroups
, and IBM LAN Server , an extensive network driver library which includes an NDIS driver
, and SCO UNIX driver is available .
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Package Contents
Your package should contain the following items:
* One 10/100Mbps PCI Fast Ethernet Card
* Two 3.5" software driver diskette
* User's Manual on Diskette #1
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Features
The 21143 has the following features:
* Contains onchip PCS and scrambler/descrambler for 100BASE-TX
* Contains onchip integrated AUI port and a 10BASE-T transceiver
* Supports autodetection between 10BASE-T, AUI, and MII/SYM ports
* Supports IEEE 802.3 autonegotiation algorithm of full-duplex and half-duplex
operation for 10 Mb/s and 100 Mb/s (NWAY)
* Contains large independent receive and transmit FIFOs
* Provides an upgradable boot ROM interface up to 256KB
* Supports PCI and CardBus interfaces
* Supports the advanced PCI read multiple, read line, and write and invalidate
commands
* Includes a powerful onchip direct memory access (DMA) with programmable
burst size, providing low CPU utilization
* Supports an unlimited PCI burst
* Supports early interrupt on transmit and receive
* Contains a variety of flexible address filtering modes
* Offers a unique, patented solution to Ethernet capture-effect problem
* Supports PCI clock speed frequency from dc to 33 MHz; network operation with
PCI clock from 20 MHz to 33 MHz
* Supports automatic loading of subvendor ID and CardBus card information
structure (CIS) pointer from serial ROM to configuration registers
* Supports big or little endian byte ordering for buffers and descriptors
* Supports full-duplex operation on both MII/SYM and 10BASE-T ports
* Implements power management with two power-saving modes (sleep and
snooze)
- Powers up in sleep mode
- Requires less than 70 mA of supply current after power-up
- Provides internal and external loopback capability on all network ports
* Provides MicroWire interface for serial ROM (1K and 4K EEPROM)
* Provides LED support for various network activity indications
* Supports interrupts from two general-purpose pins
* Implements test-access port (JTAG-compatible) with boundary-scan pins
* Implements low-power, 3.3-V CMOS technology
* Enables automatic detection and correction of 10BASE-T receive polarity
* Implements unique, patent-pending intelligent arbitration between DMA
channels to minimize underflow or overflow
* Supports three network ports: 10BASE-T (10 Mb/s), AUI (10 Mb/s), and
MII/SYM (10/100 Mb/s)
* Contains a 4-bit, general-purpose programmable register and corresponding I/O
pins
* Supports IEEE 802.3 and ANSI 8802-3 Ethernet standards
* Supports remote wake-up-LAN, which is a feature based upon Advanced Micro
Device’s Magic Packet technology that allows sleeping workstations to be
remotely powered-up.1
* Supports SecureON,TM which is a security feature that can be added to the
Advanced Micro Device's Magic Packet technology.1
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Specifications
Access Method
: CSMA/CD
Network Interface
: IEEE 802.3 10Base-T IEEE 802.3u 100Base-TX
Distance
: 205 meters with two Class II hubs and 200 meters with one Class I hub
500 meters with four 10Base-T hubs 100 meters from DTE to a Class I ,
Class II , or 10Base-T Hub
Cable
: Category 3 , 4 , or 5/10Base-T Category 5/100Base-TX
Power
: +5V at 1 Amp . (Maximum)
Supply Voltage
: +5V (5%)
Temperature
: Operating:0¢J ~ 45¢J
Storage:-40¢J ~ 70¢J
Humidty
: 50% ~ 90% RH
Dimension (LxW)
: 135mm x 70mm
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Installing Boot ROM
The optional boot ROM can be purchased separately for cards with a Boot ROM
socket. Before executing any remote boot function, a boot ROM should be
installed into the ROM socket on the card. Beware that the notch on the ROM
should be carefully aligned with that on the socket in the same direction .
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Inserting the Card
To insert the adapter into the computer, you should :
1.Power off your computer and disconnect all cables attached to the main
system unit .
2.Remove the case of the computer and choose any available PCI expansion
slot .
3.Insert the card to that slot .
4.Restore the case of the computer and reconnect the cables being previously
disconnected .
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Connecting to the Network
When you finish setting up your card, you can connect to the 10Base-T or 100Base-TX
network . The 10/100Mbps PCI Fast Ethernet Card provides a single auto-sensing
RJ-45 connector on the backplate . It automatcally detects and switches to the
network speed to which it is connected .
For 10Base-T networks, the card use Category 3 , 4 or 5 shielded or unshielded
twisted-pair (STP/UTP) cables . For 100Base-TX networks , the card uses Category
5 shielded or unshielded twisted-pair (STP/UTP) cables .
Make sure that you are using the appropriate cables for 10Base-T or 100Base-TX
connection.
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LED Indicators
This section describes the meaning of the LED indicators.
LED Indicators Color Description
10M/100M-Bps Connection Yellow (Left) On : 100Mbps connection
Off : 10Mbps connection
ACT Green (Middle) On : Packet is receiving & transmitting
Off : Packet is over
Link Red (Right) On : Link
Off : No Link
Download Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
For more help, visit our Driver Support section for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.