Farallon Ethernet ISA Card User manual

Farallon Ethernet ISA Card
User’s Guide
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Contents
Chapter 1 — Getting Started ........................................................5
Hardware Overview ...................................................................5
Features & Benefits ...................................................................6
Card Configuration ....................................................................6
Chapter 2 — Installation...............................................................7
Card Installation .........................................................................7
Driver Installation ......................................................................8
Appendix A —
Jumper Configuration .............................................9
Appendix B — Technical Specification ........................................13
Farallon Technical Support..........................................................15
Warranties and Notices

4 Contents

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Chapter 1
Getting Started
H
ARDWARE
O
VERVIEW
The Farallon Ethernet ISA Card is a Plug & Play Ethernet card that
features the most advanced NE2000 compatible adapter design. The
card also supports the full duplex operation that makes your 10Mbps
local area network to become 20 Mbps when used with an Ethernet
Switch, such as Farallon’s Starlet Switch 10/100.
Hassle free installation is achieved by conforming to “Plug and Play
ISA Specification” from Intel and Microsoft. Just plug in the card and
all setup is done automatically. There are no jumpers to set or
applications to run. For compatibility with older systems without plug
and play functionality, the Farallon Ethernet ISA Card offers setup
software that automatically configures the card making installation
and troubleshooting a snap. For complete flexibility, jumper settings
are retained for people who prefer to use them.
The Farallon Ethernet ISA Card has 8 IRQs and 16 I/O addresses
available, and also comes with Windows 3.1, 95/98 and NT drivers.

6 Chapter 1
F
EATURES
& B
ENEFITS
■
Conforms to Plug and Play specification
■
Full duplex design to double the performance to 20 Mbps when
used with an Ethernet Switch
■
Auto-setup IRQ and I/O address even in non Plug & Play system
■
Supports 8 IRQs and 16 I/O address
■
Compliance with IEEE802.3 CSMA/CD, Ethernet standard
■
Supports Microsoft Windows 3.1, 95/98 and NT
■
Provides diagnostic software and two LEDs to indicate network
activity
C
ARD
C
ONFIGURATION
If the card is in Plug and Play mode (default mode), you don‘t have to
do anything to configure it, just make sure the computer is a Plug and
Play compatible system when using the card in Plug and Play mode.
To set the card in jumperless mode and configure it, you need to run
the pnpsetup.exe program provided. Please refer to readme.txt
provided on the diskette for a detailed description.
If the card is set in jumper mode, through jumper setting JP4, you can
configure the card using jumpers, please see appendix A for a detailed
description of the jumper settings.

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Chapter 2
Installation
C
ARD
I
NSTALLATION
To insert a card into your computer, do the following:
1. Turn off the computer and remove its cover.
2. Insert the card into an ISA slot.
3. Secure the card to the computer chassis and replace the
computer cover.
4. Connect the Farallon Ethernet ISA Card to the network.

8 Chapter 2
D
RIVER
I
NSTALLATION
Farallon offers two ways to install the necessary driver for use with
the Ethernet ISA Card:
1. You can use the NE2000 drivers provided by the Network
operating system. Simply follow the directions provided on the
screen after the card is recognized. OR
2. Use the drivers supplied on the diskette included with the card.
For a detailed description of the drivers, please refer to install.doc
on the diskette.

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Appendix A
Jumper Configuration
Note: You only need to set the jumper when the card is in jumper
mode.
The Farallon Ethernet ISA Card can be configured using either
jumper settings or software. Please refer to the table below for
detail description of jumper usage.
H
ARDWARE
J
UMPER
S
ETTING
JP3
JP4 JP1 JP2

10 Appendix A
Note: Default is Jumperless/PnP Mode.
Table 1: JP1 BROM Address
43210BROMBASE SIZE
00000DISABLE NONE
01000C0000H,32K
01001C8000H,32K
01010D0000H,32K
01011D8000H,32K
01100C0000H,64K
01101D0000H,64K
10000C0000H,16K
10001C4000H,16K
10010C8000H,16K
10011CC000H,16K
10100D0000H,16K
10101D4000H,16K
10110D8000H,16K
10111DC000H,16K

Jumper Configuration 11
Table 2: JP2 0-3 (I/O BASE)
3210I/O BASE
0000300H
0001320H
0010340H
0011360H
1000380H
10013A0H
10103C0H
10113E0H
0100200H
0101220H
0110240H
0111260H
1100280H
11012A0H
11102C0H
11112E0H

Table 3: JP3 0-2 (IRQ)
210IRQ
0002(9)
0013
0104
0115
10010
10111
11012
11115
Table 4: JP4 Jumper Mode
0 0 PnP
1 1 JUMP

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Appendix B
Technical Specifcation
Table 5: Technical Specification
Topology Star
Connector Supported RJ45
Standard IEEE802.3
Transmission Rate 10Mbps or 20Mbps
Hardware IBM PC/XT/AT and compatibles
IRQ Line 2(9), 3, 4, 5, 10, 11,12,15
I/O Address 200H, 220H, 240H, 260H,
280H, 2A0H, 2C0H, 2E0H,
300H, 320H, 340H, 360H,
380H, 3A0H, 3C0H, 3E0H.
Boot ROM Address C000H, C400H, C800H,
CC00H, D000H, D400H,
D800H, DC00H
Software Microsoft Windows 95 and Windows NT
Temperature Operating: 0 to 55 degrees C
Humidity 10% to 90% (Non-condensing)
Certification FCC Part 15 Class A
CE Cisper B

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