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Installation
Installation of a DFE-530TX Adapter requires hardware installation first, then software installation.
Unpacking and Inspection
CAUTION: Under ordinary circumstances, the DFE-530TX card will not be affected by static charge as may be received
through your body during handling of the unit. In special circumstances where you may carry an extraordinarily
high static charge, it is good practice to reduce the charge by touching a ground before handling the adapter card.
Open the shipping carton and carefully remove all items. In addition to this User's Guide, ascertain that
you have:
· One DFE-530TX Ethernet Adapter Card.
· DFE-530TX Software CD.
Installing the Adapter
1. Shut down the computer, unplug its power cord, and remove the chassis cover.
2. If your order does not include the Boot ROM option, go ahead to Step 3. 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-530TX 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).
3. Firmly insert the contact edge of the DFE-530TX card into any available PCI Bus expansion slot.
4. Install the bracket screw to secure the card to the computer chassis.
5. Replace the computer cover.
6. Reconnect the computer power cord, and switch computer power on. If the BIOS section of your
computer boot program is Plug and Play compliant, then at power-up the BIOS will automatically
configure any newly installed DFE-530TX adapter.
NOTE: Due to a fault in some Plug-n-Play BIOS programs, it happens occasionally that a newly installed adapter is assigned an
Interrupt Number which is already assigned to another device. In such a case, the conflict of Interrupt Number will cause
faults in the behavior of both devices. Then it is necessary to run the CMOS Setup utility, and manually assign a non-
conflicting Interrupt Number.
Connecting the Network Cable
Category 5 UTP cable qualifies for both, the Fast Ethernet and Ethernet, cabling rules. The maximum
length of any single cable run between any station and its supporting hub is 100 meters. The maximum
length of a cable joining two hubs is 10m in general, but is 100m when both hubs qualify as Ethernet
Class 2 Repeaters (all D-Link Ethernet hubs do qualify). However, these cable runs may need to be
shorter than the given individual maximum lengths, because their lengths are globally restricted by the
rule that the maximum aggregated cable run between any two stations is 205m.
Connecting for Fast Ethernet (100Mbps)
Category 5 UTP cable is required for Fast Ethernet operation. The maximum cable run between the DFE-
530TX and the supporting hub is 100m. The cable must be straight (not a crossover cable), with an RJ-45