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2. Check the shipping package contents list “Package contents”.
3. Install the adapter hardware. See “Chapter 2. Installing the adapter hardware”
on page 5.
4. Install the adapter software. See “Chapter 3. Software installation” on page 7.
After the software is installed, installation is complete.
Environment limitations on number of adapters
There is a limit to the number of adapters that can be accommodated in certain
operating environments. The limits are listed in the following table.
Table 1. Environment limitations
Device Driver Maximum Number of adapters
Novell ODI OS/2
®
Client 2
Novell ODI DOS Client 1
NDIS 2.0 DOS 1
Package contents
The IBM 16/4 Token-Ring PCI Management Adapter comes with the following
features:
v Automatic Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI)/PCI power management
feature
v Wake on LAN feature
These features are described in the following sections.
Automatic Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI)
If your computer supports ACPI, then it has built-in energy-saving capabilities.
When ACPI is enabled (usually through the computer BIOS settings), the operating
system is allowed to control the power management features of your computer. Not
all operating systems support ACPI BIOS mode. Refer to your operating system
documentation to determine if ACPI is supported. Refer to your computer system
documentation to determine if ACPI BIOS is offered and the method by which it can
be enabled. The adapter implements the PCI Bus Power Management Interface
Specification Version 1.0 that works together with ACPI. Under control of the
operating system, the adapter (and the entire system) can be placed in various
power-saving modes and be dynamically configured to look for network
protocol-specific events. Upon detection of these events, the adapter can signal a
wake-up condition which will bring the system to a fully-powered (operational) state.
Some systems might need to be configured through BIOS settings
(configuration/setup utilities) to allow PCI devices to wake a system. Refer to your
computer system documentation for automatic power-on feature settings (or PCI
wake-up features).
Wake on LAN
Adapters that support this feature can turn on a system that is powered off. The
adapter uses an auxiliary 3-volt power pin that is available on the PCI bus
beginning with PCI version 2.2. No additional auxiliary power cables are required.
The 3-volt PCI auxiliary power pin supplies power to the adapter. A control register
on the adapter determines whether the adapter is powered on by the 3-volt auxiliary
power source. This register is controlled by the system BIOS. If the BIOS enables
the control register bit, then the adapter always has a source of power, even when
2 IBM 16/4 Token-Ring PCI Management Adapter