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About Plug-and-Play PCI Technology
The EtherFast 10/100 LAN Card is designed to run in a
32-bit desktop computer equipped with PCI expansion
slots. The card is built to the PCI 2.1 standard.
Short for Peripheral Components Interconnect, PCI is
a technology that allows special Plug-and-Play expan-
sion cards to be automatically configured by a comput-
er’s BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) once they have
been installed. Refer to your computer’s user guide for
more information about its BIOS.
When a PCI card is used in a computer that supports
Plug-and-Play, the card is automatically configured each
time the computer is booted. The card's IRQ, I/O
address, and other operating parameters are automatical-
ly assigned.
There is no way to change a Plug-and-Play card's IRQ
and other settings outside of the BIOS menu(s) that
your computer provides. If the resources that are
assigned to your EtherFast card seem to conflict with
other devices in your computer, you will need to use
your system's BIOS to resolve the conflicts.
If you have problems configuring your BIOS or resolv-
ing IRQ or other hardware conflicts, consult your com-
puter manual or contact your PC's manufacturer for
BIOS setup and configuration directions.
Here are some general guidelines to follow when
installing a PCI card (like the EtherFast card) into your
computer:
1. The EtherFast LAN adapter should be used in a 32-
bit PCI slot that supports PCI Bus Mastering. It cannot
be plugged into a PCI Bus Slave slot. Consult your
motherboard's documentation for more information on
master and slave slots.
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