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PECIFICATIONS
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EQUIREMENTS
This appendix lists the specifications, standards
conformance, cable requirements, and connector pin
assignments for the EtherLink PCI NICs.
3C905C-TX-M NIC Specifications
Hardware
Bus interface
PCI Local Bus Specification, Revision 2.2
32-bit bus
PCI master
Supports bus master scatter-gather DMAs.
Dimensions
Height: 7.62 cm (3.00 in)
Length: 14.86 cm (5.85 in)
Power requirement
+5 V ±5% @ 650 mA maximum
Network Interface
10 Mbps Ethernet
10BASE-T
Ethernet IEEE 802.3 industry standard for a 10 Mbps
baseband CSMA/CD local area network
100 Mbps Ethernet
100BASE-TX
Ethernet IEEE 802.3u industry standard for a 100 Mbps
baseband CSMA/CD local area network
Environment
Operating
temperature
32˚ to 158˚ F (0˚ to 70˚ C)
Storage temperature
–22˚ to 194˚ F (–30˚ to 90˚ C)
Operating humidity
10 to 90% noncondensing
Storage humidity
10 to 90% noncondensing
Altitude
–984 ft to 9,840 ft (–300 to 3,000 m)
Standards Conformance
IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T
IEEE 802.3u 100BASE-TX
IEEE 802.3x Full Duplex auto-negotiation and flow control
NWay 10/100 auto-negotiation
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