Digital Equipment EtherWORKS Turbo PCI, User Information

Page 1: ...EtherWORKS Turbo PCI User Information Order Number EK DE435 OM A01 Revision Update Information This is a new manual Digital Equipment Corporation Maynard Massachusetts...

Page 2: ...unications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be d...

Page 3: ...Printed in Australia DIGITAL DECpc EtherWORKS PATHWORKS ThinWire VAX DOCUMENT and the DIGITAL logo are trademarks of Digital Equipment Corporation CompuServe is a registered trademark of CompuServe In...

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Page 5: ...the Board 2 4 Configuration 2 7 BIOS Setup Utility 2 7 Running Setup 2 8 Diagnostics 2 9 Accessing the Diagnostic Utility 2 10 Connecting to a Network 2 11 Connecting to a ThinWire Ethernet Network 2...

Page 6: ...ity B 2 Twisted Pair Link B 2 Interrupt Request IRQ Lines B 3 Electrical Parameters B 3 Operating Environment B 4 Cabling Requirements B 4 Card Connector Pinning RJ 45 B 6 C International Technical Su...

Page 7: ...EtherWORKS Turbo PCI Option Settings 2 8 A 1 Fault Isolation By Symptom A 1 A 2 Diagnostic Test Error Codes A 4 B 1 LEDs B 2 B 2 Electrical Parameters B 3 B 3 Operating Environment B 4 C 1 Internatio...

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Page 9: ...s three chapters and two appendices Chapter Description 1 Provides an overview of the EtherWORKS Turbo PCI board and briefly describes the board s features 2 Describes how to install the EtherWORKS Tu...

Page 10: ...rd in a box indicates a key For example Enter indicates the Enter key variables In command descriptions italic type indicates a variable that you supply This type Text in monospace type indicates text...

Page 11: ...Figure 1 EtherWORKS Turbo PCI Product Kit LJ 03736 TI0 6 3 1 7 5 4 2 xi...

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Page 13: ...ables After you install the board in your system you can use various network software products to integrate your system into a local area network LAN environment Features The main features of the Ethe...

Page 14: ...connections Provides a comprehensive set of device drivers for the most popular network operating environments Novell NetWare Microsoft Windows NT Intel and AXP Microsoft Windows Microsoft Windows fo...

Page 15: ...I compatible computer Configure your computer for some installations using the BIOS Setup utility Run the NICDIAG Diagnostic utility after you install the EtherWORKS Turbo PCI board Connect your syste...

Page 16: ...sed The default AUI jumper setting is for a ThinWire network If you intend to use an AUI network change the AUI jumper setting before you install the board in your computer Table 2 1 provides instruct...

Page 17: ...Figure 2 1 Configuring Media Interface 2 3 AUI Thickwire TP Auto Select ThinWire TP Auto Select 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 LJ 03739 TI0 2 3...

Page 18: ...ocket then disconnect the cord from the system unit Unplug any external devices 3 Remove the computer cover s to access the PCI slots 4 Unscrew and remove the system s option slot cover from an availa...

Page 19: ...Figure 2 2 Removing the PCI Slot Cover L J 0 0 4 6 2 T I 0 2 5...

Page 20: ...Figure 2 3 Installing the EtherWORKS Turbo PCI Board LJ 03735 TI0 2 6...

Page 21: ...uctions on how to use your system s BIOS Setup utility BIOS Setup Utility The BIOS Setup utility enables you to select and permanently store information about the computer s hardware and software in t...

Page 22: ...r Set the PCI latency timer in PCI clocks for each PCI device All settings supported 1Some PCI computers have a slot that does not support bus mastering Make sure the EtherWORKS Turbo PCI board is ins...

Page 23: ...PCI slot containing an EtherWORKS Turbo PCI board Enable the PCI slot Assign an IRQ number Enable bus mastering Note Make sure you perform these steps prior to running the diagnostic utility When you...

Page 24: ...rbo PCI board configuration Press Enter again to display more detailed configuration information These parameters are for viewing only and cannot be changed 5 Select the Diagnostic option then press E...

Page 25: ...inWire cable segment 3 Push the T connector onto the BNC connector located near the bottom of the board mounting bracket then twist the T connector to lock it in place see in Figure 2 4 Connecting to...

Page 26: ...board s AUI connector upward 2 Plug the AUI cable connector into the 15 pin AUI connector located on the board s mounting bracket 3 Slide the latch assembly downward to lock the connector in place se...

Page 27: ...Figure 2 4 Connecting to the Ethernet Network L J 0 3 7 3 8 T I 0 Scaled 75 ThinWire ThickWire Twisted Pair ThickWire 4 1 2 3 Scaled 75 2 13...

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Page 29: ...ettes root directory for a complete list of the supported device drivers and the directory structure for each of the supported operating environments Refer to the RELEASE NOT file for information that...

Page 30: ...orm an ftp connect to ftp digital com The password is anonymous 2 Enter your Logon ID It does not matter what you select for your Logon ID 3 Using lowercase letters change your directory to the follow...

Page 31: ...KS Turbo PCI driver files from the DECpc Bulletin Board Service 1 Using a modem connect to DECpc Bulletin Board Service by dialing 508 496 8800 2 Follow the screen s menu driven instructions to downlo...

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Page 33: ...s how to isolate faults by the symptoms that are occurring Table A 1 Fault Isolation By Symptom Symptom Possible Cause Recommended Action The system is on but there is no display The monitor is not on...

Page 34: ...ens The keyboard does not respond The board is preventing the computer from operating correctly Disconnect the ThinWire or twisted pair cable from the board Turn the computer off reseat the board then...

Page 35: ...Press the F1 key to continue Reinsert or replace the board and try starting the system again The error code could be a system error code See your computer owner s manual for additional information If...

Page 36: ...lem persists board could be defective Contact Digital Technical Support Err 4 Adapter not enabled or found Ensure the PCI device was configured correctly in the BIOS Setup utility or try another avail...

Page 37: ...ng diagnostics disable drivers and network software power down computer rerun diagnostics If problem persists board could be defective Contact Digital Technical Support Err 26 TDES0 heartbeat fail Ens...

Page 38: ...al loopback test error Improper termination causing Loopback test to fail Supplemental network tests require loopback connectors for ThinWire or TP repeater link for TP testing available when diagnost...

Page 39: ...s stopped Err 41 CSR5 transmit jabber time out Err 42 CSR5 transmit underflow Err 43 CSR5 receive buffer unavailable Err 44 CSR5 receive process stopped Err 45 CSR5 receive watchdog time out Err 46 CS...

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Page 41: ...rface The board measures 5 086 inches 129 mm x 3 750 inches 95 mm and is constructed using four layer circuit board technology with two signal layers and two power ground layers Functional Components...

Page 42: ...hed to the network Refer to the twisted pair link LED description for more information Network Activity When the network or diagnostic software is running the network activity LED turns on whenever tr...

Page 43: ...3 4 W 0 2 A 0 2 A AUI 3 AUI 7 0 W 0 2 A 0 5 A 1When using twisted pair cable the AUI jumper position effects the amount of power consumed by the EtherWORKS Turbo PCI board 2AUI cable not connected to...

Page 44: ...oint to point unshielded twisted pair patch cable to connect an EtherWORKS Turbo PCI board to an office wall plate from a repeater BN26M xx Point to point shielded twisted pair office cable to connect...

Page 45: ...able BNE4C xx IEEE 802 3 office transceiver cable BNE3H xx PVC IEEE 802 3 standard transceiver cable BNE3L xx Plenum IEEE 802 3 standard transceiver cable For further information about network configu...

Page 46: ...air networks connector has the following pin signals see Figure B 1 Pin Number Signal Name 1 Transmit 2 Transmit 3 Receive 4 NC no connection 5 NC no connection 6 Receive 7 NC no connection 8 NC no co...

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Page 48: ...30 832888 Northern Ireland 0232 381381 Norway 02 256300 Phillippines 623 810 5156 Portugal Lisbon 01 3877051 Portugal Oporto 02 6068805 Republic of Ireland 01 381216 Singapore 330 6225 Spain Madrid 34...