Asante Technologies 10NIC-PCITM - Manual (Page 5)

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Introduction
This manual describes the installation procedures for the Asanté 10NIC-PCI
adapter on two different platforms:
❏ Apple Power Macintosh and Power Macintosh-compatible
computers
❏ PC compatible computers
Most of the information applies to both platforms. When the information is
specific to a platform, it is noted in the heading for the section or sub-section.
Asanté 10NIC-PCI Adapter
The Asanté 10NIC-PCI adapter provides a cost-effective solution for increased
network performance. Using this adapter, your throughput will dramatically
increase in comparison to any ISA, EISA, or NuBus cards.
Using bus-mastering architecture and burst mode, bottlenecks are minimized
and file transfers are prevented from over-loading the host CPU. On Power
Macintosh computer, the driver and control panel give the added perfor-
mance of true full duplex, plus the ability to switch to forced half-duplex.
Installation is simple compared to ISA or EISA card installations. Simply plug
the Asanté 10NIC-PCI adapter into your PC or Power Macintosh and let the
adapter self-configure to your system during power-up.
The Asanté 10NIC-PCI adapter will automatically configure all I/O addresses
and interrupts on the PCI system. However, make sure you first review the
installation instructions to ensure that you do not damage your computer or
the adapter card.