D-Link DFE-500FX User Manual

Model DFE-500FX

Fast Ethernet Adapter,

with Fiber Optic Interface,

for PCI Bus

User’s Guide

Rev. A1 (January, 1998)

6DFE500FX.01

Printed in Taiwan

RECYCLABLE

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Table of Contents

1. INTRODUCTION............................................................ 1

FEATURES.................................................................... 1

2. INSTALLATION.............................................................3

UNPACK AND INSPECT................................................ 3

INSTALL THE ADAPTER............................................... 3

CONNECT THE NETWORK CABLE.............................. 4

SOFTWARE INSTALLATION......................................... 5

A. TROUBLESHOOTING................................................... 6

B. SPECIFICATIONS......................................................... 7