D-Link DFE-530TXS, DFE-530TX User Manual

D-Link ™ DFE-530TX

32-bit PCI Fast Ethernet Network Adapter

Manual

Fifth Edition (June 2007)

6DFE530TX.06G

Printed in Taiwan

RECYCLABLE

Table of Contents

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

System Requirements......................................................1

Features ...........................................................................1

INSTALLATION...............................................................3

Unpack and Inspect..........................................................3

Software Installation.........................................................3

Installing the Adapter........................................................4

Connecting the Network Cable ........................................4

TROUBLESHOOTING.....................................................5

SPECIFICATIONS...........................................................6

DFE-530TX Ethernet Adapter Card

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Introduction

Thank you for choosing the D-Link DFE-530TX, the value leader among Fast Ethernet adapters
for PCI Bus personal computers. This introduction gives a general description of the newer
networking technologies found on the DFE-530TX.

The DFE-530TX provides IEEE 802.3x Flow Control Enhancements, which are needed for a
network adapter to function with a switch. In full-duplex mode, the MAC implements the PAUSE
control function. This means when a switch is connected in full-duplex mode and it senses that
its buffer will overflow in the near future, the switch will transmit one standard Ethernet packet
that causes the DFE-530TX to pause for a period, thus avoiding internal buffer overflow and
packet loss.

System Requirements

Before installing the DFE-530TX, check your system for the following minimum configuration
requirements.

 One of the following slot types:

• An open PCI bus master slot, 32-bit, operating at 33MHz.

 32 MB of System Memory
 150 MHz processor, or faster
 The latest BIOS for your computer
 One of the following types of twisted-pair network cabling:

• Category 5 or better for 100Mbps

• Category 3, 5 or better for 10Mbps

Features

Designed for versatility and performance, the DFE-530TX Network Adapter provides the following:

• Operability in 32-bit, 33 MHz slot servers and workstations

• Universal Bus support 3.3V

• Compliance with IEEE 802.3u Fast Ethernet standards and IEEE 802.3 Ethernet standards.

• Plug-and-Play installation

• Supports half and full duplex at 10Mbps, half and full-duplex at 100Mbps.

• Supports for full-duplex double network throughput

• Supports 802.3x flow control

• Supports ACPI 2.0

• One built-in RJ-45 connector

• Auto-negotiation to the highest available speed

DFE-530TX Ethernet Adapter Card

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• one LED indicators: Link/Activity

• Driver

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support for:

√ Microsoft Windows Vista x86 √ Red Hat Linux 9.0 (kernel 2.4)

√ Microsoft Windows Vista x64 √ Fedora Core 5 (kernel 2.6)

√ Microsoft Windows XP / XP x64 √ Macintosh OSX (10.2.x)

√ Microsoft Windows Server 2003 √ Netware Server 5.0, 5.1, 6.0 ~ 6.5

√ Microsoft Windows 2000 √ Netware Client 32 for DOS/Windows 3.1x

√ Windows 95/95 OSR2/98/98SE/ME √ ODI Driver for DOS

√ Windows NT 3.51/NT 4.0 √ NDIS2 Driver for DOS

√ Windows for WorkGroup 3.11 √ Packet Driver for DOS

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