Chapter 5 Input/Output Interfaces
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Third Edition – April 2001
5.9.5 NIC CONNECTOR
Figure 5-15 shows the RJ-45 connector used for the NIC interface. This connector includes the
two status LEDs as part of the connector assembly.
Figure 5-15. Ethernet TPE Connector (RJ-45, viewed from card edge)
5.9.6 NIC SPECIFICATIONS
Table 5–27. 82559 NIC Operating Specifications
Table 5-27.
NIC Specifications
Parameter    
Modes Supported      10BASE-T half duplex @ 10 MB/s 
10Base-T full duplex @ 20 MB/s 
100BASE-TX half duplex @ 100 MB/s 
100Base-TX full duplex @ 200 MB/s 
Standards Compliance      IEEE 802.2 
IEEE 802.3 & 802.3u 
IEEE Intel priority packet (801.1p) 
OS Driver Support      MS-DOS 
MS Windows 3.1 
MS Windows 95 (pre-OSR2), 98, and 2000 
Professional 
MS Windows NT 3.51 & 4.0 
Novell Netware 3.x, 4.x, 5x 
Novell Netware/IntraNetWare 
SCO UnixWare 7 
OpenServer 
Boot ROM Support      Intel PRO/100 Boot Agent (PXE 3.0, RPL) 
F12 BIOS Support      Yes 
Bus Inteface      PCI 2.2 
Power Management Support      APM, ACPI, PCI Power Management Spec.  
 
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Pin
 Description 
1 Transmit+ 
2 Transmit- 
3 Receive+ 
6 Receive- 
Activity LED 
Speed LED