SMC's EtherPower PCI network cards - here in the 3-port RJ45/BNC/AUI model - connect Pentium and 486 computers containing a Peripheral Component Interface (PCI) bus to an Ethernet twisted-pair. thin coax or thick coax network. Serving as a high-speed interface between the CPU and the network card. the PCI bus eliminates bottlenecks by bypassing the traditional I/O bus and providing a wider data path and a faster data transfer rate.
These 32-bit. high-performance bus-master network cards provide speeds up to 33 MHz and data throughput at rates as high as 132 MBps. They are the ideal solution for high-performance servers and workstations running bandwidth-intensive applications. The EtherPower PCI network cards are auto-configurable for plug-and-play installation. Just power up the PC and the job is done. And. you can be sure that they will work with your network because they ship with the best driver selection in the industry. including Novell. Windows NT and Windows 95.
Adapter Type Network adapter
Form Factor Plug-in card
Data Transfer Rate 10 Mbps
Interface Type PCI
Data Link Protocol Ethernet
Connector 1 ( 1 ) x network Ethernet 10Base-2 / BNC female - 1. 1 ( 1 ) x network Ethernet 10Base-5 / 15 PIN D-Sub (AUI) female - 1. 1 ( 1 ) x network Ethernet 10Base-T / RJ-45 female - 1
Network Interface
RJ-45 (UTP Cable; EIA/TIA Categories 3. 4. 5)
BNC (Coax Cable. RG-58A/U or RG-58C/U)
AUI (External Transceiver Drop)
Weight
3.7 oz. (105 gm)
Size (without bracket)
5.0 in. x 4.2 in. (12.7 cm x 10.7 cm)
Diagnostic LEDs
Network Activity
Link Integrity
Bus Interface
PCI
Interface to PC
Bus-Master Burst Mode
DMA Channel
None
Interrupt Channels
INTA
Operating Voltage
+12 VDC @ 500 mA (typical)
Standards
IEEE 802.3 Ethernet
ISO/IEC 8802-3 Ethernet
PCI v2.1 compatible
Support for Popular Network Operating Systems
- Novell NetWare: DOS ODI Workstation and 386 (3.x/4.x) Server Microsoft: Windows 95.
- Windows for Workgroups. Windows NT
- Banyan VINES
- IBM LAN Server
- DEC Pathworks
- Artisoft LANtastic
- NDIS: DOS and OS/2
- UNIX: AIX (PowerPC). UnixWare 1.x. SCO
- AppleTalk (PowerMac): System 7
- Plus many other drivers available on SMC's Bulletin Board
Compatible
- IEEE 802.3 and ISO/IEC 8802-3 standards
- 32-bit PCI bus. v2.1
Outstanding Performance
- Bus-master burst mode data transfers enhance network performance by reducing CPU utilization
- SMC's unique SimulTasking(tm) pipelined data transfer technique for top performance
- Supports full-duplex Ethernet
- Interfaces to 32-bit PCI bus
Quick and Easy Installation
- Fully auto-configurable upon power-up
- Workstation configuration with a single command
- Software-selectable media interface (combo models)
- Diagnostic LEDs indicate status of both network and card
- On-board socket for optional Flash boot ROM with virus detection
