DEC EtherWORKS MC Owner's Manual

This document is the Owner's Manual for the DEC EtherWORKS MC board, a network communications option designed to integrate IBM PS/2 personal computers with a Micro Channel bus into a network.

The manual provides instructions and information covering:

• Installation and Configuration: Step-by-step guidance on preparing the IBM PS/2, physically installing the MC board, selecting and configuring the network interface (either ThinWire or ThickWire Ethernet, but not simultaneously, via a shunt connector), and performing initial board configuration using the adapter description file (ADF) and System Reference Diskette.
• Connectivity: Details on connecting the system to ThinWire or ThickWire Ethernet networks.
• Software Installation: Directing users to included files for loading software drivers.
• Problem Solving: A troubleshooting guide for common issues, including system display problems, booting failures, network startup issues, and interpreting self-test error codes displayed by the board.
• General Information: Technical specifications of the board, including physical description, functional components (e.g., LANCE Ethernet controller, network buffer RAM, ROM), interrupt vector assignments, I/O and memory address selections, power requirements, and operating environment.
• Compliance and Safety: It highlights FCC Part 15 Class B compliance, measures to correct radio interference, and cautions against static electricity damage when handling components. It also prohibits the use of unshielded Ethernet cables on ThinWire ports for FCC compliance.
• Optional ROM Installation and Cable Specifications (Twisted-Pair and ThinWire, including RJ45 pinning).