IBM 16/4 Token-Ring PCI Management Adapter User's Guide

Installing the adapter hardware

This chapter describes how to install the IBM 16/4 Token-Ring PCI Management Adapter.

Installing the adapter

Your adapter comes configured from the factory with RPL/PXE and expansion ROM enabled.

Before you begin to install this adapter, be sure to read Safety Information.

To install your adapter, perform the following procedure:

1. Switch OFF the PC and all attached devices.

   Note:

   In the U.K., by law, telephone line cables must be disconnected from the PC before the power cord.

2. Remove the power cord from the outlet.
3. Remove all cables from your PC. Label each cable for easier reconnection at the end of this procedure.
4. Follow the instructions provided in your PC manual for removing the cover or otherwise accessing the adapter slots and inserting the adapter.
5. Install the adapter according to the instructions for adapter installation in the manual that came with your PC.
6. Secure the adapter in the PCI slot with the retaining screw or other bracket lockdown mechanism.
7. Reinstall all removed covers.
8. Connect the token-ring cable to the adapter and to the network. See Selecting adapter cables for a description of the correct token-ring cables to use.
9. Reconnect all cables to your computer and then connect the power cord. Follow all safety instructions.

   Note:

   In the U.K., by law, the power cord must be connected before the telephone line cable.

10. The hardware installation is complete. See Software installation.

Selecting adapter cables

To connect your adapter to a token-ring network, you will need one of the cables shown in Figure 1. These cables are not included with the adapter.

Figure 1. STP and UTP cables

The network end of the cable must be compatible with the network faceplate or other device to which the adapter will be connected.

Note:

No more than one data cable may be connected to the adapter at a time.

Your adapter can use any of these cables.