Asante NIC Ethernet Card: Specification

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Does Power Computing maintain any specifications on the Asante NIC Ethernet card that it bundles with some of its computers?
Yes, the following specs where compiled from Asante's web site.

Systems Supported:
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PCI-based PCs and Power Macintosh computers

Interface Connections:
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Auto-senses RJ-45 (10BASE-T) or AUI (10BASE-5)

Bus Supported:
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PCI, 32-bit bus mastering

LAN Drivers Available:
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PC: ODI and NDIS drivers
Power Macintosh: Open Transport

Network Operating:
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PC: Novell NetWare, Novell Personal NetWare, Microsoft Systems Supported: Windows for Workgroups, Microsoft Windows NT, Microsoft LAN Manager, Banyan VINES, Artisoft LANtastic, IBM LAN Server, DEC Pathworks, NDIS- and ODI- compliant operating systems

Power Macintosh: Apple System7.5, AppleShare, Novell NetWare for Macintosh, AppleTalk, DEC Pathworks and TCP/IP

Diagnostic LEDs:
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Link integrity, Data traffic

Dimensions:
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5.312" x 3.312" (conforms to PCI Short Card specifications)

Power Requirements:
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+5 volts @ 0.8 Amp. max.

Environmental Operating Range:
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Temperature: 0C to 50C Relative Humidity: 5% to 85% non-condensing

Standards Compliance:
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IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T and 10BASE-5 IEEE 1275 Open Firmware specifications FCC Class A CE Class A PCI 2.0 specifications

Support:
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Lifetime warranty * Free technical support * Commercial On-line BBS


Machines Affected: All
Published Date: Feb 20, 2012