Specifications

Note
Selecting a memory mode address in the A0000 to C7FFF
range may cause a conflict with some system video adapters.
Likewise, selecting a memory mode address in the F0000 to
FFFFF range may cause a conflict with the system area of
some PCs. In both cases, it is recommended that you select an
address in the C8000 to EFFF range.
• IRQ (Interrupt Request line) — The IRQ value is the specific line
that the network interface board uses to interrupt the CPU.
It is important that this line not be used by any other device in
the system. Each device requires its own unique interrupt line.
The default interrupt line is set to IRQ5. Other possible settings
are IRQ10, IRQ11, or IRQ15.
• Fast_Bus—If the bus clock speed is greater than the standard 8.33
MHz, then enable the Fast_Bus parameter from the NICSETUP
Custom Configuration menu. Fast_Bus does not yield any
performance improvements, but allows the Turbo board to
interoperate with a system with a fast bus. A typical fast bus
speed is 10 MHz.
• 16-Bit transfers—Tells the Turbo board that 16-bit memory
transfers should be used. The 16-Bit transfer is the default mode
and allows for best performance.
Note
If either the memory base address, I/O base address, and IRQ
values are changed while executing the NICSETUP utility, you
must also edit the appropriate configuration file (NET.CFG for
NetWare ODI client; PROTOCOL.INI for NDIS client) using
a standard text editor (such as EDIT or EDLIN) to reflect the
change.
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