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At a glance
Enhance your desktop and network performance with the 3Com 3C900B-Combo Network Interface Card utilizing 3Com patented Parallel Tasking and Parallel Tasking II technology. With the 3C900B-Combo card, you can take advantage of your existing infrastructure by connecting to the network via one of the 3 interfaces (RJ-45, BNC or AUI) which are standard integrated features on this award winning card. The 3Com 3C900B-Combo Etherlink XL PCI Ethernet Network Interface Card offers:

• Dynamic self-tuning drivers
• Parallel Tasking Technology
• Parallel Tasking Technology II (Lowers CPU utilization and speeds performance)
• 3 Standard integrated network interfaces (RJ-45, BNC and AUI)
• 3Com tested for compatibility with all PCI compliant PCs
• 32 Bit Full Duplex 10Mbps Ethernet Performance

Warranty
Product not warranted. Warranty is provided by the original manufacturer.

Packaging
You will receive one box containing the following items:

• Bulk packaged 100 Units/Container

Product Marketing and FRU Part Number(s)
Part numbers applicable to: Asia Pacific, Europe/Middle East/Africa, United States

• Marketing part number: 01N0503
• FRU part number: 01N0505

This specific part is not currently supported in the following countries: Taiwan, Peoples Republic of China, Korea, Russia, Israel, India, Poland, South Africa, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Argentina, Mexico, Albania, Belarus, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Estonia, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, Australia, New Zealand, Slovenia, Ukraine and Yugoslavia

Product Dates
Asia Pacific

• Announce Date: 5/25/1999
• Planned Availability Date: 7/2/1999

Europe/Middle East/Africa, United States

• Announce Date: 5/25/1999
• Planned Availability Date: 6/1/1999

Technical Specifications
Performance Specifications as known at time of announcement
Cabling Requirements

• 10BT (RJ-45 Ethernet)
• 10B5 (AUI Thick Ethernet)
• 10B2 (BNC Thin Ethernet) cable for network connectivity

Maximum Recommended Network Segment

• 10BT - 100M (328ft)
• 10B5 - 500M (1640ft)
• 10B2 - 305M (1000ft)

Physical, Environmental, and Compatibility Specifications as known at time of announcement

Height

• 6.82 inches
• 17.32 cm

Width

• 3.95 inches
• 10.03 cm

Depth

• * inches
• mm

Operating temperature

• between 0 degrees Celcius and 70 degrees Celcius
• between 32 degrees Fahrenheit and 158 degrees Fahrenheit

Hardware requirements
3Com XL PCI Network Interface Cards are 3Com guaranteed to be compatible with PCI compliant systems.

Note: For the latest updates on the compatible systems, please refer to the Accessories Compatibility Guide.

Limitations
Some configurations may not be supported.

Available Software Drivers:

• Novell NetWare Client, DOS ODI, OS/2 ODI, ODI32, Novell NetWare 3.x and 4.x server drivers
• Packet Driver
• NDIS 2.01, NDIS 3, NDIS 4, DOS
• Microsoft Windows 3.x, Microsoft Windows for Workgroups, Microsoft Windows 95, Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows NT 3.5x and 4.0, Microsoft Windows NT 4 for DEC Alpha
• Banyan VINES Server
• SCO UNIXWARE 7, SCO OPEN SERVER 5
• LINUX
• BSDI UNIX
• SunSoft Solaris