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1 Introduction Thank you for choosing D-Link DFE-660TX, the value leader among Ethernet / Fast Ethernet adapters for CardBus notebook PCs. This chapter provides a general description of DFE-660TX features, with a summary of features at the end of the chapter. Installation instructions are given in Chapters 2 and 3. General Description The D-Link DFE-660TX 10/100 Ethernet PC Card for CardBus notebook PCs is a credit-card sized Ethernet / Fast-Ethernet adapter for connecting a notebook PC to an IEEE 802.3 or 802.3u Ethernet network. The notebook PC must be equipped with CardBus (32 bit) extension bus and Type II or Type III PC Card slot (s). NOTE: The terms "PC Card" and "CardBus" are used throughout this manual to refer to those objects as defined in the PCMCIA / PC Card standards published by Personal Computer Memory Card Industry Association (PCMCIA). The term "slot" is used in this manual is synonymous with "socket" where the standards use the latter term in reference to the physical receptacles of a host notebook computer, for insertion/connection of PC Cards. More information on the standards is available from PCMCIA's www server at http://www.pc-card.com. The DFE-660TX automatically detects the parameters of its Ethernet environment, and automatically negotiates and determines its own speed and duplex settings as required for maximum performance in