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Document #: 07596

3C905B - What are the Remote Wake Up (RWU) requirements?

Question:
3C905B-TX - What are the Remote Wake Up (RWU) requirements?

Answer:
1. A Remote Wake Up (RWU) compatible motherboard containing a 3 pin header
(note: some motherboards only contain 2 pins. This will not work with the 3C905B-TX)

There are 3 pins located on the connector on the board.
The pinouts for the AUX power connector on the 3C905B NIC are:
With the dovetail key slot at the bottom, pin 1 is located on the right

Pin 1.....+5V Standby power
Pin 2.....Ground
Pin 3.....PME (Power Management Enable) signal

2. A power supply that provides auxiliary power
3. A BIOS that supports RWU

Note: For further information contact your PC manufacturer or vendor to determine if your PC is RWU capable.
This URL: http://www.3com.com/partners/acpi/index.html has a list of motherboards that 3Com has determined
are compatible with the 3C905B-TX NIC.

See also: Readme.txt file on EtherDisk 1 (version 3.01 or later)


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