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3Com® 10/100 LAN+56K* Modem Mini PCI Card

Key Benefits

Excellent LAN Performance

With 32-bit architecture and patentedParallel Tasking® II technology,3Com® Mini PCI Cards deliver true100 Mbps LAN transfer speeds foroptimum application response.Parallel Tasking II technology from3Com eliminates PCI bus bottlenecksand increases throughput. Full duplexoperation allows the notebook PC tosend and receive data simultaneouslyat both 10 and 100 Mbps.

Superior Modem Connections

3Com Exclusive Line Probing tech-nology provides superior transferrates over impaired phone lines whereother modems often fail to connect. Itanalyzes phone lines and efficientlynavigates line obstructions to provideoptimum throughput. In addition,Digital Line Guard alerts users ofpotentially damaging digital or PBXphone lines, protecting the modemand notebook from damage.

V.92 and V.44 Compatible

Software upgradeable to the new ITUmodem standards. The new featuresare modem-on-hold, faster upstreamspeeds, faster initial connect time,and increased data compression rates.3Com will provide a free upgrade tothese new standards as soon as theyare available at www.3com.com.

Reliable Connections Worldwide

Approved for use in more than 40countries to provide fast, reliableconnections. No matter where youtravel, these cards automaticallydetect the country setting in yourremote access configuration andconfigure the modem to the specifictelephone line characteristics ofthat country.

Power Management Support

3Com 10/100 LAN+56K* ModemMini PCI Cards support all powermanagement features of the hostsystem, extending precious notebookbattery life.

Nway 10/100 Autonegotiation

These intelligent cards automaticallyself-configure for 10 or 100 Mbpsoperation.

Supports Leading Notebook PCs

Compatible with the followingnotebooks: IBM X, A, and T series;Dell Latitude C600, C800, Inspiron4000 and 8000; HP OmniBook 5000and 6000, and NEC LC800J. Visitwww. 3Com.com for an up-to-date listof compatible notebooks.

PCI Bus Connection

3Com Mini PCI Cards are very smallLAN+modem cards that install in themini PCI slot on the back of newnotebooks.** They connect to the CPUand other system components

Advanced LANand modemconnectionswithout sacrificinga PC Card slot

3COM ® 10/100 LAN+56K MODEM MINI PCI CARD

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through the PCI bus, providing hightransfer rates, quick downloads, andexcellent application performanceover the LAN or the Internet.

Choose 3Com Technology

The next time you order a notebookPC or handheld, you’ll likely have theoption of specifying a 3Com Mini PCICard solution for LAN and modemconnectivity. Choosing 3Com technol-ogy gives you fast, reliable LAN andmodem connections. You get simple,trouble-free access to network andInternet resources when and whereyou need it. Equally important, the3Com Mini PCI Card keeps PC Cardslots free for additional capabilitiessuch as wireless LAN, Bluetooth,™

SCSI adapters, or other peripherals.

Advanced ManagementCapabilities

3Com Mini PCI Cards include3Com’s advanced managementcapabilities, which is good news forIT administrators. They make mobilesystems accessible for remotemonitoring and management, andsupport traffic prioritization thatenhances the entire network. And asan OEM-installed component, youcan benefit from the full service andtechnical support resources of thesystem manufacturer’s distributionand service network.

Product Features Feature Benefit

Exclusive Line Probing technology Actively probes and analyzes line conditionsto establish the best transmission scheme foroptimum throughput and reliability.

Parallel Tasking® II performance Eliminates PCI bus bottlenecks and provideshigher throughput by overlapping processingtasks and pipelining data.

Digital Line Guard Alerts users of potentially damaging digitalor PBX phone lines, protecting the modemand notebook from damage.

Nway 10/100 Autonegotiation Automatically configures the card for 10 or100 Mbps operation.

Full-duplex operation Sends and receives data simultaneously ateither 10 or 100 Mbps.

Power management support Supports all power management features ofthe host system, extending precious note-book battery life.

Software upgradeable Lets you update the card's main functionality(and add new enhancements such asV.92/V.44) with simple software downloadsfrom our Web site.

3COM ® 10/100 LAN+56K MODEM MINI PCI CARD

3Com Corporation, Corporate Headquarters, 5400 Bayfront Plaza, P.O. Box 58145, Santa Clara, CA 95052-8145

To learn more about 3Com solutions, visit www.3com.com. 3Com Corporation is publicly traded on Nasdaq under thesymbol COMS.

Copyright © 2001 3Com Corporation. All rights reserved. 3Com and Parallel Tasking are registered trademarks of 3ComCorporation. The 3Com logo is a trademark of 3Com Corporation. The Bluetooth trademark is owned by Bluetooth SIG,Inc., and used by 3Com Corporation under license. All other company and product names may be trademarks of theirrespective companies. All specifications are subject to change without notice.

Printed in the U.S. on recycled paper. 400628-003 06/01

3Com 10/100 LAN+56K* Modem Mini PCI CardSingle card 3CN3AC1556B20-pack 3CN3AC1556B-020100-pack 3CN3AC1556B-100

Ordering Information

Modem Standards

ITU-V.250 (AT command set)

ITU-V.92 56K standard (softwareupgrade available Q4 2001 atwww.3com.com)

ITU-V.90 56K standard

V.34

ITU-T V.34

ITU-T V.32

ITU-T V.32bis

ITU-T V.23

ITU-T V.22

ITU-T V.22bis

ITU-T V.21

Bell 103

Bell 212

Fax Standards

ITU-T V.29

ITU-T V.27ter

ITU-T V.17

EIA Class 1

Error Correction and DataCompression Protocols

ITU-T V.42

ITU-T V.42bis

ITU-T V.44 (software upgradeavailable Q4 2001 atwww.3com.com)

MNP levels 2-5

Dialing Capabilities

Tone and rotary

Asynchronous Data Rates

Transmission rate fall-backthrough 300 bps

Ringer Equivalence (“typical”)

.5 B

Receive Sensitivity

-45 dBM

Asynchronous Character Format

Up to 10 bits, including data,start, stop, and parity bits

Pulse Dialing Rate

10 pulses per second

Pulse dialing duty cycle countrydependent, 39/61% (US)

Tones Detected

Dial, busy, ringback, andmodem answer tones

(Blind dialing is available forincompatible tones)

Line Requirements

Public Switched TelephoneNetwork or Equivalent PBX

LAN Software Drivers

Windows 2000 NDIS5

Windows Me (WDM) NDIS5

Windows 98 NDIS5

Windows 95 OSR2 NDIS4

Windows NT 4.0 NDIS4

Novell NetWare 4.x client

DOS ODI (16-bit client)

System Requirements

Notebook computer with

• 8 MB of RAM (16 MB forWindows NT 4.0)

• Windows Me (WDM),Windows 2000, Windows 98,Windows 95 OSR2,Windows NT 4.0

Standards Conformance

IEEE 802.3 (10BASE-T)

IEEE 802.3u (100BASE-TX)

Mini PCI Specification 1.0

Regulatory Compliance

1950 3rd Ed / CAN/CSA-C22.2No. 950-95

47 CFR Part 15, Subpart B,Class B

ICES-003 Issue 3, Class B

47 CFR Part 68

IC CS-03 Issue 8

IEC 60950 1991 Ed. + A1, A2,A3, A4

CISPR 22:1997 Class B

CISPR 24:1997

EC Council R&TTE Directives1999/5/EC

EN 60950 1992 Ed. + A1, A2,A3, A4

EN 55022:1998 (CISPR 22)Class B

EN55024:1998 (CISPR 24)

ACA TS 001:1997

AS/NZS 3260:1993 +A1, A2,A3, A4

VCCI Class B

BSMI CNS 13438:1997 (CISPR 22Class B)

Physical Dimensions

Length: 59.6 mm

Width: 50.8 mm

Thickness: 4.9 mm

Operating Ranges

Temperature: 0˚ to 70˚ C(32˚ to 155˚ F)

*Capable of receiving downloads at up to 56 Kbps and sending at up to 31.2 Kbps. Actual download speeds you experience may be lower due tovarying line conditions. Maximum download speeds in Canada and the U.S. are limited to 53 Kbps, due to regulatory limits on power output.Requires compatible analog phone line and server equipment. See www.3com.com/56k/ for details.

** 3Com recommends that you have your distributor, systems integrator, or reseller install the 3Com Mini PCI card. Visit www.3com.com for a currentlist of compatible notebook PCs.

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