Intel 82543GC User Manual

i 82543GC Gigabit Ethernet Controller Specification Update June 18, 2004 Revision 2.1 The 82543GC Gigabit Ethernet Controller may contain

82543GC Gigabit Ethernet Controller Specification Update 10 26 X X X NoFix

82543GC Gigabit Ethernet Controller Specification Update 11SPECIFICATION CHANGES 1. GMII Setup and Hold Times Problem: The data sheet contains

82543GC Gigabit Ethernet Controller Specification Update 12 Workaround: None

82543GC Gigabit Ethernet Controller Specification Update 13Implication: Data transfer performance is substantially reduced due to error packets.

82543GC Gigabit Ethernet Controller Specification Update 14 Workaround: None

82543GC Gigabit Ethernet Controller Specification Update 15Workaround: When using half-duplex mode, program the 82543GC Gigabit Ethernet Control

82543GC Gigabit Ethernet Controller Specification Update 16 When the size of

82543GC Gigabit Ethernet Controller Specification Update 17Problem: Bits SWDPIO_EXT[7:4] of Initialization Control Word 2 in the EEPROM are supp

82543GC Gigabit Ethernet Controller Specification Update 18 Problem: Use of

82543GC Gigabit Ethernet Controller Specification Update 19Problem: Asserting the collision input signal (COL) can cause the transmitter to hang

82543GC Gigabit Ethernet Controller Specification Update ii Information in th

82543GC Gigabit Ethernet Controller Specification Update 20 Implication: Cor

82543GC Gigabit Ethernet Controller Specification Update 21SPECIFICATION CLARIFICATIONS 1. 0-70C Ambient Temperature Range Problem: The data s

82543GC Gigabit Ethernet Controller Specification Update 22 TX_RING_LENGTH 004

82543GC Gigabit Ethernet Controller Specification Update 235. Register Summary Uses Improper Page Reference Format Problem: The 82543GC Regist

82543GC Gigabit Ethernet Controller Specification Update 24 segmentation. The

82543GC Gigabit Ethernet Controller Specification Update 3CONTENTS CONTENTS ...

82543GC Gigabit Ethernet Controller Specification Update 4 27. Link Status Ch

82543GC Gigabit Ethernet Controller Specification Update 5REVISION HISTORY 82543GC Gigabit Ethernet Controller Specification Update Date of Revi

82543GC Gigabit Ethernet Controller Specification Update 6 Note: This page i

82543GC Gigabit Ethernet Controller Specification Update 7PREFACE This document is an update to published specifications. There are two current sp

82543GC Gigabit Ethernet Controller Specification Update 8 GENERAL INFORMATION

82543GC Gigabit Ethernet Controller Specification Update 9 Summary Table of Changes The following table indicates the Specification Changes, Errat