The IGEL TC-Card
Installation Guide
TC 32 LX CF and TC 64 LX CF
Revision 1.3 11/2004
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Introduction
The TC-card from IGEL Technology offers a cost-effective entry into the
world of server-based computing. Within a few minutes your old PC
workstation turns into an efficient and cost-saving IGEL Clever Client.
The Clever Client can then be fully managed using IGEL’s Remote
Management software in the same manner as IGEL’s Clever Thin-Client
terminals.
IGEL's TC-card replaces the PC's boot hard drive with a solid-state device
that is significantly more reliable, produces no annoying whining noise,
reduces power consumption (by 10 Watts or more) and reduces heat
output.
PC Requirements
Pentium I (or above) architecture Single CPU (100 MHz or better CPU
recommended)
64MB RAM or greater
Supported Video Card (2MB Video RAM required, 4MB preferred) (See
list on Page 3)
Supported Network Interface Card (See list on page 3)
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Installation
1. Disconnect the power from the PC and open the PC case
2. Install the TC-card in any spare expansion card mounting slot.
3. Locate the hard-drive and disconnect the IDE hard drive ribbon cable
from the hard drive and connect it to the IDE hard drive connector on
the TC-card.
4. Connect a 3.5" floppy-drive-style power plug to the Power connector.
5. Ensure the TC-card is jumpered for Master (M).
6. Close the case and power on the PC
7. The PC should now behave like an IGEL Clever Client. See the IGEL
Clever Client user's guide for more information.
Additional installation notes and photographs are provided on the
next page
Power Connector
Master/Slave Jumper
40 pin IDE Connector
44 pin laptop compatible IDE
header (not normally used)
Figure 1
Principal features of the IGEL TC-card
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Mounting the TC-Card
Figure 2
The TC-Card can usually be mounted in
any spare card slot as shown in figure 2.
Ensure the TC-card is not touching any
other components or the chassis. Ensure
the screw attaching the mounting bracket
is tightened correctly.
There is no electrical connection to the
slot, so the slot may be of any type; even
slots off the motherboard may be used. If
there are no mounting slots available the
mounting bracket can be removed from the
PCB and an alternate mounting method
such as Velcro or double sided mounting
tape may be used. However care must be
taken to ensure the board is mounted
securely and to ensure there are no
electrical shorts.
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Connecting the Hard Drive Cable
The TC-card must be set to be master
(figure 3) and be connected to the primary
IDE channel. The 40 pin hard drive cable
connector usually has a “key” on one side
(figure 4). Ensure this mates with the
notch in the 40 pin socket on the TC-Card.
If the cable has no key ensure the red
stripe on the cable is at the same end as
pin 1 on the TC card socket. (figure 5).
Any other device on the primary channel
should be set to slave (rather than using
“cable select”). Note: Flashing keyboard
lights indicates a problem and most
often this is because the TC card is not
primary master.
Figure 5
Figure 4
Figure 3
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The Power Connector
The IGEL TC-Card requires power from the small (3.5" floppy style)
power connector found in most PCs as shown in figure 6 below. Most
hard drives use the larger peripheral power connector as shown in
figure 7 below. If the PC being upgraded has no spare small power
connector, use the included adapter (Figure 8) to convert from the large
power connector to the small connector.
Figure 6
Figure 7
Figure 8
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Supported Video cards
The vast majority of video cards should work satisfactorily with the
TC-card in VESA mode. The following specific video cards have been
tested by IGEL and have been found to work satisfactorily. Should
you encounter a problem with your video card, please contact IGEL
for resolution.
3DFX: Voodoo Banshee, Voodoo3, Voodoo4, Voodoo5
ATI: Mach32, Mach64, 3DRage, 3DRagePro, 3DRage LT, 3DRage
LT Pro, Rage XL, Rage XC, Rage IIC, Rage128, Radeon
Cirrus Logic: Alpine, Laguna
Intel: Intel i740
Matrox: MGA1064SG (Mystique), MGA2164W (Millennium II), G100,
G200, G400, G450, and G550
NVIDIA: 128ZX, TNT, TNT2 (Ultra, Vanta, M64), GeForce (DDR,
256), Quadro, Quadro2, GeForce2, (GTS, Ultra, MX)
Number Nine: Imagine 128 T2R
Rendition/Micron: Verite 1000, 2100, 2200
S3: 64 (rev 0 and 1), Trio64, Trio64, Trio64V+, Trio64UV+,
Aurora64V+, Trio64V2, ViRGE, ViRGE/VX, ViRGE/DX, ViRGE/GX,
ViRGE/GX2, ViRGE/MX, ViRGE/MX+, Trio3D and Trio3D/2X,
Savage3D, Savage3D/MV, Savage4, Savage2000
SiS: 300, 540, 630
Silicon Motion, Inc.: Lynx3DM
Trident Microsystems: TGUI9660, TGUI9680, ProVidia 9682,
ProVidia 9685, 3DImage985, Cyber9397/DVD,Cyber9520,
CyberBlade/i1, CyberBlade/i7
Tseng Labs: ET4000AX, ET4000/W32, ET4000/W32i,
ET4000/W32p, ET6000 and ET6100
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Supported Network Interface cards (NIC)
Any Network Interface Card that are NE1000 or
NE2000 compatible should work satisfactorily
with the TC-card. The following specific NICs
have been tested by IGEL and have been found
to work satisfactorily. Should you encounter a
problem with your NIC, please contact IGEL for
resolution.
3COM: 3c501 (EtherLink), 3c503 (EtherLink II),
3c505 (EtherLink Plus), 3c507 (EtherLink 16),
3c509/3c529/3c579 (EtherLink III), 3c515 (Fast
EtherLink ISA), 3c590/3c900 series: "Vortex"
(Fast EtherLink 3c590/3c592/3c595/3c597),
"Boomerang" (EtherLink XL 3c900 or 3c905),
"Cyclone"
3c540/3c900/3c905/3c980/3c575/3c656),
"Tornado" (3c905), "Hurricane" (3c555/3cSOHO)
AMD: PCnet32 PCI
DEC: DECchip Tulip
(dc21x4x=21040/21041/21140) PCI, Generic
DECchip & DIGITAL EtherWORKS PCI/EISA
(DE425,434,435,450,500)
Intel: EtherExpress 16, EtherExpressPro /
EtherExpress 10 (i82595 fx/tx),
EtherExpressPro/100 (INTEL PRO/100 family =
82558 chipset)
National Semiconductor: DP8381x series PCI
Ethernet (PureData,NetGear, Linksys and others
including the 83815 chip)
RealTek: RTL-8139 PCI Fast Ethernet (also
older 8129/8130)
Sundance: Alta
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