D-Link DFE-538TX [10/64] Flow control

motherboard. The actual location is system dependent, but the motherboard

may have a label beside the WOL Connector. After you have located the

WOL connector on the motherboard, connect the cable.

3. Power-ON the PC and press “Delete” or “F1” when prompted to enter the

PCI/ISA BIOS CMOS Setup. Enable the WOL function or the power-ON

function of the PC. The name of this function is system dependent, but may

be located in a category heading titled something like Power Management.

Refer to your computer’s manual for more information regarding the

CMOS Setup Utility and BIOS settings.

Flow Control

The DFE-538TX implements IEEE 802.3x compliant flow control for full duplex,

which provides traffic management functions for full-duplex operation. Flow

control allows for enhanced full duplex operation with switches. When operating at

full duplex (requiring a direct connection to a switch) and the switch’s data buffer is

about to overflow, a Pause frame will be transmitted to the DFE-538TX. The

ensuing idle time keeps the buffer from overflowing and prevents data from being

lost. This enhancement can improve network throughput, avoid collisions and

prevent lost data, helping the network achieve optimal performance.