Adapter specifications
Item Description
FRU number
46Y3512
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Designed to comply with RoHS requirement
I/O bus architecture
v PCIe V1.0a compliant
v Bus width x4 lane PCIe, operable in x4, x8, x16 slots
v Bus speed (x4, encoded rate) 10 Gbps unidirectional; 20 Gbps bidirectional
Busmaster
Yes
Maximum number
For the maximum adapters supported, see the PCI adapter placement topic collection for your
system.
Adapter size
PCIe short form
Connector information
v Four RJ-45 ports
v Two LED adapter status indicators per port, for link activity and speed
Cabling
Customers supply their own cables. For best performance, use cables that meet Cat 5e cabling
standards, or later.
Adapter LED states
The LEDs on the adapter provide information about the adapter's operation status. The LEDs are visible
through the adapter's mounting bracket. 4-Port 10/100/1000 Base-TX PCIe Adapter shows the location of
the LEDs. Table 36 on page 117 describes the different LED states and what those states indicate.
The following figure shows the adapter:
Figure 41. 4-Port 10/100/1000 Base-TX PCIe Adapter
116 Power Systems: Managing PCI adapters for the IBM Power 710 Express or the IBM Power 730 Express