v Four RJ-45 connectors
v LEDs on each port identifying speed and link activity
v Compliant with European Union Directive 2002/95/EC on the Restriction of the Use of Certain
Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment
For details about slot priorities and placement rules, see the PCI adapter placement topic collection for
your system.
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 mounting bracket. 4-Port 10/100/1000 Base-TX PCIe adapter shows the location of
the LEDs. Table 25 on page 84 describes the different LED states and what those states indicate.
The following figure shows the adapter:
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