Audio and telecommunications devices

The following table shows power allowances for external devices connected to input ports.

Device

Voltage

Current

Power

 

 

 

 

Microphone

+5 V

20 mA

100 mW

GeoPort telecom adapter

+5 V

500 mA

2.5 W

 

 

 

 

Expansion cards and devices

If you add a PCI expansion card, a 5.25-inch storage device, or a 3.5-inch storage device to your server, make sure the component’s power requirements don’t exceed the maximum power allowances allocated to it by the server.

The maximum power allowances for expansion cards in your server can accommodate three 15-watt or two 25-watt cards. Detailed guidelines are presented in the following table.

Device

Voltage

Current

Power

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expansion card (15 watts)*

+5

V

3

A

15

W

(PCI)

+12

V

0.500

A

6

W

 

–12 V

0.100

A

1.2

W

 

+3.3

V

2

A

6.6

W

Expansion card (25 watts)**

+5

V

5

A

25

W

(PCI)

+12

V

0.500

A

6

W

 

–12 V

0.100

A

1.2

W

 

+3.3

V

2

A

6.6

W

Storage device

+5

V

9

A

45

W

(such as a CD-ROM drive)

+12

V

3

A

36

W

 

+12

V

7.5

A peak***

 

*15-watt expansion cards should not consume more than 15 watts of power total. **25-watt cards should not consume more than 25 watts of power total.

***Peak power is for startup only and must not occur in normal operation.

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Apple 8550 technical specifications Audio and telecommunications devices

8550 specifications

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