Input/Output Interfaces

5.8.4 NIC Connector

Figure 5-11 shows the RJ-45 connector used for the NIC interface. This connector includes the two status LEDs as part of the connector assembly.

Speed LED

Activity LED

 

 

Pin

Description

 

1

Transmit+

 

2

Transmit-

 

3

Receive+

 

6

Receive-

 

4, 7, 8

Not used

8

7 6 5 4 3 2 1

 

Figure 5-11. RJ-45 Ethernet TPE Connector (as viewed from rear of chassis)

5.8.5 NIC Specifications

 

Table 5-11. NIC Specifications

Parameter

Compatibility standard orprotocol

 

 

Modes Supported

10BASE-T half duplex @ 10 Mb/s

 

10Base-T full duplex @ 20 Mb/s

 

100BASE-TX half duplex @ 100 Mb/s

 

100Base-TX full duplex @ 200 Mb/s

 

1000BASE-T half duplex @ 1 Gb/s

 

1000BASE-TX full duplex @ 2 Gb/s

 

 

Standards Compliance

IEEE 1588

 

IEEE 802.1ae

 

IEEE 802.3, 802.3ab, 802.3af, 802.3i, 802.3u, 802.3x,

 

802.3z

 

 

OS Driver Support

MS-DOS

 

MS Windows XP Home/Pro, Vista Home/Pro, Windows 7

 

MS Windows NT 3.51 & 4.0

 

Novell Netware 3.x, 4.x, 5x

 

Novell Netware/IntraNetWare

 

SCO UnixWare 7

 

Linux 2.2, 2.4

 

PXE 2.0

 

 

Boot ROM Support

Intel PRO/100 Boot Agent (PXE 3.0, RPL)

 

 

F12 BIOS Support

Yes

 

 

Bus Inteface

PCI Express x1

 

 

Power Management Support

ACPI, PCI Power Management Spec.

 

 

 

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