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GENERAL

Product Codes

PWLA8490MT

Connectors

RJ-45

IEEE Standard/Network Topology

10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX,

1000BASE-T

Wiring

Cat-5, 4-pair

ADAPTER PRODUCT FEATURES

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Plug and Play Specification Support

Standard

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Auto-negotiation, Full-duplex Capable

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Includes a Low-profile and a Full-height Bracket

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Cable Distance

100m

NETWORK MANAGEMENT

Wired for Management (WfM) Baseline v2.0

Enabled for Servers

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DMI 2.0 Support, WMI & SNMP-manageable

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Offline Diagnostics

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Dynamic Cable Diagnostics

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ACPI Power Management

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PXE 2.0

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NOS SOFTWARE SUPPORT

Microsoft Windows* Server 2003 and 2000

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Microsoft Windows* XP 32- and 64-bit Editions

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Microsoft Windows NT* 4.0

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Linux* 2.4.x or later (32- and 64-bit)

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FreeBSD 4.x or later

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Novell Netware* 4.11, 4.2, 5.0, 5.1, 6.0

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SunSoft Solaris* 7, 8

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UnixWare* 7.x, OpenUNIX 8 (ddi8)

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SCO5*

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INTEL BACKING

Limited Lifetime Warranty

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90-day Money-back Guarantee (U.S. and Canada)

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ADVANCED SOFTWARE FEATURES

Adapter Fault Tolerance

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Switch Fault Tolerance

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Adaptive Load Balancing

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IEEE 802.3ad (Link Aggregation Control

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Test Switch Configuration

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PCI Hot Plug* and Active PCI*

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802.1Q VLANs

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802.3x Flow Control

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TCP Checksum Offload

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IEEE 802.1p

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TCP Segmentation/Large Send Off-load

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Interrupt Moderation

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Save and Restore

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TECHNICAL FEATURES

Data Rate(s) Supported per Port

10, 100 & 1,000 Mbps

Bus Type

PCI/PCI-X

Bus Width

32- or 64-bit

Bus Speed (MHz)

33/66/100/133

Onboard Memory

64 KB

Interrupt Levels

INTA

IEEE Support

802.3ab

Hardware Certifications

FCC A, CE

Data Transfer Mode

Bus-master DMA

Controller—Processor

Typical Power Consumption

1A at +5VDC

Operating Temperature

0–55°C

Operating Humidity

85% at +55°C

PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS

Length

16.5cm (6.6 in)

Width

6.4cm (2.5 in)

Height of Full-Height End Bracket

12.1cm (4.75 in)

Height of Low-Profile End Bracket

8.1cm (3.2 in)

SPECIFICATIONS

Intel

ORDER CODES

PWLA8490MT (Single Packs)

PWLA8490MTBLK5 (Five Packs)

COMPANION PRODUCTS

Consider these Intel

network planning:

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Server Adapters

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NETWORK-READY PCS

Network Connections with your next PC, server, or

mobile PC purchase. For a list of preferred suppliers,

network/connectivity/how_to_buy/index.htm.

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

selection of programs including phone support and

warranty service. For more information, contact us at

availability may vary by country.

FOR PRODUCT INFORMATION

To speak to a customer service representative

1-800-538-3373 (U.S. and Canada) or visit

number in your area. For additional product information

ONLINE DOCUMENTS

For the latest product information, visit us on the World

GIGABIT-OVER-COPPER ADVANTAGES

Gigabit speeds on Category-5 cable networks

Able to achieve Gigabit speeds on commonly deployed CAT-5

cabling without costly cable replacement

Compatible with Fast Ethernet

Reduces training costs and ramp rollout quickly

Auto-sensing, self-configuring 10/100/1000 Mbps

Enables migration to faster networks easily and inexpensively—adapter will automatically sense

performance

when the network is able to support a faster speed, and self-configure to save IT staff time,

money and server downtime