Learn about the connectors and adapters that might be installed on your model.
The following table shows some of the connectors and adapters that support the IBM® i operating system.
| Connectors | Adapter type numbers | Adapters (located on the back of the server) |
|---|---|---|
| PCI two-line WAN | ||
| 44H7xxx or 97H73xx  |
2742/2745/4745 Note: This adapter is supported
only on the POWER5™ platform.
|
PCI two-line WAN input/output adapter |
| 44H7xxx, 97H73xx, or 44H748x Integrated modem 87G62xx, 21H49xx, or 75G38xx  |
2771/2793/2794 | PCI two-line WAN with modem input/output adapter |
| PCI dual WAN | ||
| Integrated modem 87G62xx, 21H49xx, or 75G38xx |
2772/2773 | PCI dual WAN with modem input/output adapter |
| PCI twinaxial | ||
| Part number 12F5093  |
2746/4746/9746 | PCI twinaxial workstation controller input/output
adapter |
| PCI token-ring | ||
| RJ45 token-ring  Filter P75G5958 or 75G2865 6339098  |
2744/4959 | PCI 4/16/100 Mbps token-ring input/output adapter |
| PCI Quad | ||
| 2805/2806 | PCI Quad modem input/output adapter |
|
| 6312 | PCI Quad digital trunk adapter |
|
| Ethernet | ||
| RJ45 Ethernet |
2838/2849 Note: This adapter is supported
only on the POWER®5 platform.
|
PCI 100/10 Mbps Ethernet input/output adapter |
| 5700 | PCI 1 Gbps Ethernet input/output adapter |
|
| 5701 | PCI 1 Gbps Ethernet UTP input/output adapter |
|
| 5706 | PCI 1 Gbps Ethernet TX input/output adapter |
|
| 5707 | PCI 1 Gbps Ethernet SX input/output adapter |
|
| 5718 | PCI 10 Gbps Ethernet input/output adapter |
|
| Server cards | ||
| Part number 45H2433 44H8677 connects to cable 45H2433 Video extension cable, 44H8676  |
2891/2892 | IBM Netfinity® Server Card |
| 4810/9710 | Integrated IBM xSeries® server card |
|
| 4821/9712 | Integrated xSeries server card | |
| RAID disk unit controllers | ||
| 2757 | PCI Ultra RAID disk unit controller | |
| 2780 | PCI-X Ultra4 RAID disk unit controller | |
| 4778/5703 | PCI-X RAID disk unit controller |
|
| 5709 | RAID enabler card | |
| Fibre channel disk unit controllers | ||
| 2787 | PCI-X Fibre channel disk unit controller | |
| PCI cryptography | ||
| 4758–023/4801 | PCI cryptographic coprocessor |
|
| 2058/4805 | PCI cryptographic accelerator | |
| PCI-X tape unit controllers | ||
| 5704 | PCI-X fibre channel tape unit controller |
|
| 5702/5712/5715 | PCI-X U320 tape/disk unit controller |
|
| Bus adapters | ||
| 2886 | Optical bus adapter |
|
| 2887 | HSL-2 bus adapter |
|
| 28E7/6417 | HSL-2/RIO-G bus adapter |
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