hp workstations zx6000, hp server rx2600 - operation and maintenance guide

System Accessories
I/O Cards
Appendix A
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GbE-TX (Copper) Card
The GbE-TX (Copper) card has these features:
• Provides high-performance networking to ISA systems, and lets users make the
most of their systems.
• Complies with the IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T and 100BASE-TX standards.
• Provides auto-negotiation.
• Ensures compatibility with the operating systems.
Figure A-8 GbE-TX (Copper) Card
IEEE-1394 (Firewire) Card
This new IEEE standard allows you to connect your workstation to digital peripheral
devices, such as set-top boxes, camcorders, DVCRs, DTV, DVDs/CD-ROMs, printers,
scanners, hard disk drives and cameras. You no longer have to deal with the conversion
of digital signals to analog signals and then back again, thus losing the quality of your
signal. Using the high speed IEEE-1394 card your signal can remain digital and be used
directly by the devices previously mentioned. Figure A-9 shows an example of an
IEEE-1394 card.
Figure A-9 IEEE-1394 (Firewire) Card
The Firewire card is capable of standard speeds of 100, 200 and 400 Megabits per
second. This makes the Firewire card ideal for high-bandwidth multimedia applications,
such as digital A/V equipment.