Intel PRO/1000 MT Server Adapter PWLA8490MTBLK5 Leaflet

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PWLA8490MTBLK5
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Intel
®
PRO/1000 MT 
Server Adapter
High-Performance Gigabit Copper Connection for Servers 
The Intelligent Way to Connect
Eliminate server bottlenecks and migrate existing Category-5 
networks to Gigabit Ethernet easily and cost-effectively 
with the Intel
®
PRO/1000 MT Server Adapter. Featuring 
flexible, auto-negotiating 10/100/1000 Mbps performance, 
the Intel PRO/1000 MT Server Adapter is designed to 
automatically scale with growing networks.  
Enhance server performance further by teaming multiple 
Intel
®
PRO Server Adapters using Intel’s expanded advanced server 
feature software to achieve multi-Gigabit scalability and redundant 
failover capability. With a flexible design that fits almost any type of PCI 
bus, the standards-based management features and wide network operating system 
support help to ensure extensive compatibility with the latest server and networking environments.
Features Benefits
WIDESPREAD COMPATIBILITY
Support for most NOSs
Enables widespread deployment
Intel
®
SingleDriver
technology
Common driver suite for Gigabit Ethernet reduces installation 
complexity
Backward Compatibility with previous
Reduces support costs and simplifies installation and 
generations of Intel PRO/1000 Network Adapters
maintenance
Supports 64- or 32-bit PCI-X 1.0 or PCI 2.2 buses
This flexible and auto-sensing adapter works in a variety of 
bus types
Remote Management Support (WfM, RIS,
Reduces support costs with remote management based on 
SNMP/DMI)
industry-wide standards
IEEE 802.3ab Compatibility
Supports industry-wide Gigabit Ethernet networking standard
NEW FEATURES IN THE INTEL PRO/1000 MT SERVER ADAPTER
Intel
®
82545 Gigabit Controller
Provides high performance, reliability, and low power use in  
a single integrated Gigabit Ethernet controller chip
Full-height and low-profile, screw-on brackets
Compatible with full-height and low-profile PCI slots—the 
included with each adapter
standard, full-height bracket can be easily swapped out and 
replaced by the shorter, low-profile bracket, for installation in 
high-density 1U and 2U servers that feature low-profile PCI slots
Interrupt Moderation
Delivers increased performance while significantly reducing 
CPU utilization
Advanced Cable Diagnostics
Dynamically tests and reports network problems (error rate, 
cable length) and automatically compensates for cable issues 
(cross over cable, wrong pin-out/polarity)
Large Send Off-load/TCP Segmentation Off-load
Compatible with Large Send Off-load feature of Microsoft 
Windows* Server 2003, 2000 and XP which enables wire speed 
performance with low CPU utilization
Expanded Advanced Server Features
Intel
®
ANS software increases uptime with redundant, teamed 
connections and scales bandwidth by balancing network traffic 
across multiple server connections. Now offers Switch Fault 
Tolerance and Test Switch Configuration to test compatibility 
and further increase uptime
Easy, cost-effective
10/100/1000 migration
over CAT-5 cabling
Multi-Gigabit scalability
and increased uptime
through advanced
server features
Optional low-profile
bracket included for
high-density, rack-
mounted servers