Intel PRO/1000 PF Quad Port Server Adapter, Bulk Pack (order 5, get 5) EXPI9404PFBLK User Manual

Intel® PRO/1000 PF Quad Port Server Adapter

Quad Port Fiber Gigabit Ethernet Server Adapter for PCI* Express Slots

• Four high-performance PCI Express* 1000 Mbps connections 

for slot-constrained servers requiring high bandwidth

• Multi-Gigabit Ethernet Scalability enhances and increases 

uptime through advanced server features

• Built on Intel® lead-free

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technology

Connectivity You Can Count On

Conserve valuable PCI Express (PCIe*) server slots while adding

multi-port Gigabit Ethernet capability with the Intel® PRO/1000 PF

Quad Port Server Adapter. The dedicated input/output (I/O) band-

width of PCIe ensures priority performance on each port – without

bus sharing – for Gigabit Ethernet connectivity in fiber optic net-

works. The Intel PRO/1000 PF Quad Port Server Adapter improves

performance in multi-processor systems by balancing network loads

across multiple central processing units (CPUs). Additionally, the Intel

PRO/1000 PF Quad Port Server Adapter enables Intel® I/O Acceler-

ation Technology (Intel® I/OAT)

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for faster I/O processing on the new

Dual-Core and Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® processor-based servers.

Product Brief

Intel® PRO/1000 PF Quad Port Server Adapter

Network Connectivity

Features

Benefits

Two Intel® 82571GB Gigabit Controllers

Enables four Gigabit Ethernet connections on a single adapter, delivering increased bandwidth for slot-constrained servers and 
providing high performance, reliability, and two low-power integrated, dual port PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller chips

Load balancing on multiple CPUs

Increases performance on multi-processor systems by efficiently balancing network loads across CPU cores when used with
Receive-Side Scaling from Microsoft or Scalable I/O on Linux*

Intel® I/OAT

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Accelerates I/O with higher throughput and lower CPU utilization by offloading processing overhead

Virtualization

Multi-port cards provide the platform with the port density required for virtualized environments

LC connectors

Small connector design is compatible with the latest fiber-optic cabling standards

1000BASE-SX multi-mode fiber

Ensures compatibility with fiber-optic cable lengths up to 275 meters

Support for most network operating 

Enables widespread deployment

systems (NOS)

Remote management support

Reduces support costs with remote management based on industry-wide standards

RoHS compliant

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, lead-free

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technology

Compliant with the European Union directive (effective as of July 2006) to reduce the use of hazardous materials

Intel® PROSet Utility for Windows*

Provides point-and-click power over individual adapters, advanced adapter features, connection teaming, and Device Manager 
virtual local area network (VLAN) configuration

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)

Intel backing

Backed by an Intel® limited lifetime warranty, 90-day money-back guarantee (U.S. and Canada), and worldwide support