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Input/Output Interfaces 5.10 Network Interface Controller These systems provide 10/100/1000 Mbps network support through an Intel 82566 network interface controller (NIC), a PHY component, and a RJ-45 jack with integral status LEDs. The 82562-equivalent controller integrated into the 82801 ICH component is not used (disabled) in these systems. (Figure 5-11). The support firmware for the BCM5752 component is contained in the system (BIOS) ROM. The NIC can operate in half- or full-duplex modes, and provides auto-negotiation of both mode and speed. Half-duplex operation features an Intel-proprietary collision reduction mechanism while full-duplex operation follows the IEEE 802.3x flow control specification. Intel 82566 NIC Green LED RJ-45 Connector Tx/Rx Data LAN I/F Tx/Rx Data Yellow LED LED Green Yellow Function Activity/Link. Indicates network activity and link pulse reception. Speed: Off = 10 Mb/s, yellow = 100Mb/s, green = 1 Gb/s. Figure 5-11. Network Interface Controller Block Diagram The Network Interface Controller includes the following features: ■ VLAN tagging with Windows XP and Linux ■ Multiple VLAN support with Windows XP ■ Power management support for ACPI 1.1, PXE 2.0, WOL, ASF 1.0, IPMI, AMT 3.0 ■ Cisco Etherchannel support ■ Link and Activity LED indicator drivers The controller features high and low priority queues and provides priority-packet processing for networks that can support that feature. The controller's micro-machine processes transmit and receive frames independently and concurrently. Receive runt (under-sized) frames are not passed on as faulty data but discarded by the controller, which also directly handles such errors as collision detection or data under-run. The NIC uses 3.3 VDC auxiliary power, which allows the controller to support Wake-On-LAN (WOL) and Alert-On-LAN (AOL) functions while the main system is powered down. ✎ For the features in the following paragraphs to function as described, the system unit must be plugged into a live AC outlet. Controlling unit power through a switchable power strip will, with the strip turned off, disable any wake, alert, or power mangement functionality. 5-16 www.hp.com Technical Reference Guide

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Input/Output Interfaces
5.10 Network Interface Controller
These systems provide 10/100/1000 Mbps network support through an Intel 82566 network
interface controller (NIC), a PHY component, and a RJ-45 jack with integral status LEDs. The
82562-equivalent controller integrated into the 82801 ICH component is not used (disabled) in
these systems.
(Figure 5-11). The support firmware for the BCM5752 component is contained in
the system (BIOS) ROM.
The NIC can operate in half- or full-duplex modes, and provides
auto-negotiation of both mode and speed. Half-duplex operation features an Intel-proprietary
collision reduction mechanism while full-duplex operation follows the IEEE 802.3x flow control
specification.
Figure 5-11.
Network Interface Controller Block Diagram
The Network Interface Controller includes the following features:
VLAN tagging with Windows XP and Linux
Multiple VLAN support with Windows XP
Power management support for ACPI 1.1, PXE 2.0, WOL, ASF 1.0, IPMI, AMT 3.0
Cisco Etherchannel support
Link and Activity LED indicator drivers
The controller features high and low priority queues and provides priority-packet processing for
networks that can support that feature. The controller's micro-machine processes transmit and
receive frames independently and concurrently. Receive runt (under-sized) frames are not passed
on as faulty data but discarded by the controller, which also directly handles such errors as
collision detection or data under-run.
The NIC uses 3.3 VDC auxiliary power, which allows the controller to support Wake-On-LAN
(WOL) and Alert-On-LAN (AOL) functions while the main system is powered down.
For the features in the following paragraphs to function as described, the system unit must be
plugged into a live AC outlet. Controlling unit power through a switchable power strip will, with
the strip turned off, disable any wake, alert, or power mangement functionality.
Intel
LAN I/F
Green LED
NIC
RJ-45
Connector
Yellow LED
Tx/Rx Data
Tx/Rx Data
LED
Function
Green
Yellow
Activity/Link. Indicates network activity and link pulse reception.
Speed: Off = 10 Mb/s, yellow = 100Mb/s, green = 1 Gb/s.
82566