User's Manual
Alacritech Scalable Networking Accelerator Hardware Installation Guide (Copper)   1-3 
1.3 Specifications 
 PCI Based Accelera-
tors 
PCI-X Based Accelera-
tors 
PCIe Based Accel-
erators 
Port Speeds  IEEE Auto Negotia-
tion: 10/100/1000 or 
20/200/2000 with full 
duplex 
IEEE Auto Negotiation: 
10/100/1000 or 
20/200/2000 with full 
duplex 
IEEE Auto Negotia-
tion: 10/100/1000 or 
20/200/2000 with full 
duplex 
Connectors  RJ-45  RJ-45  RJ-45 
Media 1000BaseT: Category 
5 cable; 
100BaseTX: Cate-
gory 5 cable; 
10BaseT: Category 3, 
4, or 5 cable 
1000BaseT: Category 
5 cable; 
100BaseTX: Category 
5 cable; 
10BaseT: Category 3, 
4, or 5 cable 
1000BaseT: Cate-
gory 5 cable; 
100BaseTX: Cate-
gory 5 cable; 
10BaseT: Category 
3, 4, or 5 cable 
Bus Type  64-bit bus master PCI 
v2.2, Universal Card 
Low profile enabled 
133 MHz/64-bit bus 
master PCI-X 1.0a Uni-
versal Card 
Compatible with 32-bit 
PCI 2.2 
Low profile enabled 
x4 PCI Express 1.0a 
Reliability  MTBF 250,000 hours  MTBF 250,000 hours  MTBF 250,000 hours 
Power  1.5A @ 3.3V typical  3A @3.3V typical  Dual-Port: 1.5A 
@3.3V; 1.0A @12V 
Quad-Port: 2.0A 
@3.3V; 1.5A @12V 
Safety  UL, UL/c, IEC60950  UL, UL/c, IEC60950  UL, UL/c, IEC60950 
Environmental 
Factors 
Operating tempera-
ture: 0 to 55º C 
Relative humidity: 5% 
to 85% non-
condensing 
Operating temperature: 
0 to 55º C 
Relative humidity: 5% 
to 85%, non-
condensing 
Operating tempera-
ture: 0 to 55º C 
(Minimum Airflow: 
150 LFM) 
Relative humidity: 5% 
to 85%, non-
condensing 
EMC Standards 
Compliance 
ANSI/IEEE 802.3, 
2000 Edition 
Ethernet. 
(1000BaseT, 
100BaseTX, 
10BaseT) 
FCC, CE, VCCI 
ANSI/IEEE 802.3, 2000 
Edition Ethernet. 
(1000BaseT, 
100BaseTX, 10BaseT) 
FCC, CE, VCCI 
ANSI/IEEE 802.3, 
2000 Edition 
Ethernet. 
(1000BaseT, 
100BaseTX, 
10BaseT) 
FCC, CE, VCCI 
Diagnostic LEDs  Link speed 
(10,100,1000), net-
work activity and 3.3V 
detect 
Link speed 
(10,100,1000) and 
Link/network activity 
Link speed 
(10,100,1000) and 
Link/network activity 










