User`s guide

86 Appendix A Specifications

• Media, 10Base-T: Category 3 or higher UTP on 2 pairs up to 100 m

• Media, 100Base-TX: Category 5 UTP on 2 pairs up to 100 m

• Media, 1000Base-T: Category 5 and 6 UTP on 4 pairs up to 100 m

• Channel speeds: IEEE Auto Negotiation of 10Base-T, 100Base-TX, and 1000Base-T

FireWire Specifications

• Data transfer speed: 100, 200, up to 400, and up to 800 megabits per second (800

Mbps available only on back-panel FireWire ports)

• FireWire 400 port (front panel) and two FireWire 800 ports (back panel)

Note: The FireWire 800 ports on your Xserve G5 system transfer data from 800 Mbps

devices much faster than was possible before. These ports have 9-pin connectors,

and are compatible with original FireWire devices with 6-pin or 4-pin connectors.

With an appropriate cable, the new 9-pin ports work seamlessly with all FireWire

devices. Cables are available for connecting a 9-pin port to 4-pin, 6-pin, and 9-pin

devices.

• Cables with the three types of FireWire connectors

USB Specifications

• Support for USB 2.0

• Two external Universal Serial Bus (USB) Type A ports

• Separate 480 megabit per second (Mbps) USB channel for each port

• 500 milliamperes (mA) at 5 V available per port for a total of 1 ampere (A)

Serial Port Specifications

• 9-pin D connector

• Pin signals

1: Received line signal detector (RLSD)

2: Received data (RD)

3: Transmitted data (TD)

FireWire 400 (6-pin) FireWire 400 (4-pin) FireWire 800 (9-pin)

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