4-Port Async Eia-232 Pcie Adapter (Fc 5785; Ccin 57D2) - IBM 8236-E8C Manual

– AIX 5.3, or later.
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– AIX 5L Version 5.2 with the 5200-04 Technology Level, or later.
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– Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 4.
– SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 SP1.
Note: If you are installing a new feature, ensure that you have the software that is required to support
the new feature and that you determine whether there are any prerequisites. To check for the
prerequisites, see IBM Prerequisite website (www-912.ibm.com/e_dir/eServerPrereq.nsf).
Related tasks:
Installing PCI adapters
Related reference:
IBM Prerequisite Web page
Parts information
PCI adapter placement
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4-port Async EIA-232 PCIe Adapter (FC 5785; CCIN 57D2)

Learn about the features, operating system requirements, and installation procedures for the feature code
(FC) 5785 adapters.
Overview
The FC 5785 is the is full-height adapter similar to FC 5277 (PCIe LP 4-port Async EIA-232 adapter),
which is the low-profile adapter.
The 4-port Async EIA-232 PCIe Adapter provides connections for four asynchronous EIA-232 devices
using a 4-port DB-9F DTE fan-out cable. Ports are programmable to support EIA-232 protocols at a line
speed of 128 Kbps.
The following figures show the adapter and cable.
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Managing PCI adapters