Viewing Hardware Information - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters User Manual

Using Broadcom Advanced Control Suite 4: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide
The clock speed on PCI-E bus. This information is only available for Broadcom NetXtreme II adapters.
Slot Number
The slot number on the system board occupied by the adapter. This item is not available for PCI Express type adapters.
Bus Speed
The bus clock signal frequency used by the adapter. This item is not available for PCI Express type adapters.
Bus Width
The number of bits that the bus can transfer at a single time to and from the adapter. This item is not available for PCI Express type
adapters.
Bus Number
Indicates the number of the bus where the adapter is installed.
Device Number
The number assigned to the adapter by the operating system.
Function Number
The port number of the adapter. For a single-port adapter, the function number is 0. For a two-port adapter, the function number for
the first port is 0, and the function number for the second port is 1.
Interrupt Request
The interrupt line number that is associated with the adapter. Valid numbers range from 2 to 25.
Memory Address
The memory mapped address that is assigned to the adapter. This value can never be 0.
MSI Version
This is the Message Signaled Interrupts (MSI) version being used. The option MSI corresponds to the PCI 2.2 specification that
supports 32 messages and a single MSI address value. The option MSI-X corresponds to the PCI 3.0 specification that supports
2,048 messages and an independent message address for each message.

Viewing Hardware Information

The Hardware section of the Information tab displays information about the hardware settings for the selected network adapter.
NOTE: Some information may not be available for all Broadcom network adapters.
Information Tab: Hardware
ASIC Version
The chip version of the Broadcom adapter (this information is not available for adapters made by others).
Firmware Version
The firmware version of the Broadcom adapter (this information is not available for adapters made by others). This information is
only available for Broadcom NetXtreme adapters.
Bootcode Version
The version of the boot code. This information is only available for Broadcom NetXtreme II adapters.
Family Firmware Version
The global firmware version that represents all firmware on the device.
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