IBM 73Y9665 server / storage / networking hardware Server Hardware / Parts

The IBM 73Y9665 is a 1Gb copper (Base-TX) Ethernet adapter, feature code 57E9, carrying the internal reference ‘Stomper2’. It is a PCIe network adapter for Power Systems servers, providing Gigabit Ethernet connectivity over standard RJ-45 copper cabling, and forms part of a small family of Stomper2-generation Ethernet adapters that also includes the fibre (SX) variant handled elsewhere in this batch under feature code 57E7. Adapters of this type are used across Power6 and Power7-era systems running AIX, IBM i, Linux and VIOS to add or replace network connectivity beyond a server’s onboard ports. Genuine replacements are routinely required when adding network capacity, replacing a failed adapter, or restoring a system to its original network configuration. Specifiers should confirm host-system PCIe slot form factor and required port count before ordering. Tech-Star (UK-based, shipped worldwide) supplies the 73Y9665 for engineers maintaining Power Systems copper network connectivity.