Product Description Brand new and sealed Intel I226-V M.2 A+E 2.5GbE Ethernet NIC Card. NIC interface supports Multi-Gig speeds of up to 2.5Gbps (2500Mbps). The NIC card is small and can fit in many mini PCs/Micro PCs - M.2 2230. Personally tested in an HP Elite Mini 800 G9 - Windows 11, pfSense, and Proxmox Virtual Environments. Additional Information: The M.2 A+E key Intel I226 2.5GbE Network Card, featuring the advanced Intel I226-V high-performance network controller. This controller, equipped with a Base-T copper networking interface, offers a compact, single-port solution for integrated multi-gigabit connectivity, supporting speeds of up to 2.5Gbps. Compliant with IEEE802.3 Ethernet standards, it provides seamless compatibility for 2500BASE-T, 1000BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, and 10BASE-TE connections. Additionally, it boasts compatibility with Intel vPro technology on specific Intel platforms. Engineered for versatility, this network card is ideal for use in mobile devices, desktops, workstations, value-servers, and industrial designs where space is at a premium Product Features: * Compliant with PCI Express specification Revision 3.1(5GT/s) * Compliant with M.2 Key A+E NGFF card Electromechanical Specification * Compatible with M.2 Key A/E (2230) card Electromechanical Specification * MDI(Copper) standard IEEE802.3 Ethernet interface up to 2.5Gb/s * Complies with single port 1GbE RJ45 port (copper) * Complies with the MDI standard IEEE802.3 Ethernet interface for 2500BASE-T, 1000BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 10BASE-TE application (IEEE802.3bz, IEEE802.3ab, IEEE802.3u and IEEE802.3) * 3 Auto-negotiator * 3x and IEEE802.3z compliant flow control support with software-controllable RX thresholds and TX pause frames * Automatic cross-over detection function (MDI/MDI-X) * IEEE 1588 Protocol and 802.1AS implementation * Supporting Time Sensitive Networking (TSN) Capabilities * Support IEEE802.3az - Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE) * Full Wake-On-Lan support * TCP/UDP, IPv4 checksum offloads (Rx/Tx) * Transmit Segmentation offloading (TSO) (IPv4,IPv6) * Support for packets up to 9.5KB Jumbo Frames Pictures are of actual item listed. Small screw not included.