Product: EB7, EB7X8-G2 and EB16
Question:
What are the differences between EB7, EB7X8-G2 and EB16?
Answer:
The original EB7, which is x4 Gen1. The EB7 has a mezzanine card, so connect the iPass cable to a connector near the bottom middle of the unit.
The EB7-X8G2, which is x8 Gen2. The EB7-X8G2 has a separate uplink card that needs to be plugged into the expansion system for connectivity to the host computer.
The difference between the EB7, EB7-X8G2 and the EB16 is the switch.
The 7slot (EB7-X8G2) has an IDT switch and the 16 slot is PLX switch
Each of these three units has a different speed switch, i.e. x4 Gen1, x8 Gen2 and x16 Gen2.