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Question posted by vijayagourisithambaram on April 9th, 2013

Z420 Workstation

I Need To Configure Z420 , Workstation, Which Support 6 Monitors , What Is My Basic Requiremnt Needed. Do I Need To Add Broadcom 5761 Gigabit Pcis (qe211av) Or Hp X520 10gbe Dual Port Adapter (c3n46av) Or Intel Ct X1 Pcie Nic (qe210av) Or Media Card. Is This Compulsory. Need Your Assistance .

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