The invention discloses an adapter card and a method of supporting a device having two interfaces. The adapter card has a first interface of a first type supporting a plurality of data ports, a secondinterface of a second type supporting at least a portion of the plurality data ports, and a third interface of the second type. The apparatus also including a switching module coupled to a control port of the first interface and configured for selectably coupling the plurality of data ports to at least one of the second interface and the third interface based on a signal at the control port.