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                           AMENDMENT TO LOAN AGREEMENT


BORROWERS:     EMULEX CORPORATION
               3535 HARBOR BOULEVARD
               COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA  92626

               INTERCONNECTIONS, INC.
               14711 NE 29TH PLACE
               BELLEVUE, WASHINGTON  98007

               EMULEX EUROPE LIMITED
               MULBERRY BUSINESS PARK, FISHPONDS ROAD
               WOKINGHAM, BERKSHIRE
               UNITED KINGDOM  RG11 2QY

DATED:         APRIL 18, 1996

     THIS AMENDMENT TO LOAN AGREEMENT is entered into between SILICON VALLEY
BANK ("Silicon") and the borrowers named above (jointly and severally referred
to as the "Borrower").

     The Parties hereby agree to amend the Loan and Security Agreement between
them, dated March 31, 1994, as amended by that Amendment to Loan Agreement dated
April 25, 1994, as amended by that Amendment to Loan Agreement dated July 1,
1994, as amended by that Amendment to Loan Agreement dated June 26, 1995, as
amended by that Amendment to Loan Agreement dated July 24, 1995, as amended by
that Amendment to Loan Agreement dated October 5, 1995, and as amended by that
Amendment to Loan Agreement dated January 18, 1996 (as so amended and as
otherwise amended or modified from time to time, the "Loan Agreement"), as
follows, effective as of March 25, 1996.

     1. REVISED SCHEDULE. The Schedule to Loan Agreement is hereby deleted and
replaced with the Schedule to Loan Agreement as attached hereto.

     2. REVISED SECTION 2.2A. Section 2.2A of the Loan Agreement is hereby
amended in its entirety to read as follows:

     "2.2A GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN COLLATERAL. The Borrower grants Silicon
     a continuing security interest in all of the Borrower's interest in the
     types of property described below, whether now owned or hereafter acquired,
     and wherever located (collectively, the "Collateral") as security for all
     Obligations: (a) All accounts, contract rights, chattel paper, letters of
     credit, documents, securities, money, and instruments, and all other
     obligations now or in the future owing to the Borrower; (b) 

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     All inventory, goods, merchandise, materials, raw materials, work in
     process, finished goods, farm products, advertising, packaging and shipping
     materials, supplies, and all other tangible personal property which is held
     for sale or lease or furnished under contracts of service or consumed in
     the Borrower's business, and all warehouse receipts and other documents;
     and (c) All equipment, including without limitation all machinery,
     fixtures, trade fixtures, vehicles, furnishings, furniture, materials,
     tools, machine tools, office equipment, computers and peripheral 
     devices, appliances, apparatus, parts, dies, and jigs; (d) All general
     intangibles including, but not limited to, deposit accounts, goodwill,
     names, trade names, trademarks and the goodwill of the business symbolized
     thereby, trade secrets, drawings, blueprints, customer lists, patents,
     patent applications, copyrights, security deposits, loan commitment fees,
     federal, state and local tax refunds and claims, all rights in all
     litigation presently or hereafter pending for any cause or claim (whether
     in contract, tort or otherwise), and all judgments now or hereafter arising
     therefrom, all claims of Borrower against Silicon, all rights to purchase
     or sell real or personal property, all rights as a licensor or licensee of
     any kind, all royalties, licenses, processes, telephone numbers,
     proprietary information, purchase orders, and all insurance policies and
     claims (including without limitation credit, liability, property and other
     insurance), and all other rights, privileges and franchises of every kind;
     (e) All books and records, whether stored on computers or otherwise
     maintained; and (f) All substitutions, additions and accessions to any of
     the foregoing, and all products, proceeds and insurance proceeds of the
     foregoing, and all guaranties of and security for the foregoing; and all
     books and records relating to any of the foregoing. Silicon's security
     interest in any present or future technology (including patents, trade
     secrets, and other technology) shall be subject to any licenses or rights
     now or in the future granted by the Borrower to any third parties in the
     ordinary course of Borrower's business; provided that if the Borrower
     proposes to sell, license or grant any other rights with respect to any
     technology in a transaction that, in substance, conveys a major part of the
     economic value of that technology, Silicon shall first be requested to
     release its security interest in the same, and Silicon may withhold such
     release in its reasonable discretion."

     3. ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION AND ACTIONS REGARDING GRANT OF SECURITY
INTEREST. In connection with the grant of the security interest as set forth in
Section 2.2A of the Loan Agreement as modified by this Amendment, Borrower
agrees to execute such additional documentation and take such additional actions
as Silicon determines in its discretion are necessary or desirable in connection
therewith. Further, Borrower agrees to cause all guarantors of the Obligations
to take such actions and execute such documentation as Silicon determines in its
discretion are necessary or desirable relating to the guaranties of such
guarantors and any grant of a security interest by such guarantor parties in
favor of Silicon, including, without limitation, with respect to Emulex Caribe,
Inc., the execution and delivery of the Puerto Rico Documentation.

     4. REVISED SECTION 4.5. Section 4.5 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended
in its entirety to read as follows:

     "4.5 ACCESS TO COLLATERAL, BOOKS AND RECORDS. At all reasonable times, and
     upon one business day notice, Silicon, or its agents, shall have the right
     to inspect the Collateral, and the right to audit and copy the Borrower's
     accounting books and records and Borrower's books and records relating to
     the Collateral. Silicon shall take reasonable steps to keep confidential
     all information obtained in any such inspection or audit, but Silicon shall
     have the right to disclose any such information to its auditors, regulatory
     agencies, and attorneys, and pursuant to any subpoena or other legal
     process. The foregoing audits shall be at Silicon's expense, except that
     the 

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     Borrower shall reimburse Silicon for its reasonable out of pocket costs for
     semi-annual accounts receivable audits by third parties retained by
     Silicon, and Silicon may debit Borrower's deposit accounts with Silicon for
     the cost of such semi-annual accounts receivable audits (in which event
     Silicon shall send notification thereof to the Borrower)*. Notwithstanding
     the foregoing, after the occurrence of an Event of Default all audits shall
     be at the Borrower's expense.

     * PROVIDED THAT IT IS AGREED THAT THE PER AUDIT CHARGE OF ANY SUCH AUDIT TO
     BE CHARGED TO THE BORROWER SHALL NOT EXCEED $2,000, PROVIDED, FURTHER, THAT
     SILICON AGREES TO SEND SUCH NOTIFICATION TO THE BORROWER SUBSTANTIALLY
     CONCURRENTLY WITH ANY SUCH DEBIT OF BORROWER'S DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS"

     5. REPRESENTATION REGARDING DISSOLVED CORPORATIONS. Borrower hereby
represents and warrants to Silicon that each of Emulex S.A.R.L., Emulex Italia
S.r.l., Emulex GmbH, Emulex Canada Inc., and Emulex Australia PTY. Limited,
affiliates of Borrower, have been dissolved in accordance with applicable law.

     6. FEE. Borrower shall pay to Silicon a fee in the amount of $2,500 in
connection with this Amendment, which shall be in addition to all interest and
all other amounts payable hereunder and which shall not be refundable.

     7. GENERAL PROVISIONS. This Amendment, the Loan Agreement, any prior
written amendments to the Loan Agreement signed by Silicon and the Borrower, and
the other written documents and agreements between Silicon and the Borrower set
forth in full all of the representations and agreements of the parties with
respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior discussions,
representations, agreements and understandings between the parties with respect
to the subject hereof. Except as herein expressly amended, all of the terms and
provisions of the Loan Agreement, and all other documents and agreements between
Silicon and the Borrower shall continue in full force and effect and the same
are hereby ratified and confirmed.

BORROWER:                                   SILICON:

EMULEX CORPORATION                          SILICON VALLEY BANK


BY  /s/ Paul F. Folino                      BY  /s/ Michael P. Quain
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    PRESIDENT OR VICE PRESIDENT             TITLE  VP


BY  /s/  Walter J. McBride
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   SECRETARY OR ASS'T SECRETARY


BORROWER:                                   BORROWER:

INTERCONNECTIONS, INC.                      EMULEX EUROPE LIMITED


BY  /s/ Paul F. Folino                      BY  /s/ Paul F. Folino
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    PRESIDENT OR VICE PRESIDENT                PRESIDENT OR VICE PRESIDENT


BY /s/ Walter J. McBride                     BY  /s/ Walter J. McBride
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   SECRETARY OR ASS'T SECRETARY                 SECRETARY OR ASS'T SECRETARY

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                               GUARANTORS' CONSENT

The undersigned, guarantors, acknowledge that their consent to the foregoing
Amendment is not required, but the undersigned nevertheless do hereby consent to
the foregoing Amendment and to the documents and agreements referred to therein
and to all future modifications and amendments thereto, and to any and all other
present and future documents and agreements between or among the foregoing
parties. Nothing herein shall in any way limit any of the terms or provisions of
the Continuing Guaranty executed by the undersigned in favor of Silicon, which
is hereby ratified and affirmed and shall continue in full force and effect.

   Guarantor Signature:  Emulex Corporation, a Delaware corporation

                         By     /s/ Paul F. Folino
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                         Title  PRESIDENT

   Guarantor Signature:  Emulex Caribe, Inc.

                         By     /s/ Paul F. Folino
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                         Title  PRESIDENT

   Guarantor Signature:  Computer Array Development, Inc.
 
                         By     /s/ Paul F. Folino
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                         Title  PRESIDENT

   Guarantor Signature:  Highspeed Communications, Inc.

                         By     /s/ Paul F. Folino
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                         Title  PRESIDENT

   Guarantor Signature:  Digital House, Ltd.
 
                         By     /s/ Paul F. Folino
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                         Title  PRESIDENT

   Guarantor Signature:  Emulex Foreign Sales Corporation

                         By     /s/ Paul F. Folino
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                         Title  PRESIDENT

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