HP RP5 5810 manual Installing a Half-Height Expansion Card, 2System Board Expansion Slot Locations

Installing a Half-Height Expansion Card

The computer system board has a PCI Express x16 expansion slot, a PCI Express x16 expansion slot that is downshifted to a x4 slot, a DisplayPort expansion slot, and a riser card expansion slot. The riser card expansion slot is populated with a riser card specifically designed for this product.

NOTE: The PCI Express slots support only low profile cards.

You can install a PCI Express x1, x4, x8, or x16 expansion card in the PCI Express x16 slots.

Figure 2-12System Board Expansion Slot Locations

Table 2-2System Board Expansion Slot Locations

No. Expansion Slot

1Riser Card (populated)

2DisplayPort 2

3PCI Express x16

4PCI Express x16 downshifted to a x4

CAUTION: The Riser Card expansion slot is specifically designed for either of the two riser cards designed for this product. DO NOT attempt to plug any other type of card into this slot.

NOTE: The DisplayPort expansion slot is specifically designed for an HP DisplayPort expansion card.

NOTE: You cannot install an expansion card into both the DisplayPort slot (2) and the PCI Express x16 slot (3) at the same time.

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