Expansion Card Installation Guidelines

Your system supports PCI Express Generation 2 and Generation 3 expansion cards.

NOTE: If you install a second processor, you must upgrade expansion card riser 1 to optimize PCIe slot 1 speed.

The following table provides the riser configurations for single- and dual-processor systems:

Table 3. Riser Configuration for Single- and Dual-Processor Systems

Number of Processors

 

Expansion Card Connector

 

 

Riser 1

Riser 2

 

 

 

 

One

PCIE_G2_X4

PCIE_G3_X16

iDRAC_Enterprise

 

 

Two

PCIE_G3_X16

PCIE_G3_X16

iDRAC_Enterprise

 

 

NOTE: The expansion-card risers listed in the above table cannot be interchanged between single- and dual- processor systems.

The following table provides a guide for installing expansion cards to ensure proper cooling and mechanical fit. The expansion cards with the highest priority must be installed first using the slot priority indicated. All other expansion cards must be installed in card priority and slot priority order.

Table 4. Expansion-Card Installation Priority

Card Priority

Card Type

Height

Slot Priority

Max Allowed Per Slot

 

 

 

 

 

1

RAID

Full Height

2

1

 

 

Low Profile

 

 

2

Converged Network

Full Height

2 or 1

1

 

Adapters (CNAs)

Low Profile

 

 

3

10 Gb NICs

Full Height

2 or 1

1

 

 

Low Profile

 

 

4

FC8 HBA

Full Height

2 or 1

1

 

 

Low Profile

 

 

5

FC4 HBA

Full Height

2 or 1

1

 

 

Low Profile

 

 

6

1 Gb NICs

Full Height

2 or 1

1

 

 

Low Profile

 

 

7

Non-RAID

Full Height

2 or 1

1

 

 

Low Profile

 

 

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