Expansion card installation guidelines

The following table describes the supported expansion cards:

Table 3. Supported PCI express generation 3 expansion cards

PCIe Slot

Processor Connection

Height

Length

Link Width

Slot Width

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Processor 1

Standard Height

Full Length

x16

x16

2

Platform Controller

Standard Height

Full Length*

x4

x8

 

Hub

 

 

 

 

3

Processor 1

Standard Height

Full Length

x16

x16

4

Processor 2

Standard Height

Half Length

x8

x8

5

Processor 2

Standard Height

Full Length*

x4

x8

6

Processor 2

Standard Height

Full Length

x16

x16

7

Processor 2

Standard Height

Full Length

x16

x16

8

Processor 1

Standard Height

Half Length

x8

x8

*PCIe Generation 2 expansion card.

NOTE: To use PCIe slots 4, 5, 6, and 7, both the processors must be installed.

NOTE: The expansion-card slots are not hot-swappable.

The following table describes the installation order 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 order

CPU

Card Priority

Card Type

Slot Priority

Maximum

 

 

 

 

Allowed

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Dell PowerEdge Express

1, 3

1

 

 

Flash (PCIe SSD) Bridge

 

 

 

2

GPU (single width and

3, 1

2

 

 

double width)

 

 

 

3

RAID (H330 )

8, 1, 3

1

CPU1

 

RAID (H730)

8

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

RAID (H730P)

8, 1, 3

1

 

 

RAID (H830)

3,1

2

 

4

40 Gb NICs

3, 1

2

 

5

FC16 HBA

3, 1

2

 

6

10 Gb NICs

3, 1

2

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