Lenovo RD430 manual PCI Express card area for cards on the riser card assembly

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PCI Express card area for cards on the riser card assembly 1

There are two PCI Express card slots on the riser card assembly 1.

Figure 18. Riser card assembly 1

Note: For a RAID card, it must be installed into the upper slot (callout 2 ) on the riser card assembly 1. For

an expander card, it must be installed into the lower slot (callout							) on the riser card assembly 1.
						1
PCI Express		Physical link		Negotiable link width				Supported card length and height
card slot			width
		x8		x4, x2, x1	Half-length, full-height card (recommended for
	1
					installing an expander card)
		x16		x16, x8, x4, x2, x1	Half-length, full-height card (recommended for
	2
					installing a supported RAID card)

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