SUPER MICRO Computer SERIES3800, S120T user manual Adding PCI Cards, Installing an Add-on Card

Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup

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The X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i has one PCI-Express x16 slot, one PCI-Express x4 slot (in

ax16 slot), two 64-bit 133/100 MHz PCI-X slots and two PCI 33 MHz slots. The SC743TQ-865-SQ chassis can accommodate up to seven PCI expansion cards. PCI cards are installed directly to the serverboard.

Installing an Add-on Card

Before installing a PCI add-on card, make sure you install it into a slot that supports the speed of the card (see step 1, above).

1.Begin by removing the PCI slot shield for the slot you wish to populate.

2.Fully seat the card into the riser card slot, pushing down with your thumbs evenly on both sides of the card.

3.Finish by using a screw to secure the top of the card shield to the chassis. The PCI slot shields protect the serverboard and its components from EMI and aid in proper ventilation, so make sure there is always a shield covering each unused slot.

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