Expansion Cards; Expansion Card Installation Guidelines - Dell PowerEdge T130 Owner's Manual

Expansion cards

NOTE: An SEL event is logged if an expansion card is unsupported or missing. It does not prevent
your system from turning on and no BIOS POST message or F1/F2 pause is displayed.

Expansion card installation guidelines

Your system supports Generation 3 cards. The following table lists the supported expansion cards:
Table 8. PCI Express Generation 3 expansion cards supported
PCIe Slot Processor Connection Height
1 Processor
2 Processor
3 Platform Controller
Hub
4 Platform Controller
Hub
NOTE: All slots support Generation 3 PCIe expansion cards.
NOTE: The expansion cards are not hot swappable.
The following table provides a guide for installing expansion cards to ensure proper cooling and
mechanical fit. Install the expansion card by following the card priority and slot priority order as shown in
the table.
Table 9. Expansion card installation order
Card Priority Card Type
1 PowerEdge RAID Controller
(PERC) H730
PERC H330
PERC H830
2 1 Gb NICs Quad Port (Intel)
1 G NICs Quad Port
(Broadcom)
1 Gb NICs Dual Port (Intel)
1 G NICs Dual Port
(Broadcom)
3 12 Gb SAS HBA
70
Length
Full Height Half Length
Full Height Half Length
Full Height Half Length
Full Height Half Length
Form factor
Full Height
Full Height
Full Height
Full Height
Full Height
Full Height
Full Height
Full Height
Link Width
x4
x8
x1
x4
Slot Priority Maximum Allowed
4, 2, 1 1
4, 2, 1 1
2, 1, 4 2
1, 2, 4 3
1, 2, 4 3
1, 2, 4 3
3, 1, 4, 2 3
2, 1, 4 3
Slot Width
x8
x16
x1
x8