Expansion Card Installation Guidelines - Dell PowerEdge T630 Owner's Manual

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
1 Processor 1
2 Platform Controller
Hub
3 Processor 1
4 Processor 2
5 Processor 2
6 Processor 2
7 Processor 2
8 Processor 1
*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
1
2
3
CPU1
4
5
6
86
Height
Standard Height
Standard Height
Standard Height
Standard Height
Standard Height
Standard Height
Standard Height
Standard Height
Card Type
Dell PowerEdge Express
Flash (PCIe SSD) Bridge
GPU (single width and
double width)
RAID (H330 )
RAID (H730)
RAID (H730P)
RAID (H830)
40 Gb NICs
FC16 HBA
10 Gb NICs
Length Link Width
Full Length x16
Full Length* x4
Full Length x16
Half Length x8
Full Length* x4
Full Length x16
Full Length x16
Half Length x8
Slot Priority
1, 3
3, 1
8, 1, 3
8
8, 1, 3
3,1
3, 1
3, 1
3, 1
Slot Width
x16
x8
x16
x8
x8
x16
x16
x8
Maximum
Allowed
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2