Add Pci Expansion Cards - Silicon Graphics Altix XE250 User Manual

3: Advanced Node Board Setup

Add PCI Expansion Cards

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The SGI Altix XE250 can accommodate three PCI Express (PCIe) x8 cards, one PCIe x4 card (in
an x8 slot), two PCI-X 133/100 MHz cards and one UIO card.
All cards must be low-profile.
Note: Use only SGI approved PCI cards in the SGI Altix XE250 server.
Model LSX-BASE-250 includes an AOC-USASLP-L8i UIO adapter card to support internal SAS
and SATA drives and RAID 0, 1, and 10. The following PCI slot are available for this
configuration:
• 2 low-profile PCIe Gen2 x8 slots
• 1 low-profile PCIe Gen1 x8 slot
• 1low-profile PCIe Gen1 x4 slot with a x8 connector
• 1 low-profile PCI-X 133 MHz slot
Model LSX-BASE-250-RAID5 includes a MegaRAID 3708ELP card in the 1 PCIe x4 slot.The
following PCI slot are available for this configuration:
• 2 low-profile PCIe 2.0 (gen2) x8 slots
• 1 low-profile PCIe (gen1) x8 slot
• 2 low-profile PCI-X 133 MHz slots
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