Chapter 2 Preparations
1.12.2 Supported boards and available slots
The following tables list supported boards and slots available for them. For details of the features of each
board, refer to the manual supplied with it.
PCI slot performance *1
Transfer bandwidth *1
Product
Model name
name
PCI board type *2
Available card size
N8103-149
RAID Controller
(512MB, RAID 0/1)
[PCI Express 2.0(x8)]
N8103-150
RAID Controller
(512MB, RAID 0/1/5/6)
[PCI Express 2.0(x8)]
N8103-151
RAID Controller
(1GB, RAID 0/1/5/6)
[PCI Express 2.0(x8)]
N8103-160
RAID Controller
(1GB, RAID 0/1/5/6)
[PCI EXPRESS 2.0(x8)]
N8103-104A
SAS Controller
[PCI Express(x8)]
N8103-142
SAS Controller
[PCI Express 2.0(x8)]
N8117-01A
Additional RS-232C connector
kit *3
N8190-153
Fibre Channel controller
(8 Gbps/Optical)
[PCI Express 2.0(x8)]
Tips
Different boards mounted on the same bus operate at the lower frequency.
PCIe 3.0
Slot number
COM
#1
−
−
(per lane)
−
Slot size
−
x8 socket
−
−
−
−
−
−
−
−
−
Express5800/T120d User's Guide
PCIe 3.0
PCIe 3.0
PCIe 2.0
#2
#3
#4
x8 lane
x16 lane
x4 lane
8 Gb/s
5 Gb/s
Full height
x16
x8
socket
socket
Up to 300 mm
−
−
−
1. Installing Internal Optional Devices
PCIe 2.0
#5
x1 lane
Remarks
x4
socket
−
Dedicated to connect with
internal hard disk drive.
N8103-149/150/151 cannot
−
be installed together with
each other.
Up to three (or four with
−
external RAID card) can be
installed.
Additional battery
N8103-154 can be
mounted.
Up to four additional
batteries can be mounted.
−
Dedicated to connect with
external devices.
Up to two (or four with
internal RAID card) can be
installed.
Additional battery
N8103-162 can be
mounted.
Up to four additional
batteries can be mounted.
−
Dedicated to connect with
internal/external devices.
Cannot connect with internal
HDD or SSD.
−
Dedicated to connect with
internal/external devices.
Cannot connect with internal
HDD or SSD.
−
For additional serial
(RS-232C) port B
Up to 1
−
For connecting an
external Fibre Channel
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