Lenovo ThinkStation E31 Configuration Manuallines page 4

4.) Slot Configuration:
Slot # Electrical
1 X16 PCI-E Gen 3
(75Watts)
2 x1 PCI-E Gen 2
3 PCI 32bit /33MHz
4 PCI 32bit /33MHz
Embedded Intel
GbE NIC
82579LM
*1
Firewire 1394a camera / deck should not be connected to optional Lenovo PCI-Express 1394 HBA. For
Symphony, Media Composer and NewsCutter, a 1394 camera or deck must connect via the StarTech
PCI1394MP PCI 1394a controller which resides in slot #3.
*2
All slots in Tower config are half length. All slots in SFF config are half length and half height

Mechanical
*2
X16
*2 Not defined for use. Cannot be used for SAS storage. Could be used for optional
x1
PCI 32/33
*2
PCI 32/33 Do Not Use. Will cause BUS contention with 1394 controller installed in slot #3.
*2
PCI-E x1
Gen 1
LENOVO E31 Memory DIMM Installation order
DIMMs are Labeled on the motherboard 1, 2, 3, 4 with DIMM 1 closest to the
CPU. Load DIMMs in the following order:
UDIMM DIMM 1
One UDIMM
Two UDIMMs
Three UDIMMs X, 3
Four UDIMMs X, 3
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E31 Workstation / Minitower Rev A Config Guide (Software only)
Utilization
Optional Graphics Card or Local Storage:
Nvidia Quadro 600
Atto H680 – Avid SAS VideoRAID SR (16-bay) support
Atto R680 – Avid SAS VideoRAID ST (5-bay) support
Atto R680 – SAS Xtore StudioRAID 5Ti (5-bay) support
LSI 9200-8e SAS Xtore 16Re (16-bay) support
LSI 9200-8e SAS Xtore 5Te (5-bay) support
secondary Lenovo 1394a PCI-Express HBA
StarTech PCI1394MP Firewire adapter.
1394a PCI HBA (Tower ONLY – no half height cards for SFF)
(Mandatory primary 1394a connectivity for 1394 camera / deck)
Use for connectivity to Avid ISIS 5000 / 7000
DIMM 2 DIMM 3
X, 1
X, 1
X, 1
X, 1 X, 4
– Avid Technology – July 11th 2012
Dave Pimm
*1
DIMM 4
X, 2
X, 2
X, 2