Expansion Cards And Expansion Card Risers; Expansion Card Installation Guidelines - Dell EMC PowerEdge R7515 Installation And Service Manual

Figure 65. Installing the heat sink
5. Return to the first screw to tighten it.
Next steps
1. Install the air shroud.
2. Follow the procedure listed in

Expansion cards and expansion card risers

NOTE: A system event entry is logged in the iDRAC Lifecycle Controller if an expansion card riser is not supported or
missing. It does not prevent your system from turning on. However, if a F1/F2 pause occurs with an error message, see
Troubleshooting expansion cards section in the Dell EMC PowerEdge Servers Troubleshooting Guide at
poweredgemanuals.

Expansion card installation guidelines

The following table describes the supported expansion cards:
Table 43. Expansion card riser configurations
Expansion card riser
Riser-1B (2U riser)
Riser-1B (2U riser)
Riser-1A (low profile
riser right)
Riser-2 (low profile riser
left)
NOTE: The expansion-card slots are not hot-swappable.
86 Installing and removing system components
After working inside your system
PCIe slots on the riser
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 2
Slot 3
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Processor Height
connection
Processor 1 Full Height
Processor 1 Full Height
Processor 1 Low Profile
Processor 1 Low Profile
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Length Slot
width
Full Length x16
Full Length x16
Half Length x16
Half Length x16