Installing the expansion card holder
Prerequisites
CAUTION:
Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You should only perform troubleshooting and simple
repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage
due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that are
shipped with your product.
1
Follow the safety guidelines listed in
2
Follow the procedure listed in
Step
Align the expansion card holder with the projections on the chassis and push it down until firmly seated.
Figure 57. Installing the expansion card holder
Next steps
1
Follow the procedure listed in
2
Install the air shroud.
Expansion cards
Expansion card installation guidelines
The following table describes the supported expansion cards:
Table 34. Supported PCI express generation 3 expansion cards
PCIe Slot
Processor Connection
1 (Gen3)
Platform Controller Hub
2 (Gen3)
Processor 1
3 (Gen3)
Processor 2
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instructions.
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system.
Height
Full Height
Full Height
Full Height
system.
Length
Half Length
Half Length
Full Length
Link Width
Slot Width
x4
x4
x4
x4
x16
x16