Expansion Cards; Expansion Card Guidelines; Removing An Expansion Card - Dell EMC PowerEdge T340 Installation And Service Manual

Expansion cards

NOTE: A System Event Log (SEL) event is logged 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
expansion cards section in the Dell EMC PowerEdge Servers Troubleshooting Guide at
poweredgemanuals.

Expansion card guidelines

The following table describes the installation order for installing expansion cards to ensure proper cooling and mechanical fit. The
expansion cards with the highest priority must be installed first by using the slot priority indicated.
NOTE: The expansion card slots are not hot-swappable.
Table 8. Expansion card slots supported on the system board
PCIe slot
Slot 1 (Gen3)
Slot 2 (Gen3)
Slot 3 (Gen3)
Slot 4 (Gen3)
Table 9. Expansion card installation order
Card Category
Priority
1 Internal Adapter
2 Internal Adapter
4 Internal Adapter
6 External Adapter
7 NIC
8 NIC
9 HBA
10 Internal storage
11 Internal storage
12 NIC
13 NIC
14 NIC
15 NIC

Removing an expansion card

Prerequisites
1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in
2. Follow the procedure listed in
3. Remove the air shroud.
78 Installing and removing system components
Processor Connection
Processor
Processor
Platform Controller Hub
Platform Controller Hub
Card Type
PowerEdge RAID Controller (PERC)
H730P+
PowerEdge RAID Controller (PERC)
H330+
HBA330
12 GB SAS HBA
10 G NICs Dual Port (Intel)
10 GBT NICs (Intel)
FC8 HBAs
BOSS
BOSS2
1 Gb NICs Quad Port (Broadcom)
1 Gb NICs Quad Port (Intel)
1 Gb NICs Dual Port (Broadcom)
1 Gb NICs Quad Port (Intel)
Safety instructions.
Before working inside your
PCIe slot height
Full Height
Full Height
Full Height
Full Height
system.
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PCIe slot length
Half Length
Half Length
Half Length
Half Length
Form Factor Slot Priority Maximum
Full Height 1,2
Full Height 1,2
Full Height 1,2
Full Height 1,2
Full Height 1,2
Full Height 1,2
Full Height 1,2
Full Height 1,2,4
Full height 1,2,4
Full Height 1,2,4
Full Height 1,2,4
Full Height 1,2,3,4
Full Height 1,2,4
Troubleshooting
Slot width
x8 link in x8 slot
x8 link in x16 slot
x1
x4 link in x8 slot
Allowed
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
3
4
3