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Tertiary riser connector
PCIe slot and card length
Slot 7 - Full-length/Full-height
(FL/FH)
Slot 8 - Half-length/Full-height
(HL/FH)
Installing expansion boards
WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury, electric shock, or damage to the equipment, remove
the power cord to remove power from the server. The front panel Power On/Standby button does not
completely shut off system power. Portions of the power supply and some internal circuitry remain active
until AC power is removed.
CAUTION: To prevent improper cooling and thermal damage, do not operate the server unless all PCI
slots have either an expansion slot cover or an expansion board installed.
To install the component:
Prerequisites
Before you perform this procedure, make sure that you have the following items available:
The components included with the hardware option kit
Procedure
1.
Power down the server.
2.
Remove all power:
a. Disconnect each power cord from the power source.
b. Disconnect each power cord from the server.
3.
Do one of the following:
•
Extend the server from the rack.
•
Remove the server from the rack .
4.
Remove the access panel.
5.
Remove the riser cage.
2-slot riser (Optional)
PCIe3 x8 (8, 4, 2, 1)
PCIe3 x8 (8, 4, 2, 1)
1-slot riser (Optional)
PCIe3 x16 (16, 8, 4, 2, 1)
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