Installing an NVMe drive.........................................................................................................................................................................78
Installing an M.2 drive.............................................................................................................................................................................. 80
Fan options.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................81
Installing high-performance fans.......................................................................................................................................................82
Memory options.............................................................................................................................................................................................................84
DIMM-processor compatibility............................................................................................................................................................ 84
HPE SmartMemory speed information...........................................................................................................................................84
Installing a DIMM.........................................................................................................................................................................................84
HPE 16GB NVDIMM option.................................................................................................................................................................. 85
HPE Persistent Memory option.......................................................................................................................................................... 89
Controller options.........................................................................................................................................................................................................93
Installing a storage controller.............................................................................................................................................................. 93
Installing a Universal Media Bay.......................................................................................................................................................................... 96
Drive cage options....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 98
Riser and riser cage options................................................................................................................................................................................ 119
Installing tertiary risers.........................................................................................................................................................................121
Installing a secondary riser cage.....................................................................................................................................................122
Installing a tertiary riser cage........................................................................................................................................................... 123
Expansion slots........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 128
Supported PCIe form factors.............................................................................................................................................................128
Installing expansion boards............................................................................................................................................................... 129
Installing a 12G SAS Expander Card............................................................................................................................................ 131
Installing an accelerator or GPU......................................................................................................................................................133
Installing a rear serial port interface...............................................................................................................................................................138
Installing the Systems Insight Display...........................................................................................................................................................141
Installing a FlexibleLOM adapter......................................................................................................................................................................143
Installing a processor...............................................................................................................................................................................................148
Overview........................................................................................................................................................................................................150
Cabling............................................................................................................................ 156
Cabling diagrams....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 156
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