HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen11 User Manual page 126

*When a 3 x16 riser kit is installed, all slots support PCIe5 x16 Full Length and Full Height.
Secondary riser connector Secondary riser connector
PCIe slot and card length PCIe slot and card length
Slot 1 - Full-length/Full-height (FL/FH) PCIe5 x8 (8, 4, 2, 1)
Slot 2 - Full-length/Full-height (FL/FH) PCIe5 x16 (16, 8, 4, 2, 1)
Slot 3 - Half-length/Full-height (HL/FH) PCIe5 x8 (8, 4, 2, 1)
*When a 3 x16 riser kit is installed, all slots support PCIe5 x16 Full Length and Full Height.
Tertiary riser connector Tertiary riser connector
PCIe slot and card length PCIe slot and card length
Slot 7 - Full-length/Full-height (FL/FH)
Slot 8 - Full-length/Full-height (FL/FH)
Installing expansion boards Installing expansion boards
Prerequisites Prerequisites
Before you perform this procedure, make sure that you have the following items available:
The components included with the hardware option kit
About this task About this task
WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury, electric shock, or damage to the equipment, remove the power cord to WARNING:
remove power from the server. The front panel Power On/Standby button does not shut off system power. Portions of the
power supply and some internal circuitry remain active until AC power is removed.
CAUTION: CAUTION: To prevent improper cooling or 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:
Procedure 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.
3-slot riser* 3-slot riser*
2-slot riser (Optional) 2-slot riser (Optional)
PCIe5 x16 (16, 8, 4, 2, 1)
PCIe5 x8 (8, 4, 2, 1) or PCIe4 x16 (16, 8, 4, 2, 1)
3-slot riser (Optional) 3-slot riser (Optional)
PCIe5 x16 (16, 8, 4, 2, 1)
PCIe5 x16 (16, 8, 4, 2, 1)
PCIe5 x16 (16, 8, 4, 2, 1)
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