Installing A Half-Height Expansion Card - HP RP5 Retail System Hardware Reference Manual

Installing a Half-Height Expansion Card

The computer system board has a PCI Express x16 expansion slot, a PCI Express x16 expansion
slot that is downshifted to a x4 slot, a DisplayPort expansion slot, and a riser card expansion slot. The
riser card expansion slot is populated with a riser card specifically designed for this product.
NOTE: The PCI Express slots support only low profile cards.
You can install a PCI Express x1, x4, x8, or x16 expansion card in the PCI Express x16 slots.
Figure 2-12
Table 2-2 System Board Expansion Slot Locations
No. Expansion Slot
1 Riser Card (populated)
2 DisplayPort 2
3 PCI Express x16
4 PCI Express x16 downshifted to a x4
CAUTION: The Riser Card expansion slot is specifically designed for either of the two riser cards
designed for this product. DO NOT attempt to plug any other type of card into this slot.
NOTE: The DisplayPort expansion slot is specifically designed for an HP DisplayPort expansion
card.
NOTE: You cannot install an expansion card into both the DisplayPort slot (2) and the PCI Express
x16 slot (3) at the same time.
System Board Expansion Slot Locations
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