Installing Expansion Boards - Hitachi HA820 G3 Series User Manual

Secondary riser connector
PCIe slot and card length
Slot 1 - Full-length/Full-height
(FL/FH)
Slot 2 - Full-length/Full-height
(FL/FH)
Slot 3 - Half-length/Full-height
(HL/FH)
*When a 3 x16 riser kit is installed, all slots support PCIe5 x16 Full Length and Full Height.
Tertiary riser connector
PCIe slot and card length
Slot 7 - Full-length/Full-height (FL/FH)
Slot 8 - Full-length/Full-height (FL/FH)

Installing expansion boards

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
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
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 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
1. Power down the server.
Remove all power:
2.
a. Disconnect each power cord from the power source.
b. Disconnect each power cord from the server.
Do one of the following:
3.
•
Extend the server from the rack.
•
Remove the server from the rack.
Installing expansion boards
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3-slot riser*
PCIe5 x8 (8, 4, 2, 1)
PCIe5 x16 (16, 8, 4, 2, 1)
PCIe5 x8 (8, 4, 2, 1)
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)
PCIe5 x16 (16, 8, 4, 2, 1)
PCIe5 x16 (16, 8, 4, 2, 1)
PCIe5 x16 (16, 8, 4, 2, 1)