Dell PowerEdge R510 Hardware Owner's Manual page 123

• All the slots are x8 connectors.
CAUTION:
To ensure proper cooling, only one of the two expansion cards
can have a power consumption of greater than 15 W (up to 25 W maximum),
not including the integrated storage controller.
• Table 3-4 provides a guide for installing expansion cards to ensure proper
cooling and mechanical fit. The expansion cards with the highest priority
should be installed first using the slot priority indicated. All other
expansion cards should be installed in card priority and slot priority order.
Table 3-3. Expansion-Card Installation Priority for Riser 1
Card
Priority Card Type
1 PERC S300/S100
2 PERC H800
3 PERC 6/E controller
4 SAS 5/E
5 SCSI controllers
6 HPCC
7 Fibre Channel
8 10 Gb NIC
9 All other NICs
10 All other Dell internal
storage cards
11 Non-Dell storage cards
*
When available
Slot
Priority
1, 2
3, 2
3, 2
3, 2
3, 2
2, 1
2, 1
2, 1
1, 2
4
1, 2
Installing System Components
Max 25-W
Allowed Card
2 Y
2 Y
2 Y
2 Y
2 Y
2 Y
2 Y
2 Y
2 N
1 Y
2 N*
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