Installing A Mezzanine Card - Dell 8 Owner's Manual

Half-Height Blades
Half-height blades support two mezzanine cards:
• Mezzanine card slot C supports Fabric C. This card must match the fabric
type of I/O modules installed in I/O module bays C1 and C2.
• Mezzanine card slot B supports Fabric B. This card must match the fabric
type of I/O modules installed in I/O module bays B1 and B2.
Types of Cards Supported
• The M710HD supports SFF and LFF mezzanine cards. x8 PCIe Gen 1
and x4 PCIe Gen 2 cards are supported.
• The M610 supports two SFF or one SFF card and one LFF mezzanine
card. x8 PCIe Gen 1 and x4 PCIe Gen 2 cards are supported.
• The M605 and M600 blades support two LFF x8 PCIe Gen 1 mezzanine
cards.

Installing a Mezzanine Card

1 Remove the blade. See "Removing a Blade" on page 145.
2 Open the blade. See "Opening the Blade" on page 149.
3 Open the mezzanine card latch by pressing the ridged area on the latch
with your thumb and lifting the end of the latch. See Figure 3-22 or
Figure 3-23.
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Installing Blade Components