Lenovo ThinkServer RD430 User Manual page 40

3 PCI Express card area for cards on the riser card assembly 2
There are three PCI Express card slots on the riser card assembly 2 for installing Ethernet cards or other
supported PCI Express cards.
Figure 17. Riser card assembly 2
Note: The slot 1 and slot
models with one microprocessor, the slot
in the server, you need to remove the covers that protect the slot
supported cards into the slots.
Physical link
PCI Express
card slot
1
x16
2
x8
3
x8
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2 are supported only in server models with two microprocessors. For server
1
and slot
Negotiable link width
width
x8, x4, x2, x1
x8, x4, x2, x1
x4, x2, x1
2
are covered. If you install the second microprocessor
1 and slot
Supported card length and height
Half-length, full-height card
Half-length, full-height card
Low-profile card
2 before installing any