Installing The Ndc Riser; Network Daughter Card - Dell PowerEdge R930 Owner's Manual

Next steps
Install the NDC riser.
Related Tasks
Removing the left expansion card riser

Installing the NDC riser

Installing the NDC riser
Prerequisites
CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You should only
perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as
directed by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is
not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions
that came with the product.
Ensure that you follow the
Steps
1. Hold the Network Daughter Card (NDC) riser by its edges and align the connector on the NDC riser
with the connector on the system.
NOTE: The NDC slot on the system board is keyed differently.
2. Insert the NDC riser until the card is fully seated.
3. Close the PCI retention rocker to lock the NDC riser.
Next steps
1. If removed, install the left expansion card riser.
2. Reconnect the cables to the NDC riser.
3. Follow the procedure listed in
Related Tasks
Installing the left expansion card riser

Network daughter card

The Network Daughter Card (NDC) contains the complete Network Interface Card (NIC) subsystem, it
replaces the traditional LAN-on-Motherboard (LOM) design with the flexible new features, network types,
speed and easy to upgrade from 1G to 10G LAN speeds.
NDC riser is installed on a dedicated PCIe slot 2 on the system board. It provides the following interfaces
from the system board:
• PCIe x8 Gen3 link
• PCIe x2 Gen2 link
• Network Controller Sideband Interface (NC-SI)
• I-two-C (I2C)
• Power on and grounding
Safety instructions.
After working inside your system.
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