Expansion card installation guidelines
Figure 67. Expansion card slot connectors
1. Slot 1
2. Slot 2
3. Slot 5
4. Slot 6
The following table describes the expansion card configurations:
Table 24. Supported configurations
Configurations Expansion card
risers
Config 0
N/A
Config 0-1
N/A
NOTE:
The expansion-card slots are not hot-swappable.
The following table provides guidelines 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 the other expansion cards should be
installed in the card priority and slot priority order.
PCIe Slots
Controlling
processor
1
Processor 1
2
PCH
5
Processor 2
6
Processor 2
1
Processor 1
2
PCH
Height
Length
Low profile
Half length
Low profile
Half length
Low profile
Half length
Low profile
Half length
Low profile
Half length
Low profile
Half length
Installing and removing system components
Slot width
x16
x4
x16
x16
x16
x4
75