Installation and Service Manual

Figure 49. Butterfly riser
1. Slot 2
2. Slot 1
NOTE: The expansion-card slots are not hot-swappable.
For a proper mechanical fit and proper cooling of expansion cards, follow the guidelines in the following table. 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.
Table 21. Configuration 0: Butterfly riser
Card type Slot priority Maximum number of cards
Internal PERC adapter 2 1
Dell External Adapter 1, 2 2
Broadcom (NIC: 1Gb) 1, 2 2
Intel (NIC: 1Gb) 1, 2 2
Dell BOSS S1 Module 1, 2 2
NOTE: No expansion cards are supported in the "no riser" configuration.
Removing the expansion card risers
Prerequisites
1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions.
2. Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system.
3. Remove the air shroud.
Steps
1. Open the blue expansion card riser retention-latch located on the system.
2. Holding the blue touch points, lift the expansion card riser out of the system.
3. If you are not replacing the expansion card, install a filler bracket and close the card retention latch.
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Installing and removing system components