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2. Follow the procedure listed in the After you work inside your system.

Expansion cards and expansion card risers

NOTE: A system event entry is logged in the iDRAC Lifecycle Controller if an expansion card riser is not supported or

missing. It does not prevent your system from turning on.

Expansion card installation guidelines

The following table describes the supported expansion cards:

Table 51. Expansion card riser configurations

Expansion card

riser

PCIe slots on the

riser

Processor

connection

Height Length Slot width

No riser

Slot 1 Processor 1 - - x8

Riser 1A

Slot 2 Processor 1 Low Profile Half Length x16

Riser 2

Slot 3 Processor 1 Low Profile Half Length x16

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.

Table 52. Riser configuration (include slots 1, 2, and 3)

Card type Slot priority Maximum number of cards

HBA: Mini mono (HBA330) Integrated slot 1

Broadcom (10 G DP) 3, 2 2

Broadcom (25 G DP) 3, 2 2

Intel 10 G (BaseT DP) 3, 2 2

Intel 10 G (SFP+ DP) 3, 2 2

Intel 25 G (SFP DP) 3, 2 2

Mellanox 25 G (CX4LX DP/CX5 DP) 3, 2 2

Internal Storage (BOSS) 3, 2 1

LOM riser ( 2x1 G)/(2x10 G)/(2x25 G) 1 1

Remove the expansion card risers

Prerequisites

● Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions.

● Follow the procedure listed in the Before you work inside your system.

● Remove the air shroud.

● Disconnect any cables connected to the expansion card.

Steps

Hold the touch points, and lift the left expansion card riser from the riser connector on the system board.

Installing and removing system components