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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. However, if a F1/F2 pause occurs with an error message,
see Troubleshooting expansion cards section in the Dell EMC PowerEdge Servers Troubleshooting Guide at www.dell.com/
poweredgemanuals.
Topics:
Expansion card installation guidelines
Expansion card installation guidelines
Figure 12. Expansion card slot connectors
1. Internal PERC connector
2. Butterfly riser connector
The following table describes the expansion card riser configurations:
Table 14. Expansion card riser configurations
Expansion card
risers
PCIe Slots Controlling
processor
Height Length Slot width
NA INT Processor 1 Half Height Half length x8
8
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