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Expansion cards
Expansion card types and form factor
The following table describes the types of expansion cards supported on the PowerEdge FX2s enclosure.
Table 13. Expansion card types and form factor
Card Type Form Factor
10 Gb NICs Low profile
1 Gb NICs Low profile
PERC H830 Low profile
12 Gbps SAS HBA Low profile
FC8 and FC16 HBA Low profile
Related information
PCIe expansion slot mapping on page 27
Expansion card operational power status
The following table provides information on the operational power status of expansion cards when they are installed in a PCIe
slot mapped to a compute sled.
Table 14. Expansion card operational power status
Chassis status Compute sled status Expansion card status
Off Off Off
Standby Off Off
On Off Off
On On On
The following table provides information on the operational power status of an expansion card when it is replaced in the PCIe
slot.
Table 15. Expansion card operational power status
Chassis status Compute sled status Expansion card status
On Off Off
On On Off
NOTE: To verify if a PCIe slot is powered on, see PCIe module indicators on page 47.
PCIe module indicators
The PCIe expansion card slots are warm-swappable. An expansion card is powered down when the compute sled associated to it
is turned off.
The PCIe module indicators provide the following information about the PCIe slots inside the modules:
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