Owners Manual

Expansion card installation guidelines
Your system supports Generation 3 cards. The following table provides riser configurations.
Table 23. Expansion card slots available on the expansion card riser
PCIe slot on the expansion
card riser
Height Length Link width Slot width
1 Half height Half length x4 x8
2 Full height Half length x8 x16
NOTE: The expansion cards are not hot swappable.
The following table is a guide for installing expansion cards to ensure proper cooling and mechanical fit. The expansion cards with the
highest priority must be installed first using the slot priority indicated. All other expansion cards must be installed in card priority and slot
priority order.
Table 24. Expansion card installation order
Card priority Card type Slot priority Maximum allowed
1 PowerEdge RAID
Controller (PERC) H730
(full height)
2 1
2 PERC H730P (low profile) 1 1
3 PERC H330 (full height) 2 1
4 PERC H330 (low profile) 1 1
5 PERC H830 (full height) 2 1
6 PERC H830 (low profile) 1 1
7 1 Gb NIC (full height) 2 1
8 1 Gb NIC (low profile) 1 1
9 1 Gb NIC (Broadcom quad
port)
2 1
10 1 Gb NIC (Broadcom low
profile)
1 1
11 1 Gb NIC (Intel dual port) 2 1
12 1 Gb NIC (Intel dual port,
low profile)
1 1
13 1 Gb NIC (Broadcom dual
port)
2 1
14 1 Gb NIC (Broadcom dual
port, low profile)
1 1
15 12 Gb SAS (full height) 2 1
16 12 Gb SAS (low profile) 1 1
Removing the expansion card riser
Prerequisites
1. Disconnect the PERC card LED cable.
NOTE:
This step is applicable only to the cabled hard drive systems.
2. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions section.
3. Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system section.
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