114 Installing System Components
Expansion Cards
The system board can support up to seven PCIe Generation 2 cards. To
identify the expansion slots, see Figure 6-1
.
Expansion Card Installation Guidelines
Observe the following notes and guidelines regarding the expansion-card
slots:
• The expansion-card slots are not hot-swappable.
• PCI Express Generation 2 and Generation 1 expansion cards are supported
in all slots.
• Slot 2 supports full-length expansion cards; slots 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6 support
half-length expansion cards.
• The system supports up to two SAS or PERC expansion cards (in addition
to the integrated storage controller) to manage internal tape drives or
external storage.
CAUTION: To ensure proper cooling, no more than four of the six expansion cards
can have a power consumption of greater than 15 W (up to 25 W maximum each),
not including the integrated storage controller.
* Slot 1 should be preferably used for 1 Gb NICs only.
1. Maximum of 4 of any card whose maximum power exceeds 15W.
2. Refer to the expansion card documentation to ensure that the maximum power does not exceed
15W.
Table 3-3. Expansion-Card Installation Order
Card Priority
Card Type Slot Priority
Max
Allowed
25-W
Card?
1 PERC 5/E controller 6,4,2,5,3 2 Y
2 PERC 6/E controller 6,4,2,5,3 2 Y
3 10 Gb NIC 6,4,2,5,3 2 Y
4 All other Dell storage
cards
6,4,2,5,3 2 Y
5 Non-Dell storage cards 6,4,2,5,3 5
1
N
2
6 All other NICs* 6,4,2,5,3,1 5
1
N
2
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