Expansion card installation guidelines
Your system supports PCIe Express Generation 3 cards. The PowerEdge R340 expansion card riser includes a low profile (LP)
slot and full height (FH) slot. The following table provides riser configurations for the PowerEdge R340 system:
NOTE:
The expansion card riser is not hot-swappable.
Figure 36. Expansion card riser
Table 7. Expansion card slots available on the expansion card riser
PCIe slot on the expansion
card riser
Height
Length
Link width
Slot width
LP SLOT 1
Half Height
Half Length
x4
x8
FH SLOT 2
Full Height
Half Length
x8
x16
Table 8. Expansion card slots (PERC slot) available on the system board
PERC slot on the system
board
Height
Length
Link width
Slot width
PCIE_G3_X8
Half Height
Half Length
x8
x8
The following table provides 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 9. Expansion card installation order
Card
descriptio
n
Card type
Maximum
allowed
Slot
Priority
Slot width
Link width Card width
Card
length
Card height
H730P+
PERC
PERC 9:
Internal
Adapter
1
Integrated
Slot
x8
x8
SW
HL
LP
H330+
PERC
1
Integrated
Slot
x8
x8
SW
HL
LP
HBA330
HBA:
Internal
Adapter
HBA:
Internal
Adapter
1
Integrated
Slot
x8
x8
SW
HL
LP
12GB-SAS-
HBA HBA:
Internal
Adapter
1
2
x16
x8
SW
HL
FH
40
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