Figure 26. Replacing the Internal USB Key
1
USB memory key connector
2
USB memory key
Expansion cards and expansion card risers
NOTE:
A missing or an unsupported expansion card riser logs an event in the System Event Log (SEL). It does not prevent your
system from powering on. A no BIOS POST message or F1/F2 pause is displayed.
Expansion card installation guidelines
Your system supports PCI Express Generation 3 expansion cards.
NOTE:
A missing or an unsupported riser logs an SEL event. It does not prevent your system from powering on and no BIOS
POST message or F1/F2 pause is displayed.
Table 6. Systems supporting three pcie expansion cards
Riser
PCIe Slot
Processor Connection
Height
Length
Link Width
Slot Width
1
1
Processor 2
Low Profile
Half Length
x8
x16
1
2
Processor 2
Low Profile
Half Length
x16
x16
3
3
Processor 1
Low Profile
Half Length
x16
x16
NOTE:
Both the processors must be installed to use riser 1 slots.
Table 7. Systems supporting two pcie expansion cards
Riser
PCIe Slot
Processor Connection
Height
Length
Link Width
Slot Width
2
1
Processor 1
Low Profile
Half Length
x8
x16
Processor 2
Low Profile
Half Length
x16
x16
3
2
Processor 1
Full height
Three-fourth
Length
x16
x16
NOTE:
Only a three-fourth length GPU card is supported for the PCIe expansion card slot (slot 2) on riser 3.
CAUTION:
If the 10 GbE network daughter card is installed, you cannot install the GPU card.
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Installing and removing system components
