Dell POWER EDGE 2900, Hardware Owner'S Manual

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Installing System Components
Expansion Cards
Your system provides six full-length expansion card slots configured as follows:
• Slot 1 and 2 are
64-bit, 133-MHz (3.3-V) PCI-X
expansion slots. These slots will accommodate 133-MHz,
100-MHz, 66-Hz, and 33-MHz PCI cards and PCI-X cards.
• Slot 3 is a x8 lane-width PCIe expansion slot.
• Slots 4, 5, and 6 are x4 lane-width PCIe expansion slots.
Figure 3-14 shows the relative locations of these expansion-card slots
Figure 3-14. Expansion Slots
Installing an Expansion Card
CAUTION:
Only trained service technicians are authorized to remove the system cover and access any of the
components inside the system. See your Product Information Guide for complete information about safety
precautions, working inside the computer, and protecting against electrostatic discharge.
1
Turn off the system and attached peripherals, and disconnect the system from the electrical outlet.
2
Open the system. See "Opening the System" on page 53 .
3
Open the plastic expansion-card retainer adjacent to the back of the empty slot. See Figure 3-15 .