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Expansion board options
In this section
Expansion slot overview.......................................................................................................................... 53
Installing the PCI-X Hot Plug Mezzanine Option ......................................................................................... 55
Installing the PCI Express mezzanine options ............................................................................................. 60
Installing a x4–x8 PCI Express bus expander............................................................................................. 63
Installing non-hot-plug expansion boards................................................................................................... 63
Installing hot-plug expansion boards......................................................................................................... 64
Removing a PCI-X Hot Plug expansion board............................................................................................. 65
Expansion slot overview
The server supports up to seven expansion slots. When the server is shipped, it is equipped with five
expansion slots (slots 3 through 7) and two connectors to add two optional expansion slots (slots 1 and
2).
To support the optional expansion slots, install one of the following into the server:
•
PCI-X Hot Plug mezzanine option (on page
54
)—Adds two optional PCI-X Hot Plug expansion slots
•
PCI Express x4 mezzanine option ("
PCI Express mezzanine options
" on page
55
)—Adds two
optional PCI Express x4 expansion slots
•
PCI Express x8 mezzanine option ("
PCI Express mezzanine options
" on page
55
)—Adds one
optional PCI Express x8 expansion slot
NOTE:
Only one mezzanine option can be installed in the server.
