Figure 60. Installing a heat sink
Next steps
1. If removed,
.
2. Follow the procedure listed in the
After working inside your system
.
Expansion cards and expansion card risers
NOTE:
A system event entry is logged in the iDRAC Lifecycle Controller if an expansion card riser is not supported or
missing. It does not prevent your system from turning on. However, if a F1/F2 pause occurs with an error message, see
Troubleshooting expansion cards
section in the
Dell EMC PowerEdge Servers Troubleshooting Guide
at
Expansion card installation guidelines
The following table describes the supported expansion cards:
Table 43. Expansion card riser configurations
Expansion card riser
PCIe slots on the riser
Processor
connection
Height
Length
Slot
width
R1a (Riser 1)
Slot 1
Processor 1
Full Height
3/4th Length
x16
R2a (Riser 2)
Slot 1
Processor 1
Low Profile
Half Length
x16
Slot 2
Processor 2
Low Profile
Half Length
x16
R3a (Riser 3)
Slot 3
Processor 2
Low Profile
Half Length
x16
R2b (Riser 2)
Slot 1
Processor 1 and 2
Low Profile
Half Length
x16
Slot 2
Processor 1 and 2
Low Profile
Half Length
x16
R3a (Riser 3)
Slot 3
Processor 2
Low Profile
Half Length
x16
R4c + R4d (Riser 4)
Slot 2
Processor 2
Full Height
3/4th Length
x16
NOTE:
The expansion-card slots are not hot-swappable.
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Installing and removing system components