Figure 61. Installing the expansion card holder
Next steps
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Follow the procedure listed in
After working inside your system
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Expansion cards
Expansion card installation guidelines
The following table describes the supported expansion cards:
Table 40. Supported PCI express generation 3 expansion cards
PCIe Slot
Processor Connection
Height
Length
Link Width
Slot Width
1 (Gen3)
Platform Controller Hub
Full Height
Half Length
x4
x4
2 (Gen3)
Processor 1
Full Height
Half Length
x4
x4
3 (Gen3)
Processor 2
Full Height
Full Length
x16
x16
4 (Gen3)
Processor 1
Full Height
Half Length
x8
x8
5 (Gen3)
Processor 1
Full Height
Half Length
x8
x8
NOTE:
The expansion-card slots are not hot-swappable.
GPU card installation guidelines
Observe the following guidelines while installing a GPU card:
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GPU are supported only in the Rack mode configuration.
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GPU can be installed only on systems that have 1100 W or higher power supply units.
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Each GPU card supports up to 32 GB of dedicated GDDR5 memory.
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