Expansion card installation guidelines
Figure 64. Expansion card slot connectors
The following table describes the expansion card riser configurations:
Configurations Expansion card
risers
PCIe Slots
Controlling
processor
Height
Length
Slot width
Config0. with 1x
LP
R1 + rear 2
drives
1
Processor 1
Low Profile
Half length
x16
Config1. with 3x
LP
R1
1
Processor 1
Low Profile
Half length
x16
R2a
2 and 3
Processor 2
Low Profile
Half length
x8 + x8
Config2. with 2x
LP
R1
1
Processor 1
Low Profile
Half length
x16
R2b (SNAPI)
3
Processor 1 and
2
Low Profile
Half length
x16
Config3. with 2x
LP
R1
1
Processor 1
Low Profile
Half length
x16
R2c
3
Processor 2
Low Profile
Half length
x16
Config4. with 1x
LP
R1
1
Processor 1
Low Profile
Half length
x16
Config5. with 0x
LP
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Config6. with 1x
LP
R2c
3
Processor 2
Low Profile
Half length
x16
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