Table 34. Expansion card installation order
Card Priority
Card Type
Form Factor
Slot Priority
Max Allowed
1
Internal Storage (Integrated Slot)
Full Height
7, 6
2
2
External SAS Controllers
Full Height
7, 6, 2, 1
2
Low Profile
3, 4, 5
3
3
Fibre Channel 16 Gb
Full Height
7, 6, 2
3
Low Profile
3, 4, 5
3
4
Converged Network Adapters
Full Height
7, 6, 2
3
Low Profile
3, 4, 5
2
5
40 Gb InfiniBand
Full Height
7, 6, 2
3
Low Profile
3, 4, 5
2
6
10 Gb Ethernet Controllers
Full Height
7, 6, 2
3
Low Profile
3, 4
2
Low Profile
3, 4, 5
2
7
Fibre Channel 8 Gb Dual Port
Full Height
7, 6, 2
3
Low Profile
3, 4, 5
2
8
Fibre Channel 8 Gb Single Port
Full Height
7, 6, 2
3
Low Profile
3, 4, 5
3
9
Fibre Channel 4 Gb Single/Dual Port
Full Height
7, 6, 2
3
10
1 Gb NICs
Low Profile
3, 4
2
Full Height
7, 6, 2
3
11
External Non-RAID Controller
Full Height
7, 6, 2, 1
3
12
NVMe PCIe SSD card
Full Height
7, 6, 2, 1
2
Full Height (Low
Profile)
7, 6, 2, 1 (3 ,4)
4
Full Height , Half
Length
6, 1, 2, 7
4
13
Mellanox ConnectX-4
Full Height
6, 1
2
Removing expansion card risers
Prerequisites
CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You should only perform troubleshooting and
simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and support
team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety
instructions that are shipped with your product.
1.
Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions section.
2.
Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system section.
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