
1. Installing Internal Optional Devices
Express5800/T120e User’s Guide
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Chapter 2 Preparations
1.12.2 Supported boards and available slots
The following tables list supported boards and slots available for them. For details of the features of each
board, refer to the manual supplied with it.
Tips
Different boards mounted on the same bus operate at the lower frequency.
Slot number
COM
PCIe 3.0
#1
PCIe 3.0
#2
PCIe 3.0
#3
PCIe 2.0
#4
PCIe 2.0
#5
PCI slot performance *1
x8 lane
x16 lane
x4 lane
x1 lane
Transfer bandwidth *1
(per lane)
8 Gb/s
5 Gb/s
Slot size
Full
height
PCI board type *2
x8
socket
x16
socket
x8
socket
x4
socket
Model name
Product
name
Available board size
Up to 300 mm
Remarks
N8103-172 RAID
Controller
(512MB, RAID 0/1)
[PCI Express 3.0(x8)]
N8103-173 RAID
Controller
(512MB, RAID 0/1/5/6)
[PCI Express 3.0(x8)]
N8103-174 RAID
Controller
(1GB, RAID 0/1/5/6)
[PCI Express 3.0(x8)]
Dedicated to connect with
internal hard disk drive.
N8103-1172/173/174/168
cannot be installed together
with each other.
Up to one (or three with
external RAID controller)
can be installed.
Additional battery
N8103-154 can be
mounted.
N8103-168 RAID
Controller
(1GB, RAID 0/1/5/6)
[PCI Express 3.0(x8)]
Dedicated to connect with
internal hard disk drive.
N8103-172/173/174/168
cannot be installed together
with each other.
Flash Backup Unit is
included.
N8103-166
SAS Expander Card
Required when connecting
nine or more HDDs to one
RAID controller.
N8103-161 RAID
Controller
(1GB, RAID 0/1/5/6)
[PCI EXPRESS 3.0(x8)]
Dedicated to connect with
external devices.
Up to two (or three with
internal RAID controller) can
be installed.
Flash Backup Unit is
included.
N8103-142
SAS Controller
[PCI Express 2.0(x8)]
Dedicated to connect with
internal/external devices.
Cannot connect with internal
HDD or SSD.
N8190-153
Fibre Channel controller (1ch)
(8 Gbps/Optical)
[PCI Express 2.0(x8)]
For connecting an
external Fibre Channel
N8190-154
Fibre Channel controller (2ch)
(8 Gbps/Optical)
[PCI Express 2.0(x8)]
For connecting an
external Fibre Channel