Dell EMC NX3240 - Expansion Cards and Expansion Card Risers; Expansion Card Installation Guidelines

Figure 59. Installing a processor and heat sink module (1U)
Next steps
1 If applicable, install the mid drive tray.
2 If applicable, install the air shroud.
NOTE
: If applicable, open the PCIe card holder latch on the air shroud to install the full length card.
3 Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system.
Identifier GUID-EEF08C25-8926-4111-A826-BA8D06F1347E
Status Released
Expansion cards and expansion card risers
An expansion card in the system is an add-on card that can be inserted into an expansion slot on the system board or a slot on a riser card
to add enhanced functionality to the
system through the expansion bus.
NOTE
: A System Event Log (SEL) event is logged if an expansion card riser is not supported or missing. It does not prevent your
system from turning on. However, if F1/F2 pause occurs and an error message is displayed.
Identifier GUID-6D5CA40A-3D0F-4EF2-9D2F-49E2E2076637
Status Released
Expansion card installation guidelines
The NX3240 system supports up to four PCI express (PCIe) generation 3 expansion cards, that can be installed on the system board using
expansion card risers. The following table provides detailed information about the expansion card riser specications:
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