Dell EMC PowerEdge R740 - 7 Networking and Pcie; Network Card Options; Pcie Expansion Cards; Pcie Expansion Card Riser

Networking and PCIe
The Dell EMC PowerEdge R740 and R740xd oers oer balanced, scalable I/O capabilities, including integrated PCIe 3.0-capable expansion
slots. Dell Select Network Adapters, Dell’s network daughter cards, enable you to choose the right network fabric without using up a
valuable PCI slot. Pick the speed, technology, vendor, and other options, such as switch independent partitioning, which enable you to
share and manage bandwidth on 10GbE connections.
Topics:
• Network card options
• PCIe Expansion cards
Network card options
The DELL EMC PowerEdge R740 and R740xd system supports four Network Interface Controller (NIC) ports on the back panel, which are
available in the following congurations:
• Four 1 Gbps
• Four 10 Gbps
• Two 10 Gbps and two 1 Gbps
• Two 25 Gbps
NOTE
: You can install up to eight PCIe add-on NIC cards.
PCIe Expansion cards
The PowerEdge R740 and R740xd system supports up to eight PCI express (PCIe) generation 3 expansion cards, that can be installed on
the system board using PCIe expansion card risers.
Below are the risers oerings for both the R740 and R740xd.
PCIe Expansion card riser
Riser 1A - 2 slots, 2x16(top and bottom)
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