Expansion card installation guidelines
Figure 69. Expansion card slot connectors
1.
Riser 4 slot 2. Riser 3 slot
3. Riser 2 slot 4. Riser 1 slot
Table 35. Expansion card risers
Expansion card
riser
PCIe slots on the
riser
No. of slots Processor
connection
height length Slot
width
R1a (Riser 1) Slot 1 1 Processor 1 Full height 3/4th length x16
R2a (Riser 2) Slot 1
2
Processor 1 Low profile Half length x16
Slot 2 Processor 2 Low profile Half length x16
R2b (SANPI
Riser)
Slot 1
2
Processor 1 and 2 Low profile Half length x16
Slot 2 Processor 2 Low profile Half length x8
R3a (Riser 3) Slot 3 1 Processor 2 Low profile Half length x16
R4c + R4d (Riser
4)
Slot 2
1
Processor 2 Full height 3/4th length x16
R1d (Paddle card) Slot 1 1 Processor 1 Low profile Half length x16
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