Dell PowerEdge R830 - Removing Expansion Card Risers

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 Prole 3, 4, 5 3
3 Fibre Channel 16 Gb Full Height 7, 6, 2 3
Low Prole 3, 4, 5 3
4 Converged Network Adapters Full Height 7, 6, 2 3
Low Prole 3, 4, 5 2
5 40 Gb InniBand Full Height 7, 6, 2 3
Low Prole 3, 4, 5 2
6 10 Gb Ethernet Controllers Full Height 7, 6, 2 3
Low Prole 3, 4 2
Low Prole 3, 4, 5 2
7 Fibre Channel 8 Gb Dual Port Full Height 7, 6, 2 3
Low Prole 3, 4, 5 2
8 Fibre Channel 8 Gb Single Port Full Height 7, 6, 2 3
Low Prole 3, 4, 5 3
9 Fibre Channel 4 Gb Single/Dual Port Full Height 7, 6, 2 3
10 1 Gb NICs Low Prole 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
Prole)
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 certied 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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