Dell PowerEdge R930 - Expansion Cards and Expansion Card Risers; Expansion Card Installation Guidelines

Expansion cards and expansion card risers
Your system supports third Generation 10 PCIe expansion card slots that include one dedicated slot for PERC 9 storage card and one
dedicated riser-slot for Network Daughter Card (NDC).
Expansion card installation guidelines
Slot 1 connector functions as an x8 connector and can be extended as two x4 slots when the left I/O riser is installed.
Slot 9 connector functions as an x16 connector and can be extended as two x8 slots when the right I/O riser is installed.
NOTE: A missing or an unsupported expansion card riser logs an SEL event. It does not prevent your system from powering on
and no BIOS POST message or F1/F2 pause is displayed.
NOTE: Left and right optional risers support Generation 3 expansion cards.
Table 37. Supported expansion cards
Riser PCIe slot Processor connection Height Length Link width Slot width
1 Processor 1 Full Height Half Length x8 x24
2 (optional) 1/1 Processor 1 Full Height Full Length x4 x8
NOTE: If the optional riser 2 is installed as the left I/O riser
1 (NDC riser) 2 Processor 1 Full Height Half Length x8 x16 - reversed
2/2 Processor 1 Full Height Half Length x4 x8
3 Processor 1 Full Height Half Length x8 x16
4 Processor 2 Full Height Half Length x16 x16
5 Processor 2 Full Height Half Length x16 x16
6 Processor 3 Full Height Half Length x16 x16
7 Processor 3 Full Height Half Length x16 x16
8 Processor 4 Full Height Half Length x16 x16
9 Processor 4 Full Height Half Length x16 x24
3 (optional) 1/9 Processor 4 Full Height Full Length x8 x16
NOTE: If the optional riser 3 is installed as the right I/O riser
2/10 Processor 4 Full Height Half Length x8 x16
NOTE: Do not install a full-height expansion card on PCIe slot 2/10.
NOTE: The expansion cards are not hot-swappable. Ensure the AC power supply unit is removed before installing the expansion
cards.
The following table provides guidelines for installing expansion cards to ensure proper cooling and mechanical t. The expansion cards with
the highest priority should be installed rst using the slot priority indicated. All other expansion cards should be installed in card priority and
slot priority order.
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