Table 23. Expansion card riser specifications
Expansion card
riser
PCIe slots on
the riser
Processor
connection
Height Length Link Slot width
Riser 2A Slot 5 Processor 2 Full Height Full Length x8 x16
Riser 2A Slot 6 Processor 1 Low Profile Half Length x8 x16
Riser 3A Slot 7 Processor 2 Full Height Full Length x8 x16
Riser 3A Slot 8 Processor 2 Full Height Full Length x16 x16
NOTE: The expansion card slots are not hot-swappable.
The following table provides guidelines for installing expansion cards to ensure proper cooling and mechanical fit. The expansion
cards with the highest priority should be installed first using the slot priority indicated. All the other expansion cards should be
installed in the card priority and slot priority order.
Table 24. No riser configurations
Card Type Slot priority Maximum number of cards
NDC NDC Slot 1
PERC 3, 1, 2 1
GFX/GPU Compute (DW) 1,4,8 3
GFX (FH/SW) 1,4,8,2,5,7 up to 6
GFX (LP) 6 1
PCIe SSD (LP) - Zoom 2 6 1
PCIe SSD (FH) - Zoom 2 1,2,3,4,5,7,8 1
PCIe SSD (FH) - Zoom 4 1,4,8 2 (*See Note 7)
Teradici (P25) (LP) 6 1
Teradici (P25 or P45) (FH) 1,2,4,5,7,8 2
Serial (FH) 1,2,4,5,7,8 1
Serial (LP) 6 1
Audio (FH) 1,2,4,5,7,8 1
Audio (LP) 6 1
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