Table 36. Configuration 3.
Note: Slot 1 is for 60mm ML2 adapter
Configuration 3
Configura
tion
Number of
micropro
cessors
installed
PCI riser-card assembly connector 1
on system board
PCI riser-card assembly connector 2 on system
board
Slot 1 Slot 2 Slot 3
v One ML2
slot
v One
full-
height,
half-
length
slot
v One
low-
profile
slot
One ML2
x1/x4/x8 full-height,
half-length
x1/x4/x8 low-profile
Table 37. Configuration 4.
Note: Slot 1 is for 60mm ML2 adapter
Configuration 4
Configura
tion
Number of
micropro
cessors
installed
PCI riser-card assembly connector 1
on system board
PCI riser-card assembly connector 2 on system
board
Slot 1 Slot 2 Slot 3
v One ML2
slot
v One
half-
length,
full-
height
slot
v One
low-
profile
slot
One or two ML2
x1/x4/x8/x16
full-height, half-length
Note: If only one
microprocessor is
installed, slot 2 cannot
be used
x1/x4/x8/x16
low-profile
Table 38. Configuration 5.
Note: Slot 1 is for standard low-profile ML2 adapter
Configuration 5
Configura
tion
Number of
micropro
cessors
installed
PCI riser-card assembly connector 1
on system board
PCI riser-card assembly connector 2 on system
board
Slot 1 Slot 2 Slot 3
v One ML2
slot
v Two
low-
profile
slots
One ML2 x1/x4/x8 low-profile x1/x4/x8 low-profile
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