Lenovo System x3550 M5 - Replacing a PCI Riser-Card Assembly

ReplacingaPCIriser-cardassembly
UsethisinformationtoreplaceaPCIriser-cardassembly.
Note:PCIriser-cardbracketsmustbeinstalledevenifyoudonotinstallanadapter.
ThefollowingtableliststhesupportedPCIriser-cardassemblyconfigurationsintheserver.
Table32.Configuration1
Configuration1
PCIriser-cardassembly
connector1onsystemboard
PCIriser-cardassembly
connector2onsystemboard
Configuration
Numberof
microprocessors
installed
Slot1Slot2Slot3
•Three
low-profile
slots
Onex1/x4/x8/x16low-profile
x1/x4/x8
low-profile
x1/x4/x8
low-profile
Table33.Configuration2
Configuration2
PCIriser-cardassembly
connector1onsystemboard
PCIriser-cardassembly
connector2onsystemboard
Configuration
Numberof
microprocessors
installed
Slot1Slot2Slot3
•Three
low-profile
slots
Two
x1/x4/x8/x16low-profile
x1/x4/x8/x16
low-profile
x1/x4/x8/x16
low-profile
Table34.Configuration3
Note:Slot1isforthe60-mmML2adapter.
Configuration3
PCIriser-cardassembly
connector1onsystemboard
PCIriser-cardassembly
connector2onsystemboard
Configuration
Numberof
microprocessors
installed
Slot1Slot2Slot3
•OneML2slot
•One
full-height,
half-lengthslot
•One
low-profileslot
One
ML2
x1/x4/x8
full-height,
half-length
x1/x4/x8
low-profile
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