Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4 Slot 5
3.5-inch rear two
hard-disk-drive kit
Figure125.PCIriser-cardadapterexpansionslotlocations
Slot 4 Slot 5
3.5-inch rear two
hard-disk-drive kit
2.5-inch rear two
hard-disk-drive kit
Figure126.PCIriser-cardadapterexpansionslotlocations
Thefollowingtabledescribesthemaximalcarddimensionsupportedineachslot.
Table15.Themaximalcarddimensionsupportedineachslot
Riser-cardassemblySlotnumberThemaximalcarddimensionsupported
1
Fullheight,uptofulllength
2
Fullheight,uptofulllength
Riser-cardassembly1
3
Fullheight,halflength
4
Low-profile
5
Low-profile
6
Fullheight,uptofulllength
7
Fullheight,uptofulllength
Riser-cardassembly2
8
Fullheight,halflength
Note:Ifyouarereplacingahighpowergraphicsadapter,youmightneedtodisconnecttheinternalpower
cablefromthesystemboardbeforeremovingtheadapter.
Toremoveanadapter,completethefollowingsteps:
Step1.Readthesafetyinformationthatbeginson“Safety”onpagevand“Installationguidelines”on
page297.
Step2.Turnofftheserverandperipheraldevicesanddisconnectallpowercords;then,removethetop
cover(see“Removingthetopcover”onpage149).
Step3.Removetheriser-cardassemblythatcontainstheadapter(see“Removingariser-cardassembly”
onpage186).
•IfyouareremovinganadapterfromPCIexpansionslot1,2,or3,removeriser-cardassembly1.
•IfyouareremovinganadapterfromPCIexpansionslot6,7or8,removeriser-cardassembly2.
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