4PCIExpresscardareaforcardsontherisercardassembly1
TherearetwoPCIExpresscardslotsontherisercardassembly1.
Figure18.Risercardassembly1
Notes:
•ForaRAIDcard,itmustbeinstalledintotheupperslot(callout2)ontherisercardassembly1.Foran
expandercard,itmustbeinstalledintothelowerslot(callout1)ontherisercardassembly1.
•Ontherisercardassembly1,thecolorofthelowerslot(callout1)canbeblackorwhite.Exceptthe
slotcolor,therearenootherdifferencesbetweenarisercardassembly1withawhitelowerslotand
arisercardassembly1withablacklowerslot.
PCIExpress
cardslot
Physicallink
width
Negotiablelinkwidth
Supportedcardlengthandheight
1
x8x4,x2,x1
Half-length,full-heightcard(recommendedfor
installinganexpandercard)
2
x16x16,x8,x4,x2,x1
Half-length,full-heightcard(recommendedfor
installingasupportedRAIDcard)
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