Expanding and assigning parameters to the device   
6.3 Expansion cards 
  SIMATIC IPC627D/827D 
62  Operating Instructions, 09/2014, A5E32990859-AB 
 
Open the device (Page 59). 
 
Release the locking mechanisms 
on the left and right of the slot.
 
Pull the memory module out of the slot. 
Display of the current memory configuration  
A new memory module is automatically detected. When switching on the device and starting 
the BIOS Setup using <F2>, the current memory size is displayed under "Total Memory". 
 
 
Notes on the expansion cards 
The device is designed for the following types of expansion cards: 
●  PCI specification 2.3 
●  x4: PCIe Gen 2, expansion cards of the PCIe type Gen 1 and Gen 2 are supported. 
●  x16: PCIe Gen 3, expansion cards of the PCIe type Gen 1, Gen 2, Gen 3 and PEG are 
supported. 
PCI expansion cards with 5 V and 3.3 V supply voltage can be operated. 
Possible configurations for IPC627D: 
●  2 × PCI 
●  1 × PCI, 1 × PCIe x16 
●  1 × PCIe x4 Slot 1, 1 × PCIe x16 Slot 2 
Possible configurations for IPC827D: 
●  3 × PCI, 1 × PCIe x4 slot 4, 1 × PCIe x16 slot 5