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System board 8 B Low Profile Half Length x8
The following table provides guidelines for installing expansion cards to ensure proper cooling and mechanical fit. The
expansion cards with the highest priority must be installed first using the slot priority indicated. All other expansion
cards must be installed in card priority and slot priority order.
Table 2. Expansion Card Installation Order
Card Priority Card Type Form Factor Slot Priority Maximum Allowed
1 Integrated RAID N/A INT_STORAGE_1,
INT_STORAGE_2
2
2 External SAS RAID Standard height 3, 2 2
Low profile 6, 5 2
3 GPU Standard height 2, 3, 1 3
4 10 Gb NICs Standard height 2, 3, 1 3
Low profile 6, 5, 7, 4, 8 5
5 FC HBA Standard height 2, 3, 1 3
Low profile 6, 5, 7, 4, 8 5
6 1Gb NICs Standard height 2, 3, 1 3
Low profile 6, 5, 7, 4, 8 5
7 SAS Non-RAID Standard height 2, 3, 1 2
Low profile 6, 5, 7, 4, 8 2
Expansion Card Operational Power Status
The following table provides information on the operational power status of the expansion cards when:
• the expansion card is installed in a PCIe slot mapped to a server module
• the system cover is installed
Chassis Status Server Module Status Expansion Card Status
Off Off Off
Standby Off Off
On Off On for 5 minutes and then Off.
NOTE: The expansion card status
turns to Off immediately if the
system cover is removed.
On On On
The following table provides information on the operational power status of an expansion card when:
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