Expansion Card Installation GuidelinesYour system supports two PCI Express expansion cards.The following PCI Express Generation 2 and 3 expansion cards are supported.Table 2. Supported Expansion CardsRiser PCIe Slot Generation Height Length LinkWidth Slot Width1 1 2 Low Profile Half Length x4 x82 2 3 Standard Height Half Length x16 x16NOTE: The expansion-card slots are not hot-swappable.The following table provides guidelines for installing expansion cards to ensure proper cooling and mechanical fit. Theexpansion cards with the highest priority should be installed first using the slot priority indicated. All other expansioncards should be installed in card priority and slot priority order.Table 3. Expansion-Card Installation OrderCard Priority Card Type Height Slot Priority Max Allowed PerSlot1 Integrated RAID Integrated Slot 12 RAID Standard Height Slot 2 (Riser 2) 13 Converged Network Adapters(CNAs)Standard Height Slot 2 (Riser 2) 1Low Profile Slot 1 (Riser 1) 14 10 Gb NICs Standard Height Slot 2 (Riser 2) 1Low Profile Slot 1 (Riser 1) 15 FC8 HBA Standard Height Slot 2 (Riser 2) 1Low Profile Slot 1 (Riser 1) 16 FC4 HBA Standard Height Slot 2 (Riser 2) 1Low Profile Slot 1 (Riser 1) 17 1 Gb NICs Standard Height Slot 2 (Riser 2) 1Low Profile Slot 1 (Riser 1) 18 Non-RAID Standard Height Slot 2 (Riser 2) 165
