IBM System x3690 X5 At-a-glance Reference Manual

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IBM System x3690 X5 17I/O expansion optionsThe server offers the up to five PCI Express 2.0 slots through two riser slots. The slots available dependon the riser cards used. None of the slots are hot-swap. All slots are available regardless of whether oneor two processors are installed.Riser slot 1 can accept one of the riser cards listed in Table 20, however, all standard models have the2x8 riser card installed. This card provides the following PCIe 2.0 slots:Slot 1, PCIe 2.0 x8 full height, half length slotSlot 2, PCIe 2.0 x8 full height, half length slotFor CTO customers, the 2x8 riser can be replaced by another riser with one PCIe 2.0 x16 slot, either afull-length slot or a 3/4-length slot, as listed in Table 20. This x16 slot is suitable for graphics processingunit (GPU) adapters. Additional power for the adapter is available from an on-board power connector ifneeded. Note that you cannot install the full-length riser (60Y0337) if the memory mezzanine is installed.Table 16. Riser cards for riser slot 1Part number Description60Y0329 IBM System x3690 X5 PCI-Express (2x8) Riser Card (standard in all models)60Y0331 IBM System x3690 X5 PCI-Express (1x16) Riser Card-3/4 length60Y0337 IBM System x3690 X5 PCI-Express (1x16) Riser Card- full length** The 1x16 full-length riser cannot be used if the memory mezzanine is installed in the server.Riser slot 2 has the 3x8 riser card installed in all standard models, except for model 7148-ARx. For modelARx, it can be ordered using 60Y0366. See Table 21. This riser card has the following three slots:Slot 3, PCIe 2.0 x8 low profile adapter.Slot 4, PCIe 2.0 x4 low profile adapter (x8 mechanical).Slot 5, PCIe 2.0 x8 low profile adapter. The Emulex 10Gb Ethernet adapter is installed in this slot ifthe adapter is part of the server configuration.Table 17. Riser cards for riser slot 2Part number Description60Y0366 IBM System x3690 X5 PCI-Express (3x8) Riser Card (standard in all models except 7148-ARx)Note: Full-length adapters cannot be installed in any slots if the memory mezzanine is also installed.Instead, adapters up to 3/4 length are supported.