Expansion cards, Installing an expansion card – Dell PowerVault DP100 User Manual

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Expansion Cards

Your system supports up to five full-length expansion cards, installed in connectors on a riser card. The expansion slots are configured as follows:

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Slot 1 is a x8 lane-width PCI-Express expansion slot.

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Slot 2 is a x1 lane-width PCI-Express expansion slot.

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Slots 3 and 4 are 3.3-V, 64-bit, 133-MHz PCI-X expansion slots.

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Slot 5 is a 5-V, 32-bit, 33-MHz legacy PCI expansion slot.

Figure 3

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shows the relative locations of the expansion-card slots.

 

Figure 3-18. Expansion Slots

 

Installing an Expansion Card

 

 

1.

Unpack the expansion card, and prepare it for installation.

For instructions, see the documentation that accompanied the card.

 

2.

Turn off the system, including any attached peripherals, and disconnect the system from the electrical outlet.

 

3.

Open the system. See

Opening the System

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4.

Remove the filler bracket from the expansion slot.

 

5.

Install the expansion card. See

Figure 3

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.

a.

 

Position the expansion card so that the card-edge connector aligns with the expansion-card connector on the system board.

b.

 

Insert the card-edge connector firmly into the expansion-card connector until the card is fully seated.

c.

 

Install the screw that secures the expansion-card bracket to the back panel.

 

6.

Connect any cables that should be attached to the card.

See the documentation that accompanied the card for information about its cable connections.

 

7.

Close the system. See

Closing the System

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8.

Stand the system upright.

 

9.

Reconnect the system to its electrical outlet and turn the system on, including any attached peripherals.

NOTICE:

If you install a RAC card, it must be installed in PCI slot SLOT_5.

1 SLOT_5 - PCI 32-bit, 33-MHz (5-V)

2 SLOT_4 - PCI-X 64-bit, 133-MHz (3.3-V) 3 SLOT_3 - PCI-X 64-bit, 133-MHz (3.3-V)

4 SLOT_2 - x1 lane width PCI-Express 5 SLOT_1 - x8 lane width PCI-Express

 

 

CAUTION:

Only trained service technicians are authorized to remove the system cover and access any of the components inside the system.

Before performing any procedure, see your Product Information Guide for complete information about safety precautions, working inside the
computer, and protecting against electrostatic discharge.

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