Dell PowerEdge 2800 - Manual (Page 53)

Expansion Cards
Your system supports up to seven full-length expansion cards, installed in connectors on a riser card. The expansion slots are configured as follows:
¡ Slot 1 is a 5-V, 32-bit, 33-MHz legacy PCI expansion slot.
¡ Slots 2 through 5 are 3.3-V, 64-bit, 133-MHz PCI-X expansion slots.
¡ Slot 6 is a hot-plug, x4 lane-width PCI-Express expansion slot.
¡ Slot 7 is a hot-plug, x8 lane-width PCI-Express expansion slot.
Figure 6 -11 shows the relative locations of the expansion-card slots
Figure 6-11. Expansion Slots
Hot-Plug Expansion Cards
Your system supports PCI Express hot-plug expansion cards in slots 6 and 7. The indicators on each expansion slot insulator show the state of the expansion-
card connector. See
Figure 6 -11 and Table 6 -1 .
Table 6-1. Hot-Plug Expansion Slot Indicators
Removing the Expansion-Card Cage
To install non-hot plug expansion cards or access certain system components such as the processors, you must remove the expansion-card cage.
1. Turn off the system and attached peripherals, and disconnect the system from the electrical outlet.
2. Open the system. See " Opening the System " in "Troubleshooting Your System."
3. Disconnect the SCSI data cable(s) from the riser card.
NOTICE: Your system's operating system and the expansion card itself must both support hot-plug installation and removal.
NOTICE: To avoid damage to the expansion card or system board, refer to the expansion slot indicator when you add or remove a PCI-Express
expansion card.
Green Power Indicator Amber Attention Indicator Safe to Add / Remove Card Description
Off Off Yes Connector power is off
On Off No Connector power is on
Flash Off No Connector is being powered up or powered down
Off On Yes Fault
On Flash No Slot is being identified
NOTE: You should not remove the expansion-card cage in order to install or remove hot-plug expansion cards.
CAUTION: Only trained service technicians are authorized to remove the system cover and access any of the components inside the system. See
your Product Information Guide for complete information about safety precautions, working inside the computer, and protecting against
electrostatic discharge.
NOTICE: If two SCSI data cables are connected to the riser card, carefully note their relative locations so you can reinstall them correctly.