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Figure 61. Installing the expansion card holder Next steps 1. Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system. 2. Install the air shroud. Expansion cards Expansion card installation guidelines The following table describes the supported expansion cards: Table 40. Supported PCI express generation 3 expansion cards PCIe Slot Processor Connection Height 1 (Gen3) Platform Controller Hub Full Height Length Half Length 2 (Gen3) Processor 1 Full Height Half Length 3 (Gen3) Processor 2 Full Height Full Length 4 (Gen3) Processor 1 Full Height Half Length 5 (Gen3) Processor 1 Full Height Half Length NOTE: The expansion-card slots are not hot-swappable. Link Width x4 x4 x16 x8 x8 GPU card installation guidelines Observe the following guidelines while installing a GPU card: • GPU is supported in the rack and tower mode configuration. • GPU can be installed only on systems that have 1100 W (recommended) or higher power supply units. • Each GPU card supports up to 32 GB of dedicated GDDR5 memory. • Supports one GPU on x16 slot (slot 3) with two processors on it • Specific GPU cards need the use of the dongle power cable. GPU card installation restrictions • Supports only single slot GPU card • Supports only active (embedded fan) GPU card Slot Width x4 x4 x16 x8 x8 108 Installing and removing system components

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Figure 61. Installing the expansion card holder
Next steps
1.
Follow the procedure listed in
After working inside your system
.
2.
Install the air shroud
.
Expansion cards
Expansion card installation guidelines
The following table describes the supported expansion cards:
Table 40. Supported PCI express generation 3 expansion cards
PCIe Slot
Processor Connection
Height
Length
Link Width
Slot Width
1 (Gen3)
Platform Controller Hub
Full Height
Half Length
x4
x4
2 (Gen3)
Processor 1
Full Height
Half Length
x4
x4
3 (Gen3)
Processor 2
Full Height
Full Length
x16
x16
4 (Gen3)
Processor 1
Full Height
Half Length
x8
x8
5 (Gen3)
Processor 1
Full Height
Half Length
x8
x8
NOTE:
The expansion-card slots are not hot-swappable.
GPU card installation guidelines
Observe the following guidelines while installing a GPU card:
•
GPU is supported in the rack and tower mode configuration.
•
GPU can be installed only on systems that have 1100 W (recommended) or higher power supply units.
•
Each GPU card supports up to 32 GB of dedicated GDDR5 memory.
•
Supports one GPU on x16 slot (slot 3) with two processors on it
•
Specific GPU cards need the use of the dongle power cable.
GPU card installation restrictions
•
Supports only single slot GPU card
•
Supports only active (embedded fan) GPU card
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Installing and removing system components