Dell PowerEdge T610 Hardware Owner's Manual - Page 119

• Three full-height, half-length PCIe x4 (slots 1, 4, and 5) To identify expansion slots, see Figure 6-1. Expansion Card Installation Guidelines Observe the following notes and guidelines regarding the expansion-card slots: • The expansion-card slots are not hot-swappable. • PCI Express Generation 2 and Generation 1 expansion cards are supported in all slots. • Although slots 1, 4, and 5 are physically PCIe x8 connectors, they function only as PCIe x4 link slots. • Slots 2 and 3 support full-length expansion cards; slots 1, 4, and 5 support half-length expansion cards. • The system supports up to two SAS or PERC expansion cards (in addition to the integrated storage controller) to manage internal tape drives or external storage. CAUTION: To ensure proper cooling, no more than two of the five expansion cards can have a power consumption of greater than 15 W (up to 25 W maximum each), not including the integrated storage controller. • Table 3-1 provides a guide for installing expansion cards to ensure proper cooling and mechanical fit. The expansion cards with the highest priority should be installed first using the slot priority indicated. All other expansion cards should be installed in card priority and slot priority order. Table 3-1. Expansion-Card Installation Order Card Priority Card Type 1 PERC 5/E controller 2 PERC 6/E controller 3 10 Gb NIC 4 All other Dell storage cards 5 Non-Dell storage cards 6 All other NICs Max 25-W Slot Priority Allowed Card? 4,5 2 Y 3,2,5,4,1 2 Y 4,5,1,2,3 2 Y 3,2,4,5,1 2 Y 4,5,1,2,3 51 N2 4,5,1,2,3 51 N2 Installing System Components 119