Expansion board options

For more information about product features, specifications, options, configurations, and compatibility, see the product QuickSpecs on the Hewlett Packard Enterprise website.

CAUTION: To prevent damage to electrical components, properly ground the server before beginning any installation procedure. Improper grounding can cause ESD.
CAUTION: To prevent improper cooling and thermal damage, do not operate the server unless all expansion slots have either an expansion slot cover or an expansion board installed.
  1. Power down the server.
  2. Remove all power:
    1. Disconnect each power cord from the power source.
    2. Disconnect each power cord from the server.
  3. Remove the server from the rack.
  4. Remove the access panel.
  5. To install a low-profile, standup expansion board on the system board, do the following:
    1. If the expansion board option ships with a full-height bracket, remove that bracket and attach a low-profile one. For more information, see the documentation that ships with the option.
    2. Remove the onboard PCI expansion slot cover.
      Removing an onboard low-profile expansion slot cover
    3. Verify that any switches or jumpers on the expansion board are set properly. For more information, see the documentation that ships with the option.
    4. Install the expansion board.
      Verify that the board is firmly seated in the slot.
      Installing a low-profile, standup expansion board
  6. To install a full-height, half-length PCIe x8 expansion board, the two-slot PCI riser cage option is required. To install an expansion board in this riser cage, do the following:
    1. Remove the PCI riser cage.
    2. Remove the riser slot cover.
      Removing a slot cover from the PCI riser cage
    3. Verify that any switches or jumpers on the expansion board are set properly. For more information, see the documentation that ships with the option.
    4. Install the expansion board.
      Verify that the board is firmly seated in the slot.
      Installing a full-height, half-length expansion board
    5. Install the PCI riser cage.
  7. If the installed expansion board requires internal cabling to connectors covered by the air baffle, remove the air baffle.
  8. Connect all necessary internal cabling to the expansion board. For more information on these cabling requirements, see the documentation that ships with the option.
  9. If removed, install the air baffle.
  10. Install the access panel.
  11. Install the server into the rack.
  12. Connect all necessary external cabling to the expansion board. For more information on these cabling requirements, see the documentation that ships with the option.
  13. Power up the server.