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.
- Power down the server.
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Remove all power:
- Disconnect each power cord from the power source.
- Disconnect each power cord from the server.
- Remove the server from the rack.
- Remove the access panel.
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To install a low-profile, standup expansion board on the system board, do the following:
- 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.
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Remove the onboard PCI expansion slot cover.
- Verify that any switches or jumpers on the expansion board are set properly. For more information, see the documentation that ships with the option.
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Install the expansion board.
Verify that the board is firmly seated in the slot.
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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:
- Remove the PCI riser cage.
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Remove the riser slot cover.
- Verify that any switches or jumpers on the expansion board are set properly. For more information, see the documentation that ships with the option.
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Install the expansion board.
Verify that the board is firmly seated in the slot.
- Install the PCI riser cage.
- If the installed expansion board requires internal cabling to connectors covered by the air baffle, remove the air baffle.
- Connect all necessary internal cabling to the expansion board. For more information on these cabling requirements, see the documentation that ships with the option.
- If removed, install the air baffle.
- Install the access panel.
- Install the server into the rack.
- Connect all necessary external cabling to the expansion board. For more information on these cabling requirements, see the documentation that ships with the option.
- Power up the server.