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Dell PowerEdge T630 Owner's Manual

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Expansion card installation guidelines

The following table describes the supported expansion cards:

Table 1. Supported PCI express generation 3 expansion cardsThis table Supported PCI express generation 3 expansion cards.
PCIe Slot Processor Connection Height Length Link Width Slot Width
1 (Gen3) Processor 1 Standard Height Full Length x16 x16
2 (Gen2) Platform Controller Hub Standard Height Full Length* x4 x8
3 (Gen3) Processor 1 Standard Height Full Length x16 x16
4 (Gen3) Processor 2 Standard Height Half Length x8 x8
5 (Gen2) Processor 2 Standard Height Full Length* x4 x8
6 (Gen3) Processor 2 Standard Height Full Length x16 x16
7 (Gen3) Processor 2 Standard Height Full Length x16 x16
8 (Internal PERC Slot) Processor 1 Standard Height Half Length x8 x8
*PCIe Generation 2 expansion card.
NOTE: To use PCIe slots 4, 5, 6, and 7, both the processors must be installed.
NOTE: The expansion-card slots are not hot-swappable.

The following table describes the installation order for installing expansion cards to ensure proper cooling and mechanical fit. The expansion cards with the highest priority must be installed first by using the slot priority indicated.

Table 2. Expansion card installation orderThis table describes how the expansion cards must be installed in card priority and slot priority order.
CPU Card Priority Card Type Slot Priority Maximum Allowed
CPU1 1 Dell PowerEdge Express Flash (PCIe SSD) Bridge 1, 3 1
2 GPU (single width and double width) 3, 1 2
3 RAID (H330 ) 8, 1, 3 1
RAID (H730) 8 1
RAID (H730P) 8, 1, 3 1
RAID (H830) 3,1 2
4 40 Gb NICs 3, 1 2
5 FC16 HBA 3, 1 2
6 10 Gb NICs 3, 1 2
10 Gb NICs (Intel and Broadcom Dual Port 10GBASE-T) 1, 3 2
7 FC8 HBA 3, 1, 2 3
9 1 Gb NICs 1, 3, 2 3
1 Gb NIC (Broadcom Quad Port) 1, 3 2
10 Non-RAID 3, 1 2
CPU2 1 Dell PowerEdge Express Flash (PCIe SSD) Bridge 1, 3 1
2 GPU (single width and double width) 3, 6, 7, 1 4
3 RAID (H330 ) 8, 1, 3 1
RAID (H730) 8 1
RAID (H730P) 8, 1, 3 1
RAID (H830) 3, 4, 6, 7, 1 2
4 40 Gb NICs 3, 4, 6, 7, 1 5
5 FC16 HBA 3, 4, 6, 7, 1 5
FC16 HBA (QLE2660 V2 and QLE2662 V2) 3, 4, 6, 7, 1 2
6 10 Gb NICs 3, 4, 6, 7, 1 5
10 Gb NIC (Emulex Dual Port)
NOTE: The slot priority for Emulex V2 Dual Port is 3, 4, 6, 7, 1 and the maximum number of cards supported is 5.
 3, 4, 6, 7, 1 2
10 Gb NICs (Intel 10G BASE-T Dual Port and Broadcom 10G BASE-T Dual Port) 4, 6, 7, 1, 3 5
7 FC8 HBA 3, 4, 6, 7, 1, 5, 2 7
9 1 Gb NICs 3, 4, 6, 7, 1, 5, 2 7
1 Gb NIC (Broadcom Quad Port) 4, 7, 1, 3, 6 5
10 Non-RAID 3, 4, 6, 7, 1 5

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