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Dell PowerEdge T620 Systems Owner's Manual

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Expansion Card Installation Guidelines

Table 1. Supported PCI Express Generation 3 Expansion Cards
PCIe Slot	Processor Connection	Height	Length	Link Width	Slot Width
1	Processor 1	Standard Height	Full Length	x8	x8
2	Processor 1	Standard Height	Full Length	x16	x16
3	Platform Controller Hub	Standard Height	Full Length*	x4	x8
4	Processor 1	Standard Height	Full Length	x16	x16
5	Processor 2	Standard Height	Full Length	x16	x16
6	Processor 2	Standard Height	Full Length	x8	x8
7	Processor 2	Standard Height	Full Length	x16	x16

*PCIe Generation 2 expansion card.

NOTE: To use PCIe slots 5, 6, and 7, both the processors must be installed.

NOTE: The expansion-card slots are not hot-swappable.

The following table provides a guide for installing expansion cards to ensure proper cooling and mechanical fit. The expansion cards with the highest priority must be installed first using the slot priority indicated. All other expansion cards must be installed in card priority and slot priority order.

Table 2. Expansion Card Installation Order
Card Priority	Card Type	Slot Priority	Maximum Allowed
1	Dell PowerEdge Express Flash (PCIe SSD) Bridge	2	1
2	GPU (single width and double width)	4, 5, 7, 2	4
3	External RAID	4, 5, 6, 2, 7	5
4	Internal RAID	4, 2, 1, 3	1
5	Converged Network Adapters (CNAs)	4, 5, 6, 2, 7, 1	6
6	10 Gb NICs	4, 5, 6, 2, 7, 1	6
7	FC4/8 HBA	4, 5, 6, 2, 7, 1, 3	7
8	1 Gb NICs	4, 5, 6, 2, 7, 1, 3	7
9	Non-RAID	1, 4, 5, 6, 2, 7	6
10	Internal Tape Adapter	1, 4, 2	3
11	HIC	4, 5, 7, 2	4