- Notes, cautions, and warnings
- About this document
- Dell Technologies PowerEdge R740xd2 system overview
- Initial system setup and configuration
- Installing and removing system components
- Safety instructions
- Before working inside your system
- After working inside your system
- Recommended tools
- Front bezel
- System cover
- Air shroud
- Internal PERC riser
- Cooling fans
- Intrusion switch
- Drive bay
- Drives
- Removing a drive blank
- Installing a drive blank
- Removing a drive carrier
- Removing the drive from the drive carrier
- Installing a drive carrier
- Installing a drive into the drive carrier
- Removing a 2.5-inch drive from a 3.5-inch drive adapter
- Installing a 2.5-inch drive into a 3.5-inch drive adapter
- Removing a 3.5-inch drive adapter from a 3.5-inch drive carrier
- Installing a 3.5-inch drive adapter into the 3.5-inch drive carrier
- Drive backplane bracket
- Bay intrusion switch
- Rear drive cage
- Drive backplane
- Cable routing
- System memory
- Processor and heat sink
- Expansion cards and expansion card risers
- Expansion card installation guidelines
- Removing expansion card from the system board
- Removing expansion card from the expansion card riser
- Installing expansion card into the expansion card riser
- Installing expansion card on the system board
- Removing an expansion card riser
- Installing an expansion card riser
- M.2 SSD module
- Optional IDSDM / vFlash module
- LOM riser card
- System battery
- Optional internal USB memory key
- Power supply units
- Power interposer board
- System board
- Trusted Platform Module
- Cable chain assembly
- Control panel
- Jumpers and connectors
- System diagnostics and indicator codes
- Getting help
- Documentation resources
Dell EMC PowerEdge R740xd2 Installation and Service Manual
Expansion card installation guidelines
The following table provides guidelines 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 the other expansion cards should be installed in the card priority and slot priority order.
| Card Type | Slot Priority | Maximum number of cards |
|---|---|---|
| LOM riser ; 2x1G BCM5720L (FXN) | 1 | 1 |
| PCIe SSD PCIe Card (Samsung) | 5 | 1 |
| Card (Broadcom/INTEL/Mellanox/Solarflare/QLOGIC) | 5 | 1 |
| BOSS M.2 (SATA) (Dell) | 5 | 1 |
| 1G Card,Network (Broadcom/INTEL) | 6, 5 | 2 |
| Internal PERC, PERC9/9.14G (FXN) | Integrated Slot | 1 |
| External PERC, PERC9/9.14G/10 | 5 | 1 |
| PERC11 HBA355e (External) | 5 | 1 |
| PERC11 HBA350i,MMLP-B (Internal) | Integrated Slot | 1 |
| Mellanox 25G Dual Port FH | NA | 0 |
| Mellanox 25G Dual Port LP | 5 | 1 |
| Broadcom 25G Quad Port FH | NA | 0 |
| Broadcom 100G Dual Port FH | NA | 0 |
| Broadcom 100G Dual Port LP | NA | 0 |
| Card type | Slot priority | Maximum number of cards |
|---|---|---|
| LOM riser ; 2x1G BCM5720L (FXN) | 1 | 1 |
| Cards (Broadcom/INTEL/Mellanox/Qlogic Dual Port 10G SFP card) | 4, 5 | 2 |
| Card (Qlogic Dual Port card, 10G BT/25G SFP) | 5 | 2 |
| BOSS M.2 (SATA) (Dell) | 4, 5 | 2 |
| 1G Card,Network (Broadcom/INTEL) | 6, 5, 4 | 3 |
| Internal PERC, PERC9/9.14G (FXN) | Integrated Slot | 1 |
| External PERC, PERC 9/9.14G/10 | 4, 5 | 2 |
| PCIe SSD PCIe Card (Samsung) | 4, 5 | 2 |
| Mellanox 100G CX5 Dual Port | 4 | 1 |
| PERC11 HBA355e (External) | 4, 5 | 2 |
| PERC11 HBA350i,MMLP-B (Internal) | Integrated Slot | 1 |
| Mellanox 25G Dual Port FH | NA | 0 |
| Mellanox 25G Dual Port LP | 4, 5 | 2 |
| Broadcom 25G Quad Port FH | NA | 0 |
| Broadcom 100G Dual Port FH | NA | 0 |
| Broadcom 100G Dual Port LP | 4 | 1 |
| Card type | Slot priority | Maximum number of cards |
|---|---|---|
| LOM riser ; 2x1G BCM5720L (FXN) | 1 | 1 |
| LOM riser ; 2x10G BCM57416 (BASeT/SFP+) | 1 | 1 |
| LOM riser: Broadcom 25G card, 930PP | 1 | 1 |
| PERC 9/9.14G/10 (external) | 2 | 1 |
| PERC 9/9.14G (Internal) | 2 | 1 |
| Cards (Broadcom/INTEL/Mellanox/Solarflare/QLOGIC) | 2 | 1 |
| BOSS M.2 (SATA) (Dell) | 2 | 1 |
| PERC 9/9.14G (Internal) | Integrated Slot | 1 |
| PERC11 HBA355e (External) | 2 | 1 |
| PERC11 HBA350i,MMLP-B (Internal) | Integrated Slot | 1 |
| Mellanox 25G Dual Port FH | 2 | 1 |
| Mellanox 25G Dual Port LP | NA | 0 |
| Broadcom 25G Quad Port FH | 2 | 1 |
| Broadcom 100G Dual Port FH | 2 | 1 |
| Broadcom 100G Dual Port LP | NA | 0 |
| Card type | Slot priority | Maximum number of cards |
|---|---|---|
| LOM riser ; 2x1G BCM5720L | 1 | 1 |
| LOM riser ; 2x10G BCM57416 (BASeT/SFP+) | 1 | 1 |
| LOM riser: Broadcom 25G card, 930PP | 1 | 1 |
| PCIe SSD PCIe Card (Samsung) | 3, 2 | 2 |
| Cards (Broadcom/INTEL/Mellanox/Solarflare/QLOGIC) | 3, 2 | 2 |
| BOSS M.2 (SATA) (Dell) | 3, 2 | 2 |
| PERC 9/9.14G (Internal) | Integrated Slot | 1 |
| RAID - PERC9/9.14G (Internal) (Dell) | 3 | 1 |
| PERC9/9.14G/10 (External) | 3, 2 | 2 |
| PERC11 HBA355e (External) | 3, 2 | 2 |
| PERC11 HBA350i,MMLP-B (Internal) | Integrated Slot | 1 |
| Mellanox 25G Dual Port FH | NA | 0 |
| Mellanox 25G Dual Port LP | 3, 2 | 2 |
| Broadcom 25G Quad Port FH | NA | 0 |
| Broadcom 100G Dual Port FH | NA | 0 |
| Broadcom 100G Dual Port LP | 3, 2 | 2 |
| Card type | Slot priority | Maximum number of cards |
|---|---|---|
| LOM riser ; 2x1G BCM5720L | 1 | 1 |
| LOM riser ; 2x10G BCM57416 (BASeT/SFP+) | 1 | 1 |
| LOM riser: Broadcom 25G card, 930PP | 1 | 1 |
| RAID - PERC 9/9.14G/10 (External) (Dell) | 2, 3, 5 | 3 |
| Full Height (FH) Card Network, (Broadcom/Intel/Mellanox/Qlogic) | 2 | 1 |
| BOSS M.2 (SATA) (Dell) | 2 | 1 |
| PCIe SSD PCIe Card (Samsung) | 3, 5, 2 | 3 |
|
Low Profile LP card 10G, 25G, 40G (Broadcom/Intel/Mellanox/Qlogic Dual Port/Solarflare |
3, 5 | 2 |
| BOSS M.2 (SATA) (Dell) | 3, 5 | 2 |
| 1G Card,Network (Broadcom/INTEL) | 6, 5, 3 | 3 |
| PERC 9/9.14G (Internal) | Integrated Slot | 1 |
| Qlogic Qual Port LP card | 3 | 1 |
| 40G LP card (Intel/mellanox) | 3 | NA |
| PCIe SSD PCIe card (Intel) | 3 | 1 |
| PERC11 HBA355e (External) | 3, 2, 5 | 2 |
| PERC11 HBA350i,MMLP-B (Internal) | Integrated Slot | 1 |
| Mellanox 25G Dual Port FH | 2 | 1 |
| Mellanox 25G Dual Port LP | 3, 5 | 2 |
| Broadcom 25G Quad Port FH | 2 | 1 |
| Broadcom 100G Dual Port FH | 2 | 1 |
| Broadcom 100G Dual Port LP | NA | 0 |
| Card type | Slot priority | Maximum number of cards |
|---|---|---|
| LOM riser ; 2x1G BCM5720L (FXN) | 1 | 1 |
| LOM riser ; 2x10G BCM57416 (BASeT/SFP+) (FXN) | 1 | 1 |
| LOM riser: Broadcom 25G card, 930PP | 1 | 1 |
| RAID - PERC 9/9.14G/10 (External) | 4, 3, 2, 5 | 4 |
| Full Height (FH) Card Network, (Broadcom/Intel/Mellanox 10G, 25G, 100G/Qlogic DP & QP 10GSEP) | 2 | 1 |
| BOSS M.2 (SATA) (Dell) | 2 | 1 |
| PCIe SSD PCIe Card (Samsung) | 4, 3, 5, 2 | 4 |
| Low Profile LP card 10G, 25G, 40G (Broadcom/Intel/Mellanox/Qlogic Dual Port/Solarflare) | 4, 3, 5 | 4 |
| BOSS M.2 (SATA) (Dell) | 4, 3, 5 | 3 |
| 1G Card, Network (Broadcom/INTEL) | 6, 5, 4, 3 | 4 |
| RAID - PERC 9/9.14G (Internal) | Integrated Slot | 1 |
| 100G LP card (Mellanox) | 4 | 1 |
| Qlogic Qual Port LP card | 4, 3 | 2 |
| 40G LP card(Intel/mellanox) | 4,3 | NA |
| PCIe SSD PCIe card (Intel) | 3 | 1 |
| PERC11 HBA355e (External) | 4, 3, 2, 5 | 2 |
| PERC11 HBA350i,MMLP-B (Internal) | Integrated Slot | 1 |
| Mellanox 25G Dual Port FH | 2 | 1 |
| Mellanox 25G Dual Port LP | 4, 3, 5 | 3 |
| Broadcom 25G Quad Port FH | 2 | 1 |
| Broadcom 100G Dual Port FH | 2 | 1 |
| Broadcom 100G Dual Port LP | 4 | 1 |
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