Manual

3 System upgrade

Installing an expansion card

This section explains how to install an expansion card.

I/O interface

Altos G540 M2 has five PCI Express

and PCI expansion slots, namely:

• One PCI Express® 2.0 x16 slot

• Two PCI Express® 2.0 x8 slots (with eight PCI Express® 2.0 lanes)

• One PCI Express® x8 slot (with four PCI Express® lanes)

• One PCI (32-bit / 3.3 V) slot

To install an expansion card:

1 Perform the pre-installation instructions described on page 41.

2 If necessary, remove any cables that prevent access to the

processor sockets.

3 Locate an empty expansion slot that is compatible with the

specification of the card you intend to install.

4 Install the expansion card.