User Guide
Chapter 2: Hardware setup
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2.5 Expansion slot
The barebone server comes with two PCIE slots - PCIE1 and PCIE2. These slots are
pre-instaledwitharisercardbracketandabutteryrisercardbracketforinstallingPCIE
expansion cards. You need to remove these expansion card brackets if you want to install
PCIE expansion cards.
2.5.1 Installing an expansion card to the PCIE1 slot
Thepre-installedrisercardbracketonthePCIE1slotsupportsFull-Height(FH),Half-Length
(HL)PCIEx16expansioncards.
ToinstallaPCIEx16(Gen3x16link),FH,HLcardontherisercardbracket:
2. Remove the screw from the metal cover
(A)thenremovethemetalcover(B)
from riser card bracket.
1. Firmly hold the riser card bracket then pull it up to detach it from the PCIE x16 slot on
the motherboard.
3. Get the PCIE expansion card.
4. Install the PCIE expansion card to the
risercardbracket(A)thensecurethe
expansioncardwithascrew(B).
PCIE x16 slot