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2. Install the air shroud or install the GPU air shroud.
3. Follow the procedure listed in the After working inside your system.
Expansion cards and expansion card risers
NOTE: When an expansion card is not supported or missing, riser the iDRAC and Lifecycle Controller logs an event. This
does not prevent your system from booting. However, if a F1/F2 pause occurs with an error message, see Troubleshooting
expansion cards section in the Dell EMC PowerEdge Servers Troubleshooting Guide at www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals.
Expansion card installation guidelines
Figure 119. Expansion card slot connectors
1. Riser 4 (slot 7 and slot 8)
2. Riser 3 (slot 4 and slot 5)
3. Riser 2 (slot 3 and slot 6)
4. Riser 1 (slot 1 and slot 2)
The following table describes the expansion card riser configurations:
Table 60. Riser configurations
Configurations Expansion
card risers
PCIe Slots Controlling
processor
height Length Slot width
Config0. with 4x
FH
R1B 1 and 2 Processor 1 Full height Half length x8 + x8
R4B 7 and 8 Processor 2 Full height Half length x8 + x8
Config1. with 6x
FH and 2x LP
R1B 1 and 2 Processor 1 Full height Half length x8 + x8
R2A 3 and 6 Processor 1 and
2
Low profile Half length x16 + x16
R3B 4 and 5 Processor 2 Full height Half length x8 + x8
120 Installing and removing system components