User guide

Expansion Cards
The computer has one standard low-profile PCI expansion slot that can accommodate an expansion
card up to 17.46 cm (6.875 inches) in length. The computer also has two PCI Express x1 expansion
slots and one PCI Express x16 expansion slot.
NOTE: The PCI and PCI Express slots support only low profile cards.
Item Description
1 PCI Express x16 expansion slot
2 PCI expansion slot
3 PCI Express x1 expansion slot
4 PCI Express x1 expansion slot
NOTE: You can install a PCI Express x1, x4, x8, or x16 expansion card in the PCI Express x16
expansion slot.
To install an expansion card:
1. Prepare the computer for disassembly (
Preparation for Disassembly on page 110).
2. Remove the access panel (
Computer Access Panel on page 116).
3. Locate the correct vacant expansion socket on the system board and the corresponding expansion
slot on the back of the computer chassis.
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