Lenovo RD430 - Manual (Page 40)

3 PCI Express card area for cards on the riser card assembly 2
There are three PCI Express card slots on the riser card assembly 2 for installing Ethernet cards or other
supported PCI Express cards.
Figure 17. Riser card assembly 2
Note: The slot 1 and slot 2 are supported only in server models with two microprocessors. For server
models with one microprocessor, the slot 1 and slot 2 are covered. If you install the second microprocessor
in the server, you need to remove the covers that protect the slot 1 and slot 2 before installing any
supported cards into the slots.
PCI Express
card slot
Physical link
width
Negotiable link width Supported card length and height
1 x16 x8, x4, x2, x1 Half-length, full-height card
2 x8 x8, x4, x2, x1 Half-length, full-height card
3 x8 x4, x2, x1 Low-profile card
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