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Expansion board options, Installing an expansion board – HP ProLiant DL585 G7 Server User Manual

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The cable and the cable arrangement might appear differently from shown.

7.

Install the SPI board.

8.

Install the access panel (on page

27

).

9.

Slide the server back into the rack.

10.

Power up the server (on page

25

).

Expansion board options

The server supports up to 11 expansion slots. The server ships with 5 PCI Express expansion slots.
To support the optional expansion slots, install one of the following options into the server:

PCI Express I/O Expansion Board—Adds six optional slots

PCI-X/PCI Express I/O Expansion Board—Adds five optional slots

Installing an expansion board

CAUTION:

To prevent improper cooling and thermal damage, do not operate the server unless

all expansion slots have either an expansion slot cover or an expansion board installed.

1.

Power down the server (on page

25

).

2.

Extend the server from the rack (on page

25

).

3.

Remove the access panel (on page

26

).