DELL DL2100 User Manual
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Installing System Components
Installing the Cable Retention Bracket
1 Insert the hooks and tabs of the cable retention bracket into the slots in
the chassis wall and slide the bracket back until the latch engages.
2 Install the cooling fan bracket. See "Replacing the Fan Bracket."
3 Install the cooling shroud. See "Installing the Cooling Shroud."
3 Install the cooling shroud. See "Installing the Cooling Shroud."
Expansion Cards and Expansion-Card Risers
The system supports up to four PCI Express (PCIe) expansion cards on two
expansion-card risers.
expansion-card risers.
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Expansion-card riser 1 provides two PCIe x4-link Gen 2 expansion slots.
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Expansion-card riser 2 is offered in two versions:
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The standard expansion-card riser 2 provides two PCIe x8-link Gen 2
expansion slots.
expansion slots.
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The optional expansion-card riser 2 provides one PCIe x16-link Gen 2
expansion slot.
expansion slot.
CAUTION:
Expansion cards can only be plugged into the slots on the expansion-
card risers. Do not plug any expansion cards into the riser connectors on the
system board.
system board.
Expansion Card Installation Guidelines
Observe the following notes and guidelines regarding the expansion-card
slots:
slots:
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PCI Express Generation 2 and Generation 1 expansion cards are supported
in all slots.
in all slots.
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In slots 2, 3, and 4, expansion cards can have a maximum length of 24.13
cm (9.5 in). Slot 1 supports a full-length (30.99-cm [12.2-in]) expansion
card.
cm (9.5 in). Slot 1 supports a full-length (30.99-cm [12.2-in]) expansion
card.
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The system supports three full-height expansion cards and one low-profile
expansion card (slot 2).
expansion card (slot 2).
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Although slots 1 and 2 are physically PCIe x8 connectors, they function
only as PCIe x4-link slots.
only as PCIe x4-link slots.