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Thanks for the response. So what you are saying is if I already have 2 Perc 5/E cards in the system I cannot add a third?
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Thanks for the response. So what you are saying is if I already have 2 Perc 5/E cards in the system I cannot add a third?

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Looks like that is the info I'm also getting from Dell tech support. Just wanted to confirm from multiple sources. Thank you.<br />
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Steve
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Looks like that is the info I'm also getting from Dell tech support. Just wanted to confirm from multiple sources. Thank you.

Steve

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How do you add the in the order 2,1,3 if it only takes 2?<br />
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Generically PCIe x8 cards work in x4 slots so long as they fit since PCIe, like most protocols, starts with the lowest common denominator and then negotiates up to the highest that both parts support; that's why manufacturers often put oversized sockets on their PCIe slots.
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How do you add the in the order 2,1,3 if it only takes 2?

Generically PCIe x8 cards work in x4 slots so long as they fit since PCIe, like most protocols, starts with the lowest common denominator and then negotiates up to the highest that both parts support; that's why manufacturers often put oversized sockets on their PCIe slots.

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Hello,<br />
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I have a Dell Poweredge 2950 in production which currently has an MD3000 attached to it using the 2 available &quot;Left Riser Board&quot; card slots for redundancy. I would like to add an additional Perc 6/E pcie card to the system in the available &quot;Central Riser Board&quot; pcie slot. However, I read something that even though the available slot is physically x8 it only works as an x4. If that is the case then I'm not sure the pcie x8 Perc 6/E will work. Is my information incorrect? Anyone using the pcie &quot;Central Riser Board&quot; slot? Thanks.<br />
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Steve
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Hello,

I have a Dell Poweredge 2950 in production which currently has an MD3000 attached to it using the 2 available "Left Riser Board" card slots for redundancy. I would like to add an additional Perc 6/E pcie card to the system in the available "Central Riser Board" pcie slot. However, I read something that even though the available slot is physically x8 it only works as an x4. If that is the case then I'm not sure the pcie x8 Perc 6/E will work. Is my information incorrect? Anyone using the pcie "Central Riser Board" slot? Thanks.

Steve

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