PCIE SLOT3 on DL360e Gen8

[jonasled]

Hi, 

I've bought a dl360e G8 and tried to use the PCIE SLOT3. For the test I used a cheap Network Card and Windows 10, but the OS and the bios is not seeing the card. The Server has on both sockets a E5-2420 (Generation 1). I also searched for a riser or something, but there is nothing online to find about this slot, except the information, that it is a riser connector.

[Paul_J_K]

Hi @jonasled ,

Following document will help you identify the components / slots on the server. 

https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c03361197

Following is the list of spare parts for the server. 

https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=c03366122&docLocale=en_US

Following is the lost of option parts for the server. 

https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c03361192

Please check the following for compatible OS for the server

https://techlibrary.hpe.com/us/en/enterprise/servers/supportmatrix/windows_archived.aspx

Anything other than these is unlikely to work and will not be supported. 

[jonasled]

Thank you for the links, I've already seen most of them, but can't find something like a riser for this slot.

[Torsten.]

Thete are 2 slots.
Where did you find a slot 3?


https://h20195.www2.hpe.com/v2/getdocument.aspx?docname=c04128167

There are 2 slots for risers on the systemboard, see

https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c03366122

PCIe riser board options

PCIe riser board - x16, full height, half length, without SAS controller, 1U form factor

685184-001

PCIe riser board - x16, full height, half length - Mounts to the PCI riser cage - With SAS support (has embedded Dynamic Smart Array B320i controller)

685185-001

PCIe riser board - x8, low profile - Platform Cache Board (PCB)

685186-001

[jonasled]

I've atached a picture, there you can see the Slot I mean.

[Torsten.]

I think this slot is for the SAS B320I CTRL (685185-001) only.

[jonasled]

I have already a B320 on my riser, and I can't find anything suitable for this port

[Torsten.]

The riser with cache module slot?

[jonasled]

No, it doesn't have a cache module. I mean this one: