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Riser 3/4 cage

Use this section to understand the cable routing for the riser 3/4 cage, which provide four low-profile (4LP) PCIe slots.

The following illustration shows the 4LP PCIe riser 3/4 cage. The riser card types vary by server model. For detailed information, see PCIe slots and PCIe adapters.

Power and sideband cable routing

The following illustration shows the power and sideband connections for x8/x8 PCIe riser 3 card and x8/x8 PCIe riser 4 card.

Figure 1. Riser 3/4 card power and sideband cable routing
Riser 3/4 card power and sideband connection

FromTo
1 Power connector on the riser cardsRiser 3 power connector on the system board assembly
2 Sideband connector on the riser cardsRiser 3 sideband connector on the system board assembly

Signal cable connection

The following illustration shows the signal connections for x8/x8 PCIe riser 3 card and x8/x8 PCIe riser 4 card.

Figure 2. Cable routing in configurations without riser 5 and front OCP module
Cable routing in configurations without riser 5 and front OCP module

FromTo
1 Swift connector 1 on riser 3 cardOnboard: PCIe 1
2 Swift connector 2 on riser 3 cardOnboard: PCIe 2
3 Swift connector 1 on riser 4 cardOnboard: PCIe 9
4 Swift connector 2 on riser 4 cardOnboard: PCIe 10
Figure 3. Cable routing in configurations with riser 5 and front OCP module when two processors are installed
Cable routing in configurations with riser 5 and front OCP module

FromTo
1 Swift connector 1 on riser 3 cardOnboard: PCIe 7
2 Swift connector 2 on riser 3 cardOnboard: PCIe 8
3 Swift connector 1 on riser 4 cardOnboard: PCIe 9
4 Swift connector 2 on riser 4 cardOnboard: PCIe 10