BLC PCI EXPANSION
BLADE
PI DATE: SEPTEMBER 2007 PRODUCT : HP BL-c PCI Expansion Blade FORM FACTOR: Std c-Class half-height blade SLOTS : PCI-X/PCIe SUITS : HP BL-c class BladeSystem DIM (H/W/D): 56.1 x 509.5 x 181.7 mm WEIGHT : 4.54 kg * HP BladeSystem PCI Expansion Blade provides PCI card Exp slots to an adjacent c-Class blade Svr * This unit uses c-Class midplane to pass Std PCI signals between adjacent enclosure bays, to allow a c-Class blade Svr to add PCI-X or PCI-e cards * Each PCI Expansion Blade can hold 1 or 2 PCI-X cards (3.3V or universal); or 1 or 2 PCI-e cards(x1, x4 or x8) * Installed PCI-X cards must use less than 25 watts per card * Installed PCIe cards must use less than 75 watts per PCIe slot or single PCIe card can use upto 150 watts, with a special power connector