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documentation:extension_card_installation [2014/11/12 10:52] – micdocumentation:extension_card_installation [2014/11/12 10:55] – [Extension card installation] mic
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 It is possible to install an extension card like a graphics card on the PCIe x16 slot of an **v3.1 CXP** baseboard.\\ It is possible to install an extension card like a graphics card on the PCIe x16 slot of an **v3.1 CXP** baseboard.\\
-A special riser card is needed to connect the card. The I/O shield of the card has to be removed. The 6-pin power connector on the baseboard can deliver up to 300W, but a special cable may be required to connect the 6-pin plug to the card, as the cards have different connectors (6pin, 8pin or a mix).+A special riser card is needed to connect the card. The I/O shield of the card has to be removed. The 6-pin power connector on the baseboard can deliver up to 300W, but a special cable may be required to connect the 6-pin plug to the card, as the cards have different connectors (6pin, 8pin or a mix).\\ 
 +Please contact your vendor about this cable.
  
 <imgcaption cxp_bb_pcie_with_power_connector|>{{ :documentation:cxp_bb_pcie_with_power_connector.png?nolink&300 |PCIe slot (orange) and 6-pin power connector (red) on an v3.1 CXP BB}}</imgcaption> <imgcaption cxp_bb_pcie_with_power_connector|>{{ :documentation:cxp_bb_pcie_with_power_connector.png?nolink&300 |PCIe slot (orange) and 6-pin power connector (red) on an v3.1 CXP BB}}</imgcaption>