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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>
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 The Arneb can hold single slot cards. If the card is too long no node or netboard can be placed where the card is. There are grid plates available, that can be used to build a holding structure for the card onto. The Arneb can hold single slot cards. If the card is too long no node or netboard can be placed where the card is. There are grid plates available, that can be used to build a holding structure for the card onto.
-It is possible to install a dual slot card, if the heatsing is small enought not to touch the backplane.\\+It is possible to install a dual slot card, if the heatsing is small enough not to touch the backplane.\\
 An example of an extension card that requires the space of the netboard installed in an Arneb can be seen below. An example of an extension card that requires the space of the netboard installed in an Arneb can be seen below.
  
 <imgcaption extension_card_arneb.jpg|>{{ :documentation:extension_card_arneb.jpg?nolink&300 |Single slot graphics card in an Arneb}}</imgcaption> <imgcaption extension_card_arneb.jpg|>{{ :documentation:extension_card_arneb.jpg?nolink&300 |Single slot graphics card in an Arneb}}</imgcaption>