Dell R740xd2 26HDD to butterfly riser + low profile conversion

[ryecola]

Hey everyone i have been trying to convert my 26 HDD r740xd2 to have more pcie options but i cant find the low profile mount for the chassis

the bit im trying to find is the backet for 2/3/4 for the low profile pcie cards, no idea what the dell number is or wha, but i have been looking for scrapped xd2s but no luck... any with suggestions would be suuuper appreciated.

 

[aero]

Which pcie riser configuration do you currently have? Refer to this doc. Do you have the one with the rear drive cage?

https://i.dell.com/sites/csdocuments/Product_Docs/en/dell-emc-poweredge-r740xd2-technical-guide.pdf

It appears you want the change it to the configuration on page 8 figure 5?

 

[aero]

My guess is that you cannot convert your rear drive bay chassis to one with the additional slots. It's not necessarily just a matter of replaceable parts but the chassis and motherboard etc. See this website listing various parts. Note on the R540 there are 3 distinctly different chassis model numbers. The R540 and 740 share a lot of the same parts. There are also no parts listed for the 540 nor 740 that would achieve what you want.

https://store.emprgroup.com.au/dell-1403-dell-poweredge-r540-parts.aspx

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