What are the installation options for HTX connectors?
HTX connectors can be installed: • Directly on the system motherboard – such as alongside conventional PCI-class connectors – for vertically-mounted HTX boards in 3U or higher profile server chassis • On an HTX specification-defined riser card to allow the use of a horizontally-installed, full-sized HTX board in a 1U rack-type chassis • On a proprietary riser card defined by the system manufacturer By using different versions of riser cards and with each supporting a different type of slot interconnect standard (HTX, PCI Express, PCI-X, etc.), system manufacturers can leverage a single motherboard design to deliver easily configurable, cost-optimized, application-specific system configurations. Installation options can extend to any variation that system manufacturers see fit for their own market and customer base.
