jaquith :
Either of those 1U riser cards are fine, as long as you have a PCI-E x8 or x16 riser. It's not that complex.
Not sure you understand the question I'm asking. It's not about the riser card. I know the riser card will work. My question is will an NIC PCI card work
specifically with the X7SPA and the 502L-200B.
Let me requote the email from SuperMicro:
Supermicro tech says: For X7SPE-HF, it can support one PCIe riser card and put the add-on card on it while X7SPA-HF is able to fit into 1U, but no add-on card support due to chassis limitation in supporting slot7. You can use CSE-RR1U-E8 or RSC-RR1U-E16 for AOC-SG-i4.
My question is for someone who has tried a PCI NIC with the X7SPA so that I can confirm the above statement from superMicro. Has anyone who has the X7SPA and 502L-200B been able to find a PCI NIC that works with the mobo and the chassis?