Dell server PCIE card not working with esxi install

Saw this over at the forums
http://communities.vmware.com/message/2103207#2103207


Someone was unable to get their broadcom pcie card to be recognized by Esxi, even when using the Dell ISO install of esxi.
It was avaialble in bios.

" some servers going out with the PCIE slot disabled"
Looks like Dell has been shipping servers with pcie slot turned off so the card wont work even though it is recognized by bios.

12th gen servers now have an ability to disable PCIE slots.  And they are disabled apparently by default, even if you order the server prepopulated with a card.  
What makes it even tougher to diagnose is that the iDRAC can still report and see the card, even if it's in a disabled PCIE slot.

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