Removing The Nvlink Board - Dell EMC PowerEdge C4140 Installation And Service Manual

Removing the NVLink Board

Prerequisites
1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the
2. Follow the procedure listed in
3. Remove the following components:
a. NVLink air shroud
b. SXM2-GPU Heat Sink
c. SXM2 GPU(s)
CAUTION: Disconnect the data cable from the system board and then remove the NVLink board to prevent
pin damage in the PCIe connectors.
4. Disconnect and remove the data and power cables from the NVLink board and the system board.
CAUTION: The expansion card riser cables must be disconnected from the NVLink board before removing the
NVLink board, to prevent pin damage in the PCIe connectors.
5. Disconnect the expansion card riser cable from the NVLink board.
Steps
1. Loosen the thumbscrews that secure the NVLink board to the chassis.
2. Hold the NVLink board by the board holder, and slide the NVLink board towards the system fan to release it from the
chassis.
3. Lift and remove the NVLink board out of the chassis.
Figure 88. Removing the NVLink board
Next steps
1. Install the NVLink board.
84 PowerEdge C4140 installing and removing system components
Safety instructions
Before working inside your
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