Hardware Installation; Before You Begin; Tesla C2050/2070 Installation - Nvidia TESLA C2050 Installation Manual

HARDWARE INSTALLATIONS
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HARDWARE INSTALLATIONS
Installing the Tesla C2050/2070 hardware involves
opening up your computer.
Note: All hardware must be installed prior to installation of
the drivers.

Before You Begin

If you have an NVIDIA graphics solution, either as a discrete card or
as on-board graphics on your motherboard, you will need to uninstall
the NVIDIA graphics software driver before installing your Tesla card.
Note: This does not apply to Linux based systems. It only
applies to Windows based systems.

Tesla C2050/2070 Installation

A computer system with an available PCI Express ×16 slot is required for
the Tesla C2050/2070. For the best system bandwidth between the host
processor and the Tesla C2050/2070, it is recommended (but not required)
that the Tesla C2050/2070 be installed in a PCI Express ×16 Gen2 slot.
Because there are so many diff erent computer systems on the market,
the installation procedure for the Tesla C2050/2070 can vary from system
to system. Use the following instructions as a guideline and consult the
documentation for clarifi cation of computer specifi c procedures.
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