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GPU card holder (optional)
GPU card restriction
The restrictions for GPU card is listed below:
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Requires cooling fan assembly (middle high-performance fans) and 1 or 2 external fans.
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If a GPU is installed in slot 1, 3, the right external fan is required. If a GPU is installed in slot 6, 8, both external fans are required.
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Two external fans are required for GPU-ready SKUs, there is no SKU with left external fan only.
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If a GPU is installed on slot 1 or 3, only one 5.25 inch RMSD device (ODD/RD1000/half-height tape) is supported.
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Four single width GPUs cannot be supported if the second PERC with battery (H730/H730P/H830).
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300 W GPUs only support the maximum ambient temperature of 30°C.
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GPU is not supported for 3.5 inch x 18 chassis and fresh air condition.
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GPU is only supported in rack mode.
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The left and right external fans are required when a GPU is installed in slots 6 and 8.
GPU card installation guidelines
Observe the following guidelines while installing a GPU card:
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GPU are supported only in the Rack mode configuration.
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GPU can be installed only on systems that have 1100 W or higher power supply units.
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Each GPU card supports up to 32 GB of dedicated GDDR5 memory.
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Two double-width GPU cards on a single processor configuration and four double width GPU cards on a dual processor configuration
do not support any other add-on cards.
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The GPU cards must be installed:
– On GPU enabled system (two processor and also contains the main air shroud and GPU air shrouds).
– On systems with eight fan configuration (Fan1, Fan2 are standard (STD) fans. Fan3-Fan6 are high-performance (HPR) fans. Fan7
and Fan8 are external Left and Right fans).
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Specific GPU cards will need the use of the dongle power cable.
Removing the optional GPU card holder
Prerequisites
1
Follow the safety guidelines listed in
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Follow the procedure listed in
3
Remove the air
shroud.
Step
Press the release tab and slide the graphical processing unit (GPU) card holder out of the chassis.
Safety
instructions.
Before working inside your
system.
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