Intel VCA 2 Quick Start Manual
Intel VCA 2 Quick Start Manual

Intel VCA 2 Quick Start Manual

Visual compute accelerator 2

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Intel — VISUAL COMPUTE ACCELERATOR 2
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  • Page 1 VCA 2 Intel — VISUAL COMPUTE ACCELERATOR 2 QUICK START GUIDE...
  • Page 2 Intel’s website at http://www.intel.com/design/literature.htm. Intel, the Intel logo, and Xeon are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. *Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.
  • Page 3: Regulatory Information

    Regulatory information This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following conditions: • This device may not cause harmful interference. • This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation. Certification marks...
  • Page 4: Safety Information

    Sicherheitshinweise zu Intel®-Serverplatinen und -Servergehäusen unter: http://www.intel.com/support/de/ motherboards/server/sb/cs-010770.htm. Instrucciones de seguridad importantes Lea todas las declaraciones de seguridad y precaución de este documento antes de realizar cualquiera de las instrucciones. Vea Intel® Server Boards and Server Chassis Safety Information en: http://www.intel.com/support/ sp/motherboards/server/sb/cs-010770.htm.
  • Page 5 Consultez Intel® Server Boards and Server Chassis Safety Information rendez-vous sur le site: http://www.intel.com/support/fr/ motherboards/server/sb/cs-010770.htm. ZH-CN http://www.intel.com/support/cn/ motherboards/server/sb/cs-010770.htm Intel® Server Boards and Server Chassis Safety Information...
  • Page 6 Warning Electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection: ESD can damage disk drives, boards, and other parts. It is recommended that all procedures are performed at an ESD workstation. If an ESD workstation is not available, provide some ESD protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap attached to any unpainted metal surface on the server’s chassis ground whenever handling parts.
  • Page 7: Kit Contents

    Overview The Intel® Visual Compute Accelerator 2 (Intel VCA 2) PCIe* add-in card is designed to accelerate media and graphics workloads. The card is a full-length, full-height, double-width x16 card. The card contains three discrete single-socket Intel® Xeon® E3 processor-based nodes, each of which supports up to two slots of DDR4 memory.
  • Page 8: Hardware Install

    Hardware install 1. Locate the two DIMM slots for each of the three nodes (Figure Figure 1 Locate memory slots install memory AF006969...
  • Page 9 2. Insert each DDR4 ECC SODIMM vertically, ensuring that it is firmly latched in place (Figure a. Carefully press the DIMM into its slot. b. Lock the retaining clips into place. Figure 2 Install DIMM...
  • Page 10 3. Place the cosmetic cover over the card (Figure Figure 3 Place cover over the card AF006970...
  • Page 11 4. Slide the cover a half-inch (11 to 12 mm) to the left to lock it in place, then tighten the screw (Figure Figure 4 Slide the cover a half-inch to the side AF006971 AF006972...
  • Page 12 5. Install the Intel VCA 2 into an x16 PCIe* add-in card slot (Figure Figure 5 Install Intel VCA 2 PCIe* connector AF007019...
  • Page 13 6. Add auxiliary power to the card (Figure Figure 6 Auxiliary power to motherboard 7. If necessary, add custom duct to ensure airflow is directed at the PCIe* card.
  • Page 14: Removing Dimms

    Removing DIMMs If returning the card for any reason, remove the installed DIMMs before shipping the card to Intel (Figure 1. Remove the cosmetic cover from the card. 2. Unlock the retaining clip. 3. Carefully lift free from the DIMM notch.
  • Page 15 For more information For more information on Intel VCA 2 including: • technical documents, • compatible servers and memory, and • latest downloads, visit www.intel.com/accelerators and navigate to VCA. Please recycle...
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