Removing And Replacing A Graphics Processing Unit In The 8335-Gca Or 8335-Gta; Removing The Graphics Processing Unit From The 8335-Gca Or 8335-Gta System; Replacing The Graphics Processing Unit In The 8335-Gca Or 8335-Gta System - IBM S822LC Servicing

Removing and replacing a graphics processing unit in the 8335-GCA
or 8335-GTA
Learn how to remove and replace a graphics processing unit in the 8335-GCA or 8335-GTA system.
Removing the graphics processing unit from the 8335-GCA or
8335-GTA system
Follow these steps to remove the graphics processing unit from the IBM Power System S822LC
(8335-GCA and 8335-GTA) system.
About this task
Attention: For safety and airflow purposes, if you remove parts from the system, you must ensure that:
v PCIe tailstock fillers are present
v Graphic processor unit (GPU) or PCIe carriers are present and that either GPU or PCIe fillers are
installed in the carriers.
Procedure
1. Ensure that you have the electrostatic discharge (ESD) wrist strap attached. If not, attach it now.
2. Using the blue strap (A) and the blue touchpoint (B), remove the PCIe riser from the system. See
Figure 29.
Figure 29. Removing the PCIe riser
Replacing the graphics processing unit in the 8335-GCA or 8335-GTA
system
Follow these steps to replace a graphics processing unit in the IBM Power System S822LC (8335-GCA and
8335-GTA) system.
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Servicing the IBM Power System S822LC (8335-GCA or 8335-GTA)