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a.
Rotate the GPU adapter retention latch to the open position.
b.
Grasp the GPU adapter by its edges and carefully pull it out of the PCIe slot.
After you finish
If you are instructed to return the component or optional device, follow all packaging instructions, and use
any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to you.
Install a GPU adapter
Use this information to install a GPU adapter.
About this task
Attention:
• Read
"Installation Guidelines" on page 55
work safely.
• Power off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect the power cords and all external cables. See
"Power off the server" on page
• Prevent exposure to static electricity, which might lead to system halt and loss of data, by keeping static-
sensitive components in their static-protective packages until installation, and handling these devices with
an electrostatic-discharge wrist strap or other grounding system.
• GPU adapters are supported on some server models with requirements. See
• All installed GPU adapters must be identical.
Watch the procedure
A video of this procedure is available at YouTube:
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Procedure
Step 1.
Touch the static-protective package that contains the new part to any unpainted surface on the
outside of the server. Then, take the new part out of the package and place it on a static-protective
surface.
Step 2.
Locate the appropriate PCIe slot for the new GPU adapter. See
page 64
Step 3.
Install the GPU adapter into the PCIe slot on the riser card.
Note: The following uses riser 1 or 2 assembly as an example for illustration. The procedure is the
same for riser 3 assembly.
and
"Safety inspection checklist" on page 56
73.
.
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"PCIe slots and PCIe adapters" on
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Chapter 5
Hardware replacement procedures
to ensure that you
"Thermal rules" on page
69.
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