Installing The Expansion Card Riser; Double-Wide Gpgpu Card (Optional); Removing A Double-Wide Gpgpu Card - Dell PowerEdge VRTX Owner's Manual

Installing The Expansion Card Riser

CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You should only perform
troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or
telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your
warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product.
1. Align the expansion-card riser with the PCIe cage and slide the riser into the cage, until properly seated.
When properly aligned, the chassis intrusion switch on the riser aligns with the slot on the PCIe cage.
2. Attach the screws to secure the expansion-card to the PCIe cage.
3. Reconnect the power cable.
4. Reinstall the full-height expansion-card divider unit.
5. If applicable, reinstall the expansion card(s) into the expansion-card riser.
6. Reinstall the PCIe cage.
7. Reinstall the cooling-fan assembly.
8. Reinstall the cooling shroud.
9. Close the PCIe cage door.
10. Close the system.
11. If applicable, place the system upright on a flat, stable surface and rotate the system feet outward.
12. Reconnect the enclosure to its electrical outlet and turn the enclosure on, including any attached peripherals.
13. Turn on the server modules using the operating system commands or the CMC.
14. If applicable, install the front bezel.

Double-Wide GPGPU Card (Optional)

The optional double-wide General Purpose Computation on Graphics Processors (GPGPU) card is shipped with a
double-wide PCIe cage. You must install the double-wide GPGPU card in the double-wide PCIe cage.
NOTE: The procedure for removing and installing the double-wide PCIe cage is identical to removing and installing
the single-wide PCIe cage in the enclosure.

Removing A Double-Wide GPGPU Card

CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You should only perform
troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or
telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your
warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product.
1. If installed, remove the front bezel.
2. Turn off the server modules using the operating system commands or the CMC.
3. Turn off the enclosure, including any attached peripherals, and disconnect the enclosure from the electrical outlet.
4. To reduce the chassis weight, remove the following (if required):
a) hard drives
b) server modules
c) power supplies
5. If applicable, rotate the system feet inward and lay the system on its side on a flat stable surface, with the cover
release latch side on top.
6. Open the system.
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