This Guide Minimum system Requirements Unpacking equipment Hardware Installation safety Instructions before You begin Installing the Tesla K20 Graphics Card Driver Installation Downloading and Installing Windows Driver Verifying the Windows Driver Installation linux Installation Register, Warranty, and Support Compliances...
™ are producing breakthroughs in their industries by achieving better results in a shorter period of time. adding the nVIDIa Tesla K20 to an industry-standard workstation and configuring it with an nVIDIa Quadro Professional Graphics solution enables performance scaling across a wide range of professional applications.
InTRoDuCTIon Minimum System Requirements Prior to unpacking your new Tesla K20, confirm that your system meets all the requirements for a smooth installation. > Operating System Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows 7 (32-bit versions of Windows are not supported, 64-bit only)
Prior to unpacking your new nVIDIa Tesla K20 active accelerator graphics card, it is important to make sure you meet all the system requirements listed on page 2 for a smooth installation. be sure to inspect each piece of equipment shipped in the packing box.
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HaRDWaRe InsTall aTIon HardWare InsTallaTIon Installing the nVIDIa Tesla K20 active accelerator graphics card hardware involves opening up your computer. follow all of the safety instructions provided here to ensure that there is no damage to you, your computer, or the graphics board.
HaRDWaRe InsTall aTIon Before You Begin The Tesla K20 active accelerator graphics card is a PCI express ×16 graphics card. Your computer may already have a graphics card installed in the PCI express slot. If so, you will need to remove that graphics card and replace it with the Tesla K20 active accelerator graphics card.
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HaRDWaRe InsTall aTIon Remove any existing graphics card (if there is one). save hardware (such as screws and brackets) to use when installing the nVIDIa graphics card. Attention: If your system has been running for a period of time prior to opening the panels, it is very important that you wait until the graphics card in your system has cooled before taking the card out of the system.
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HaRDWaRe InsTall aTIon Plug the graphics card into the Primary PCI express x16 slot on your motherboard. This is often the slot closest to the CPu but may be the second or third slot. look for the slot labeled ×16. It will likely be the only PCI express slot with a retention lever on the end of the slot or the one closest to the CPu.
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HaRDWaRe InsTall aTIon Connect two PCI express 6-pin auxiliary power connectors from the system power supply to the top edge of the graphics card. note that the connector and socket on the graphics card have a unique shape and connect one way only. Connect two 6-pin connectors from the system power supply to the back edge of the graphics card...
DRIVeR InsTall aTIon drIver InsTallaTIon With the hardware installed, it is now time to install the graphics driver. nVIDIa recommends downloading and installing the most recent drivers available at: http://www.nvidia.com/drivers. Downloading and Installing Windows Driver use the following procedure to download the graphics driver.
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Perform a clean installation check box. Performing a clean install also removes all files related to the previous driver. Note: If you are installing the Tesla K20 as a companion device to your primary Quadro board, a clean install is recommended.
Verifying Windows Installation It is recommended that you verify your installation by going to the Win- dows Device Manager and verifying that the Tesla K20 has been installed correctly and is recognized by the drivers. use the following procedure to verify the installation of the board: Go to Start >...
/usr/bin/nvidia-installer which may be used at a later time to unin- stall drivers, auto download updated drivers, etc. select Accept to accept the license agreement.
ID and password for online customer care. You can also elect to receive automatic notification of special promotions and software updates through email to ensure that your Tesla K20 card continues to operate optimally. Warranty and Support The Tesla K20 is covered by a 36 month warranty.
CoMPlIanCes CoMplIanCes The nVIDIa Geforce GTX 650 Ti graphics card is compliant with the following regulations: > federal Communications Commission (fCC) > Industry Canada (IC) > Conformité européenne (Ce) > australian Communications and Media authority (C-tick) > Voluntary Control Council for Interference (VCCI) >...
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CoMPlIanCes harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: >...
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CoMPlIanCes Voluntary Control Council for Interference (VCCI) This is a Class b product based on the standard of the VCCI Council. If this is used near a radio or television receiver in a domestic environment, it may cause radio interference. Install and use the equipment according to the instruction manual.
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CoMPlIanCes TAIWAN COMPLIANCE Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI) This device complies with Cns 13438 (2006) Class b SAfETY Underwriters Laboratories (UL)
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Corporation. specifications mentioned in this publication are subject to change without notice. This publication supersedes and replaces all information previously supplied.
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