Just an update on the A100 in a R730 status. Apart from nVidia changing the mounting holes for the support brackets again requiring a new hold to be drilled then they work.

I suspect you could even do NVlink between two cards as there is sufficient room in the case to run a ribbon cable between the two slots. I tried with a spare PCIe x16 flexible extender I had lying around. However I imagine one is going to need access to some technical documentation from nVidia to make the appropriate PCB's that wont be forth coming

i had R730  with 2 RTX 6000 Nvidia with optional adapter riser 3

For the record, I'm running dual 2070 Supers in an R730 in my homelab. They work just fine. You can use "unsupported" cards, it's just... well... unsupported. They don't guarantee that they'll work properly, and if you call they'll say they can't help you, but if you're willing to absorb that risk, it seems like for the most part, a good number of consumer GPUs will work.

HelloI solved the problem with RTX 4000. You can install any graphics card with this Dell R730 server. 

Just make jumper wire between pin 5to 6 (GPU side connector). The sense pin SO Is not sensing in DELL R730.

You can install any graphics card with this method.

Hi,

can you share more information? as well as some specs and photos?
I have r730 and I'm still trying to configure the system with a test K80 card.

I just move to proxmox as the feature is possible in the free version.

thanks.

You can refer below link for GPU installation guidelines on R730

https://www.dell.com/support/manuals/en-us/poweredge-r730/r730_ompublication/gpu-card-installation-guidelines?guid=guid-c3605f65-c4ae-4beb-9a32-907a90753b81&lang=en-us

https://www.dell.com/support/manuals/en-us/poweredge-r730/r730_ompublication/installing-a-gpu-card?guid=guid-277e0d1a-aa84-47ea-bef5-47c7b9ed7058&lang=en-us 

Below link have details on slots where GPU is supported

https://www.dell.com/support/manuals/en-us/poweredge-r730/r730_ompublication/expansion-card-installation-guidelines?guid=guid-48fdcedc-e689-4cb6-a83c-7b9ea4e31449&lang=en-us 

I am trying to install an Nvidia Tesla M40 24GB or a K80. I currently have both. That first link you posted states "Ensure that both the processors are installed." Does this mean a single CPU installation will not work at all?

Also I ordered a power cable from Amazon that claimed it would work with the Tesla Cards and an R730. Is there a wiring diagram for this connection between Riser and Video card I can compare against to see if the cable is even close to being what it is supposed to be? 

I have tried installing each the cards with the cable and when I try to power the server back up, the status lights on the back of the power supplies turn from solid green to blinking orange. Any ideas why that would happen?

ThomasTheTech,

A single CPU configuration wouldn't work, as the R730 requires 2 CPU's for GPU use.

I believe the part number for the cable is N08NH.

Regarding the power supplies, what wattage are they? I ask as they would have to be 1100 watt for GOU use as well.

Let me know if this helps.

Hi 

how many P100 did you manage to power up in your R730 ?  do you have any blog describing this ?

Good evening, I want to know if r730 is full compatible with tesla p100, or I need some connector or fan kit.

Esx 6.7 and gpu share.

thanks