Follow safety guidelines, power off, and remove the system cover. Learn step-by-step instructions for removing and installing GPU components.
Prerequisites
Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions.
Power off the system and all attached peripherals.
Disconnect the system from the electrical outlet and disconnect the peripherals.
If applicable, remove the system from the rack.
Remove the system cover.
Remove the sponges:
Using the hole on the sponge, lift the sponge out of the system.
Remove the GPU riser module:
Press the blue button on the GPU riser module, lift handle comes out of GPU riser module.
Use both hands, in one hand hold the lift handle, and in other hold the lifting edges to remove GPU riser module out of the system.
NOTE:The numbers on the image do not depict the exact steps. The numbers are for representation of sequence.
Remove the bridge cards:
Holding the edges, pull the bridge cards out of the GPU cards.
If you are not replacing the bridge cards, Install the cover into the GPU card.
Removing the GPU:
To remove the GPU from GPU riser module:
Disconnect the GPU power cable from the GPU card.
Open the GPU card holder latches on both ends of the riser.
Pull the hockey stick by the pull tape.
Hold the GPU card by the edges and pull the card from the riser.
NOTE:The numbers on the image do not depict the exact steps. The numbers are for representation of sequence.
If you are not replacing the GPU card, install a GPU blank if the adjacent card is double-width card. Install filler blank, if the adjacent card is not double-width card.
NOTE:You must install a GPU blank over an empty GPU card slot to maintain Federal Communications Commission (FCC) certification of the system. The blanks also keep dust and dirt out of the system and aid in proper cooling and airflow inside the system. The GPU blank is necessary to maintain proper thermal conditions.
To install the GPU blank:
Align the connector on the GPU blank with the connector on the riser.
Insert the GPU blank into the riser until firmly seated.
Close the GPU card holder latches on both ends of the riser.
Pull hockey stick by pull tape to assemble the GPU blank into position.
NOTE:Place the unused GPU power cable in the riser module bracket.
Installing the GPU:
If installed, remove the GPU blank:
Open the GPU card holder latches on both ends of the riser.
Pull hockey stick by the pull tape.
Hold the GPU blank by the edges and pull the card from the riser.
NOTE:Store the GPU blank for future use. GPU blank must be installed in empty expansion card slots to maintain Federal Communications Commission (FCC) certification of the system. The brackets also keep dust and dirt out of the system and aid in proper cooling and airflow inside the system.
To install the GPU on GPU riser module:
Align the connector on the GPU with the connector on the riser.
Insert the GPU into the riser until firmly seated.
Close the GPU card holder latches on both ends of the riser.
Pull hockey stick by the pull tape, to assemble the GPU card into GPU riser.
Connect the GPU power cable to the GPU card.
NOTE:For the SW GPU card to be installed, GPU card holder is required see Installing the GPU riser module card holder.
Installed the bridge cards:
If installed, remove the cover from the GPU card.
Align the bridge cards with the slot on the GPU cards.
Press the bridge cards, until firmly seated on the GPU cards.
Install the GPU riser module:
Use both hands to hold the GPU riser module, align the holes on the GPU riser module with the guides on the system side wall and base.
Lower the GPU riser module into system and press the touch points until the GPU riser module is firmly seated into the system.
Rotate to close the GPU lift handle into the GPU riser module.
Install the sponges:
Holding the edges, align the sponge and insert between the drive cage and GPU riser module.
