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Dell PowerEdge C4130 Owner's Manual

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GPU cabling diagrams

Cabling configuration A and B systems

Figure 1. Cabling single and dual processor systems with four GPUs and a GPU switch board (Configurations A and B)
This figure shows cabling single and dual processor systems with four GPUs and a GPU switch board (Configurations A and B).
  1. GPU 4 riser cable connector on the GPU
  2. GPU switch board
  3. GPU 3 connector on the GPU switch board
  4. GPU 4 connector on the GPU switch board
  5. system board
  6. GPU 2 connector on the system board
  7. GPU 2 connector on the GPU switch board
  8. GPU 1 connector on the GPU switch board
  9. CPU 1 connector on the GPU switch board
  10. GPU 1 riser cable connector on the GPU
  11. GPU 1
  12. GPU 2 riser cable connector on the GPU
  13. GPU 2
  14. GPU 3
  15. GPU 3 riser cable connector on the GPU
  16. GPU 4
Figure 2. Power cabling for single and dual processor systems with four GPUs and a GPU switch board (Configurations A and B)
This figure shows power cabling for single and dual processor systems with four GPUs and a GPU switch board (Configurations A and B).
  1. GPU 4 power connector on the system board
  2. GPU 3 power connector on the system board
  3. GPU 1/2 power connector on the system board
  4. GPU switch board power connector on the system board
  5. system board
  6. GPU switch board power connector on the GPU switch board
  7. GPU switch board
  8. power connector on GPU 1
  9. GPU 1
  10. GPU 2
  11. power connector on GPU 2
  12. power connector on GPU 3
  13. GPU 3
  14. GPU 4
  15. power connector on GPU 4
Figure 3. Cabling a dual processor system with four GPUs (Configuration C)
This figure shows cabling a dual processor system with four GPUs (Configuration C).
  1. GPU 4 riser cable connector on the GPU
  2. GPU 3 connector on the system board
  3. GPU 4 connector on the system board
  4. GPU 1 connector on the system board
  5. system board
  6. GPU 2 connector on the system board
  7. GPU 1 riser cable connector on the GPU
  8. GPU 1
  9. GPU 2 riser cable connector on the GPU
  10. GPU 2
  11. GPU 3
  12. GPU 3 riser cable connector on the GPU
  13. GPU 4
Figure 4. Power cabling for a dual processor system with four GPUs (Configuration C)
This figure shows the power cabling for a dual processor system with four GPUs (Configuration C).
  1. GPU 4 power connector on the system board
  2. GPU 3 power connector on the system board
  3. GPU 1/2 power connector on the system board
  4. system board
  5. power connector on GPU 1
  6. GPU 1
  7. GPU 2
  8. power connector on GPU 2
  9. power connector on GPU 3
  10. GPU 3
  11. GPU 4
  12. power connector on GPU 4
Figure 5. Cabling a dual processor system with two GPUs (Configuration D)
This figure shows cabling a dual processor system with two GPUs (Configuration D).
  1. GPU 3 riser cable connector on the system board
  2. system board
  3. GPU 2 connector on the system board
  4. GPU 1 blank
  5. GPU 2 riser cable connector on the GPU
  6. GPU 2
  7. GPU 3
  8. GPU 3 riser cable connector on the GPU
  9. GPU 4 blank
Figure 6. Power cabling for a dual processor system with two GPUs (Configuration D)
This figure shows the power cabling for a dual processor system with two GPUs (Configuration D).
  1. GPU 1/2 power connector on the system board
  2. system board
  3. GPU 1 blank
  4. GPU 2
  5. power connector on GPU 2
  6. power connector on GPU 3
  7. GPU 3
  8. GPU 4 blank
Figure 7. Cabling a single processor system with two GPUs (Configuration E)
This figure shows cabling a single processor system with two GPUs (Configuration E).
  1. GPU 1 connector on the system board
  2. system board
  3. GPU 2 connector on the system board
  4. GPU 1 connector on the GPU
  5. GPU 1
  6. GPU 2 connector on the GPU
  7. GPU 2
  8. GPU 3 and GPU 4 blank
Figure 8. Power cabling for a single processor system with two GPUs (Configuration E)
This figure shows the power cabling for a single processor system with two GPUs (Configuration E).
  1. GPU 1/2 power connector on the system board
  2. system board
  3. power connector on GPU 1
  4. GPU 1
  5. GPU 2
  6. power connector on GPU 2
  7. GPU 3 and GPU 4 blank
Figure 9. Cabling a dual processor system with two GPUs (Configuration F)
This figure shows cabling a dual processor system with two GPUs (Configuration F).
  1. GPU 1 connector on the system board
  2. system board
  3. GPU 2 connector on the system board
  4. GPU 1 connector on the GPU
  5. GPU 1
  6. GPU 2 connector on the GPU
  7. GPU 2
  8. GPU 3 and GPU 4 blank
Figure 10. Power cabling for a dual processor system with two GPUs (Configuration F)
This figure shows the power cabling for a dual processor system with two GPUs (Configuration F).
  1. GPU 1/2 power connector on the system board
  2. system board
  3. power connector on GPU 1
  4. GPU 1
  5. GPU 2
  6. power connector on GPU 2
  7. GPU 3 and GPU 4 blank
Figure 11. Cabling a dual processor system with four GPUs and a GPU switch board with dual GPU virtual mode (Configuration G)
This figure shows cabling a dual processor system with four GPUs and a GPU switch board with dual GPU virtual mode (Configuration G).
  1. GPU 4 riser cable connector on the GPU
  2. GPU switch board
  3. CPU 2 connector on the GPU switch board
  4. GPU 4 connector on the GPU switch board
  5. GPU 3 connector on the GPU switch board
  6. GPU switch board connection to CPU 2 on the system board
  7. system board
  8. GPU switch board connection to CPU 1 on the system board
  9. GPU 2 connector on the GPU switch board
  10. GPU 1 connector on the GPU switch board
  11. CPU 1 connector on the GPU switch board
  12. GPU 1 riser cable connector on the GPU
  13. GPU 1
  14. GPU 2 riser cable connector on the GPU
  15. GPU 2
  16. GPU 3
  17. GPU 3 riser cable connector on the GPU
  18. GPU 4
Figure 12. Power cabling for a dual processor system with four GPUs and a GPU switch board with dual GPU virtual mode (Configuration G)
This figure shows the power cabling for a dual processor system with four GPUs and a switch board with dual GPU virtual mode (Configuration G)
  1. GPU 4 power connector on the system board
  2. GPU 3 power connector on the system board
  3. GPU 1/2 power connector on the system board
  4. GPU switch board power connector on the system board
  5. system board
  6. GPU switch board power connector on the GPU switch board
  7. GPU switch board
  8. power connector on GPU 1
  9. GPU 1
  10. GPU 2
  11. power connector on GPU 2
  12. power connector on GPU 3
  13. GPU 3
  14. GPU 4
  15. power connector on GPU 4
Figure 13. Cabling a dual processor system with three GPUs (Configurations H and I)
This figure shows the cabling for a dual processor system with three GPUs (Configurations H and I).
  1. GPU 3 connector on the system board
  2. GPU 1 connector on the system board
  3. system board
  4. GPU 2 connector on the system board
  5. GPU 1 riser cable connector on GPU 1
  6. GPU 1
  7. GPU 2 riser cable connector on GPU 2
  8. GPU 2
  9. GPU 3
  10. GPU 3 riser cable connector on GPU 3
  11. GPU 4 blank
Figure 14. Power cabling for a dual processor system with three GPUs (Configurations H and I)
This figure shows the power cabling for a dual processor system with three GPUs (Configurations H and I).
  1. GPU 3 power connector on the system board
  2. GPU 1/2 power connector on the system board
  3. system board
  4. power connector on GPU 1
  5. GPU 1
  6. GPU 2
  7. power connector on GPU 2
  8. power connector on GPU 3
  9. GPU 3
  10. GPU 4 blank

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