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Dell PowerEdge C4130 Owner's Manual

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Installing the NVLink Board

Prerequisites

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 are shipped with your product.

NOTE: This is a Field Replaceable Unit (FRU). Removal and installation procedures should be performed only by Dell certified service technicians.

  1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions section.

Steps

  1. Hold the board holders and lower the NVLink board into the chassis at an angle. Slide it to engage the slots on the NVLink board tray with the guide pins on the front inner wall of the chassis.
  2. Tighten the thumbscrews to secure the NVLink board to the chassis.
    Figure 1. Installing the NVLink board
    This image shows Installing the NVLink board.
    1. NVLink board tray
    2. slot on the NVLink board tray (8)
    3. board holder (2)
    4. thumbscrew (2)
    5. guide pin on the front inner wall of the chassis (8)

    CAUTION: Connect the data cable to the NVLink board and then to the system board to prevent pin damage in the PCIe connectors.

  3. Connect the data and power cables to the NVLink board and then to the system board.
  4. Connect the expansion card riser cable to the NVLink board.

Next steps

  1. Install the SXM2 GPUs.

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