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Dell PowerEdge C4130 Owner's Manual

Removing 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.
  2. Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system section.
  3. Remove the following components:
    1. NVLink air shroud
    2. SXM2-GPU Heat Sink
    3. SXM2 GPU(s)

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

  4. Disconnect and remove the data and power cables from the NVLink board and the system board.

    CAUTION: The expansion card riser cables must be disconnected from the NVLink board before removing the NVLink board, to prevent pin damage in the PCIe connectors.

  5. Disconnect the expansion card riser cable from the NVLink board.

Steps

  1. Loosen the thumbscrews that secure the NVLink board to the chassis.
  2. Hold the NVLink board by the board holder, and slide the NVLink board towards the system fan to release it from the chassis.
  3. Lift and remove the NVLink board out of the chassis.
    Figure 1. Removing NVLink air shroud
    This image shows removing NVLink air shroud.
    1. NVLink board tray
    2. slot on the NVLink board tray (2)
    3. board holder (2)
    4. thumbscrew (2)
    5. guide pin on the front inner wall of the chassis (8)

Next steps

  1. Install the NVLink board.

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