Dell Precision Tower 5810/7810/7910/1700MT/1700SFF/3620MT and Rack 7910 Thunderbolt Add-In-Cards Setup Guide
Setting up the Thunderbolt Add-In-Card
This section describes in brief on how to install the thunderbolt add-in-cards on a Dell Precision Tower 5810, 7810, 7910, Rack 7910, T1700 MT, T1700 SFF and 3620 MT.
Pre-requisite actions before setting up a Thunderbolt card:
- To utilize a Thunderbolt Add-In-Card (AIC) make sure you have a compatible Thunderbolt system board.
- Install Thunderbolt software before installing the Add-In-Card (AIC).
NOTE: Thunderbolt card supports windows operating system only. Linux operating system is not supported.
To setup a Thunderbolt Add-In-Card
- Connect the GPIO cable to the GPIO header on the system board.
NOTE: There is a 5-Pin keyed GPIO cable, one end goes to the card, and the other end goes to the GPIO header on the system board.
- For Precision Tower 7910: the Thunderbolt AIC is placed in CPU1 slot 3
- For Precision Tower 5810/T7810: the Thunderbolt AIC is placed in CPU1 slot 5
- For Precision Rack 7910: the Thunderbolt AIC NOT supported
- For Precision T1700 MT: the Thunderbolt AIC is placed in slot 4
- For Precision T1700 SFF: the Thunderbolt AIC is placed in slot 1
- For Precision T3620 MT: the Thunderbolt add in card (AIC) is placed in slot 3
- Connect the display port to DisplayPort cable.
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