How to replace the GPU Base board on a PowerEdge XE9680

This 3D experience gives you the step by step process of replacing the GPU Base board and a PowerEdge XE9680. The procedure will also include removing the GPU fans, GPU fan cage, GPU Tray, GPU Top Cover, GPU Heatsink Option, A100 GPU Heatsink Rear, A100 GPU Heatsink NVlink, HMC Card and reinstalling them.

Removal

GPU fans

GPU fan cage

1. Identify the GPU fan cage highlighted in blue
2. Loose the thumb screws on the rear fan cage.
3. Using both hands pull the left and right handles outward together and pull the complete module out until the safety latch engages with the chassis.
4. Push the button on both sides to disengage the latch from chassis, then pull GPU fan cage out of the chassis.

GPU Tray

1. Identify the GPU tray highlighted in blue
2. Loose the captive screws on both side of the chassis.
3. Using both hands, rotate the handle and slowly pull the GPU tray toward the rear of the system.
4. Press and release the safety latch on both sides of the GPU tray.
5. Hold the GPU lifting handle and pull the tray out from the rear of the chassis.

GPU Top Cover

1. Identify the GPU top cover highlighted in blue
2. Press the buttons on both sides of the GPU tray top cover and slide the top cover forward.
3. Lift the GPU top cover from the GPU module.

GPU Heatsink Option

A100 GPU Heatsink Rear

A100 GPU Heatsink NVlink

HMC Card

1. Identify the HMC Card highlighted in blue
2. Loosen the captive screws that secure the HMC card.
3. Lift the HMC card off the GPU tray

GPU Base board

Install

GPU Base board

HMC Card

1. Identify the HMC Card location highlighted in blue
2. Install the HMC card in its slot on GPU tray.
3. Tighten the captive screws to secure the HMC card.

A100 GPU Heatsink NVlink

A100 GPU Heatsink Rear

GPU Heatsink Option

GPU Top Cover

1. Identify the GPU top cover location highlighted in blue
2. Align the GPU top cover with GPU tray.
3. Insert the GPU top cover and push it from the front toward the rear of the GPU tray until it auto-locks by latch on both sides.

GPU Tray

1. Identify the GPU tray location highlighted in blue
2. Lift and align the GPU tray with the rear of the chassis to ensure correct orientation.
3. Using both hands, slowly push GPU tray along the track from the rear of the chassis.
4. Using both hands, push the handle until it is in a vertical position and self-locks at the same time
5. Tighten the captive screws on both side of the chassis.

GPU fan cage

1. Identify the GPU fan cage location highlighted in blue
2. Hold the fan cage module and align it with the rear of the system.
3. Press the fan cage module firmly into the chassis until it reaches the hard stop position.
4. Push the fan cage module into the chassis until the handles touch the middle plane.
5. Rotate the left and right handles inward by hand.
6. Tighten the thumb screws on the rear fan cage.

GPU fans