Owners Manual

Installing the NVLink Board
Prerequisites
Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions on page 23.
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 89. Installing the NVLink board
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.
Next steps
1. Install the SXM2 GPUs.
2. Install SXM2 heat sink.
3. Install air shroud.
4. Install system covers.
Installing an SXM2 GPU
Prerequisites
CAUTION:
To avoid any damage to the SXM2 GPU, ensure that you tighten the screws in ascending order
starting from the screw numbered 1, on the NVLink board.
1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions section.
2. Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system.
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