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Install a GPU adapter

Follow the instructions in this section to install a GPU adapter.

About this task

Higher GPU power requires higher PSU power. Use Lenovo Capacity Planner to calculate the required power capacity for what is configured for the server. More information about Lenovo Capacity Planner is available at:

Lenovo Capacity Planner website

Attention

  • Read Installation Guidelines and Safety inspection checklist to ensure that you work safely.

  • Power off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect the power cords and all external cables. See Power off the server.

  • Prevent exposure to static electricity, which might lead to system halt and loss of data, by keeping static-sensitive components in their static-protective packages until installation, and handling these devices with an electrostatic-discharge wrist strap or other grounding system.

  • GPU adapters are supported on some server models with requirements. See Thermal rules.

Procedure

Note
Depending on the specific type, your GPU adapter might be different from that shown in the illustrations.

  1. Touch the static-protective package that contains the new part to any unpainted surface on the outside of the server. Then, take the new part out of the package and place it on a static-protective surface.
  2. (Optional) Install a required filler on the GPU air baffle. For details, see GPU replacement.
  3. Locate the appropriate PCIe slot for the new GPU adapter. See PCIe slots and PCIe adapters
  4. Install the GPU adapter into the PCIe slot on the riser card.
    Figure 1. Installing the GPU adapter
    Installing the GPU adapter
    1. Press the retainer clip downward.
    2. Rotate the retention latch to the open position.
    3. Align the GPU adapter with the PCIe slot on the riser card. Then, carefully press the GPU adapter straight into the slot until it is securely seated.
    4. Close the blue latch.
  5. Connect riser card cables to the processor board. See Internal cable routing.
  6. Install the riser assembly with GPU adapter.
    Figure 2. Installing the riser assembly with GPU adapter
    Installing the riser assembly with GPU adapter
    1. Lower the riser assembly into the chassis.
    2. Close the blue latch on the GPU air baffle to fix the end of the GPU adapter.
    3. Tighten the screw to fix the riser assembly.
  7. Connect the GPU power cable to the GPU adapter. See Internal cable routing.
    Note

    The GPU power cable is needed only when GPU power is greater than or equal to 75 W.

After you finish

Complete the parts replacement. See Complete the parts replacement.

Demo video

Watch the procedure on YouTube