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Install a front high watts GPU riser card

Follow the instructions in this section to install a front front high watts GPU riser card.

About this task

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CAUTION
Sharp edges, corners, or joints nearby.
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.

Firmware and driver download: You might need to update the firmware or driver after replacing a component.

Procedure

  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. Install the front high watts GPU riser card.
    Figure 1. Riser card installation

    1. Align the riser card with the riser cage and put it into the riser cage.
    2. Fasten four screws to secure the riser card.

After you finish

Install the high watts GPU adapters. See Install a front high watts GPU adapter.