Remove a front high watts GPU adapter

Follow the instructions in this section to remove a front high watts GPU adapter.

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.

Procedure

1. Make preparation for the task.
   1. If the server is installed in a rack, slide the server out on its rack slide rails to gain access to the top cover, or remove the server from the rack. See Remove the server from the rack.
   2. Remove the top cover. See Remove the top cover.
   3. Remove the front high watts GPU air duct. See Remove the front high watts GPU air duct.
   4. Remove the front high watts GPU riser assembly. See Remove a front high watts GPU riser assembly.
2. Disconnect all the GPU power cables from the riser assembly.
   Figure 1. High watts GPU power cables
   
   

   1 GPU power connectors on riser cards

   2 Power connectors on GPU adapters

3. Loosen all the screws that secure the GPU adapters.
   Figure 2. GPU adapter screws
   
   
4. Loosen the four screws that secure the side support bracket; then, remove the bracket from the riser cage.
   Figure 3. Side support bracket removal
   
   
5. Loosen the three screws that secure the rear bracket; then, remove the bracket from the riser cage.
   Figure 4. Rear bracket removal
   
   
6. If a 2-way link bridge is installed, remove the link bridge. See Remove a 2-way link bridge.
7. Remove the high watts GPU adapter.
   Figure 5. High watts GPU adapter removal
   
   
   1. Loosen the two screws that secure the GPU adapter.
   2. Grasp the GPU adapter by its edges and carefully pull it out of the PCIe slot.
8. If no replacement adapter is to be installed in the slot, install the slot filler. Insert the filler into the slot, and then secure the filler with one screw.
   Figure 6. PCIe slot filler