Thermal air restrictions
ASHRAE A2 environment
● CPU TDP > 280 W are not supported.
● PCIe card TDP > 25 W is not supported.
● Nvidia A100 80 GB GPU (Max TDP with 500 W) is not supported within ASHRAE A2. Maximum Ambient temperature
supported is 28°C.
Removing the Nvidia A100 GPU assembly
Prerequisites
1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions on page 23.
2. Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system on page 24.
3. Remove the middle top cover.
4. Disconnect the drive backplane cables from the connector on the backplane.
5. Remove the GPU air shroud.
6. Remove the cooling fan cage.
Steps
1. Unlock the plunger for the thermal sponge bracket and remove bracket out of the system.
Figure 42. Removing the thermal sponge bracket
2. Unlock the plungers for the GPU jig and, holding the edges, pull the GPU jig out of the system.
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