Contents
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
Safety inspection checklist . . . . . . . . . . . iv
Chapter 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . 1
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
General specifications . . . . . . . . . . . 2
4-DW GPU Model / 8-DW GPU Model
specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
SXM GPU Model specification . . . . . . . . 8
Particulate contamination . . . . . . . . . . 8
Firmware updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Tech Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Security advisories . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Power on the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Power off the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Chapter 2. Server components . . . . 15
The 4-DW GPU Model Front view . . . . . . . . 16
The 8-DW GPU Model Front view . . . . . . . . 18
The SXM GPU Model front view . . . . . . . . 21
Rear view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Front I/O module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
External LCD diagnostics handset . . . . . . . 27
System-board layout. . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
System-board connectors . . . . . . . . . 34
System-board switches . . . . . . . . . . 36
Parts list. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
The 4-DW GPU Model (2.5-inch drive
configuration) parts list . . . . . . . . . . 39
The 4-DW GPU Model (3.5-inch drive
configuration) parts list . . . . . . . . . . 43
The 8-DW GPU Model parts list . . . . . . . 47
The SXM GPU Model parts list . . . . . . . 51
Power cords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Chapter 3. Internal cable routing . . . 57
Identifying connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Drive backplane connectors . . . . . . . . 58
GPU distribution board connectors . . . . . 61
Rear riser board connectors . . . . . . . . 63
Front I/O expansion board connectors . . . . 63
Retimer assembly connectors . . . . . . . 64
4-DW GPU Model with 8x 2.5-inch drives cable
routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Configuration A cable routing. . . . . . . . 67
Configuration A with HBA/RAID adapter cable
routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Configuration C cable routing . . . . . . . 77
4-DW GPU Model with 4x 3.5-inch drives cable
routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Configuration B cable routing . . . . . . . 83
Configuration B with HBA/RAID adapter cable
routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
8-DW GPU Model cable routing . . . . . . . . 93
Configuration D cable routing . . . . . . . 95
Configuration E cable routing. . . . . . . . 101
SXM GPU Model cable routing . . . . . . . . . 106
Configuration F cable routing. . . . . . . . 108
Configuration G cable routing . . . . . . . 114
Chapter 4. Hardware replacement
procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Installation Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Safety inspection checklist. . . . . . . . . 122
System reliability guidelines . . . . . . . . 123
Handling static-sensitive devices . . . . . . 123
Server replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Remove the server from rack . . . . . . . . 124
Install the server to rack . . . . . . . . . . 127
Common components . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Air baffle replacement . . . . . . . . . . 133
CMOS battery (CR2032) replacement . . . . 136
External LCD diagnostics handset
replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Fan cage replacement . . . . . . . . . . 143
Fan replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Flash power module replacement . . . . . . 147
Front I/O module replacement . . . . . . . 150
Front panel replacement . . . . . . . . . 155
Heat sink Torx T30 nut replacement . . . . . 159
Intrusion switch replacement . . . . . . . . 162
M.2 backplane and M.2 drive replacement . . 166
Memory module replacement . . . . . . . 172
Network adapter replacement . . . . . . . 179
OCP Ethernet adapter replacement . . . . . 181
PCIe riser and PCIe adapter replacement . . . 183
PCIe riser board replacement . . . . . . . 192
Power distribution board replacement . . . . 194
Power supply unit replacement . . . . . . . 197
Processor and heat sink replacement . . . . 200
Serial port module replacement. . . . . . . 212
System board replacement (trained technician
only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Top cover replacement . . . . . . . . . . 225
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