Figure 87. NVLink bridge installation
Install a GPU filler
Use this information to install a GPU filler.
About this task
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CAUTION: 
Hazardous energy present. Voltages with hazardous energy might cause heating when shorted with 
metal, which might result in spattered metal, burns, or both. 
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CAUTION: 
Hazardous moving fan blades nearby. Keep fingers and other body parts away.
Attention: 
•  Read “Installation guidelines” on page 58 to ensure that you work safely.
•  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.
Note: If you have installed one double-wide GPU adapter in PCIe slot 1, or three double-wide GPU adapters 
in PCIe slot 1, 3, and 7; install a GPU filler for proper cooling and airflow.
Watch the procedure. A video of the installation and removal process is available: 
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