Chapter 2
Unpacking
Accelerator Card Overview
Card Interfaces and Details
Alveo™ cards are available in both passive and acve cooling conguraons; see Passive and
Acve Cooling Cards. The interfaces of each are idencal, except the fan included on acve
cooled cards. The card includes the following interfaces, and are shown in the following gure:
1. A PCI Express
®
card connector.
2. A PCI Express Auxiliary Power Connector. This connector is shown in Figure 4. Connector is
not compable with an ATX12V/EPS12V power source.
3. Two QSFP interfaces. Currently these interfaces are not supported by the deployment
plaorm.
4. A Micro-USB connector for maintenance purposes.
5. A fan for the acve cooled card conguraon.
WARNING! Hazardous moving parts. Keep away from fan blades.
ATTENTION! Pièces mobiles peuvent etre dangereuses. Éloignez-vous des lames du venlateur.
WARNUNG! Gefährliche bewegliche Teile. Halten sie sich von Lüerügeln fern.
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