Attention: For safety and airflow purposes, if you remove parts from
the system, you must ensure that:
PCIe tailstock fillers are present.
Graphic processor unit (GPU) airflow baffles are present.
Procedure
Attach the electrostatic discharge (ESD) wrist strap.
The ESD wrist strap must be connected to an unpainted metal surface until the service
procedure is completed, and if applicable, until the service access cover is replaced.
Attention:
Attach an electrostatic discharge (ESD)
wrist strap to the front ESD jack, to the rear ESD jack, or to an unpainted metal surface of your
hardware to prevent the electrostatic discharge from damaging your hardware.
When you use an ESD wrist strap, follow all
electrical safety procedures. An ESD wrist strap is used for static control. It does not increase or
decrease your risk of receiving electric shock when using or working on electrical
equipment.
If you do not have an ESD wrist strap, just prior
to removing the product from ESD packaging and installing or replacing hardware, touch an unpainted
metal surface of the system for a minimum of 5 seconds. If at any point in
this service process you move away from the system, it is important to again discharge yourself by
touching an unpainted metal surface for at least 5 seconds before you continue with the service
process.
If you are removing multiple GPUs, label the GPUs, noting their positions and
orientations.
For the GPU you are removing, remove the eight screws that are shown in Figure 1.
Attention: Do not unscrew the four
spring-loaded screws that attach the heat sink to the GPU.
Figure 1. Remove eight GPU screws per GPU; do not loosen the four spring-loaded screws
Grasp the GPU by the heat sink, being careful not to bend the pins. Remove the GPU from the
system backplane.
Be careful of the pins on the bottom of the GPUs to avoid damaging the pins and the
GPU.
