Follow these steps to install a graphics processing unit in the IBM®
Power® System S822LC (8335-GCA and 8335-GTA) system.
About this task
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) or PCIe carriers are present and that either GPU or PCIe fillers
are installed in the carriers.
Procedure
- Ensure
that you have the electrostatic discharge (ESD) wrist strap attached.
If not, attach it now.
- Using the blue strap and the blue touchpoint, remove the PCIe riser from the system. See Figure 1.
Figure 1. Removing the PCIe riser
- Using the 3 alignment pins, place the PCIe riser containing
the GPU into the system. Push it down into place until it is firmly seated in the system. See Figure 2.
Figure 2. Inserting the PCIe riser