Optional Dual-port ConnectX-5 PCI Card Installation

You can install an optional dual-port Mellanox ConnectX-5 card in the blank PCI riser assembly. If you purchased the optional PCI card before installing the system, then be sure to install the card when installing the system. The following steps outline how to install the card, but you can also use the instructions for guidance in replacing the card or replacing the entire PCI riser assembly.

Optional Dual-port ConnectX-5 Card Installation Overview

This is a high-level overview of the procedure to install the optional dual-port Mellanox ConnectX-5 PCI card on the DGX-2 System.
  1. Remove the motherboard tray and place on a solid, flat work surface.
  2. Remove the left-side PCI card riser.
  3. Install the optional dual-port ConnectX-5 network card.
  4. Replace the left-side PCI card riser.
  5. Insert the motherboard tray into the system.

Installing the Optional Dual-Port ConnectX-5 PCI Card

CAUTION: Static Sensitive Devices: - Be sure to observe best practices for electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection. This includes making sure personnel and equipment are connected to a common ground, such as by wearing a wrist strap connected to the chassis ground, and placing components on static-free work surfaces.

Installation Instructions

  1. Power down the system.
  2. Label all cables connected to the motherboard tray for easy identification when reconnecting.
  3. Unplug the cables.
  4. Remove the motherboard tray.

    Refer to the instructions in the section Removing the Motherboard Tray.

  5. Remove the left PCI card riser.
    1. Release the left PCI card riser by turning the left black screw.

    2. Remove the left PCI riser card from the motherboard tray.

  6. Install the dual-port PCI card.
    1. Loosen and remove the screw that secures the metal bracket slot cover.

    2. Install the new card into the riser, then replace and tighten the screw that secures the PCI card to the riser..

  7. Install the left PCI riser.
    1. Replace the left PCI riser card on the motherboard tray.

    2. Tighten the black screw on the left PCI card riser.

  8. Replace the motherboard tray.

    Refer to the instructions in the section Installing the Motherboard Tray.