Maintaining and Servicing the NVIDIA DGX Station
DGX Station
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Services, do
not
update the system BIOS. An error during an attempt to update the system
BIOS may leave your DGX Station unable to boot.
If you must update the system BIOS, be sure to obtain the BIOS file from NVIDIA Support
Enterprise Services. Do not obtain a BIOS file from the motherboard manufacturer or any other
source.
To complete this task, you need a USB flash drive formatted to a single FAT 16 or FAT 32
partition.
1. Obtain the system BIOS file.
a). Log on to
NVIDIA Enterprise Support (https://nvid.nvidia.com/dashboard/)
b). Click the
Announcements
tab to locate the download links for the archive file
containing the DGX Station system BIOS file.
c). Download the archive file and extract the system BIOS file.
2. Copy the system BIOS file to the USB flash drive.
3. Shut down the DGX Station.
4. Plug the USB flash drive into one of the USB ports of the DGX Station.
5. Power on the DGX Station.
6. At the first NVIDIA screen to appear, press
Delete
or
F2
to enter the UEFI BIOS setup.
7. In the
UEFI BIOS Utility - EZ Mode
screen, click
Advanced Mode
.
8. From the
Tool
menu, choose
EZ 3 Flash Utility
and press
Enter
.
9. In the
EZ 3 Flash Update
screen, select
via Storage Device(s)
as the BIOS update method
and press
Enter
.
10.In the
Drive
list, use the up arrow and down arrow keys to select the USB flash drive that
contains the BIOS file and press
Enter
.
11.In the
Folder
list, use the up arrow and down arrow keys to select the BIOS file.
12.Press
Enter
to start the BIOS update process.
CAUTION:
To avoid the risk of leaving your DGX Station unable to boot, do
not
shut down or
reset the DGX Station during the BIOS update process.
13.When the BIOS update process is complete, reboot the DGX Station.
4.10. Maintaining the GPU Liquid Cooling
System
A liquid cooling system keeps the GPUs in the DGX Station within their required operating
temperature range. To ensure reliable operation of the cooling system, you must maintain it
periodically.
Summary of Contents for DGX Station
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