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Chapter 3: Maintenance and Component Installation
Graphics Processing Units
The 2029GP-TR supports up to six double-width GPU cards, which are mounted in brackets
to fit into the PCI-Express slots at the front and rear of the chassis. NVIDIA P40/P100/V100/
coprocessor GPUs are supported. The GPU cards may be pre-installed, see the procedure
below for replacing a GPU card must be replaced. See
https://ftpw.supermicro.com.tw/
for a list of supported GPUs and the NVIDIA website for more details
on the GPU specifications.
Installing GPUs
1. Identify the left and right brackets and graphics cards as illustrated.
2. Insert the GPU card into the bracket, aligning the mounting holes in the cards with those
in the brackets.
3. Secure each card to the bracket using the screws that are included for this purpose.
4. Carefully position each bracket in the chassis as illustrated, aligning the four mounting
holes in the top and side of each bracket with the corresponding mounting holes in the
chassis. Pay attention to the airflow arrows to install each card into the correct side of
the chassis
5. Secure the bracket to the chassis by using the screws provided.
6. After a GPU card is installed, you must connect it to one of the following power headers
on the serverboard: JPW3, JPW4, JPW5, JPW6 or JPW7.
Figure 3-12. Installing GPUs
Left Side GPU
Bracket and Cards
Right Side GPU
Bracket and Cards
Direction of Airflow
