Dell Precision Tower 7910 Dell Precision Tower 5810/7810/7910 and Rack 7910 Th - Page 1

Dell Precision Tower 5810/7810/7910 and Rack 7910 Thunderbolt Add-In-Cards Setup Guide Setting up the Thunderbolt Add-In-Card This section describes in brief on how to install the thunderbolt add-in-cards on a Dell Precision Tower 5810, 7810, 7910, and Rack 7910. Pre-requisite actions before setting up a Thunderbolt card: 1. To utilize a Thunderbolt Add-In-Card (AIC) make sure you have a compatible Thunderbolt system board. 2. Install Thunderbolt software before installing the Add-In-Card (AIC). To download the software for install, go to dell.com/support. NOTE: Thunderbolt card supports windows operating system only. Linux operating system is not supported. To setup a Thunderbolt Add-In-Card 1. Connect the GPIO cable to the GPIO header on the system board. NOTE: There is a 5-Pin keyed GPIO cable, one end goes to the card, and the other end goes to the GPIO header on the system board. • For Precision Tower 7910: the Thunderbolt AIC is placed in CPU1 slot 3 • For Precision Tower 5810/T7810: the Thunderbolt AIC is placed in CPU1 slot 5 • For Precision Rack 7910: the Thunderbolt AIC NOT supported • For Precision T1700 MT: the Thunderbolt AIC is placed in slot 4 • For Precision T1700 SFF: the Thunderbolt AIC is placed in slot 1 2014- 09