Asus ESC-N8-E11 HGX H100-80GB AI Server Assembly

      

      

Hardware Installation

1. CPU
   
2. Memory
3. Network cards
   
4. NVME U.2 PCIe4 SSDs

Steps to Follow

1. Unpack the Server, It is a heavy server, so always take precautions to avoid damage and, if necessary, seek assistance from others when lifting or moving the server.

      

1. The server is divided into two rows, with the top row fully integrated with H100 GPUs and the second row housing the motherboard and other accessories.

      

      

      

1. Remove the screws from the side cover, then release and pull the handle to remove the GPU and Motherboard rows from the server chassis.   

      

      

       

1. Carefully remove the second row by pulling the side handles. the second row has two layer of PCBs one is dedicated for PCIe expansion and the second one is Mainboard.

      

1. Remove the four of PCIe expansion card brackets and the top layer PCB unlocking the locks( marked with Red Arrow) to get access to the Main board layer.

      

1. Remove the CPU airduct from the bottom layer to gain access to the Motherboard, for to install CPUs and memories.
   

       

1. Locate the CPU slots and carefully install the CPU on the CPU holder  
   

      

       

1. Remove CPU Socket cover from the motherboard. 

       

1. Properly fix the CPUs one by one 
   

       

1. Place the CPU cooler and secure with tighten the screws. 

       

1. Install the memories into the slots one at a time, pressing both edges at simultaneously

       

       

      

1. Place the air ducts back to its position and secure with the screws 

      

 

1. To install mellenox card adaptor, remove the PCIE brackets from the motherboard .  

       

1. unlock the slot shield . 
   

       

1. Place the cards into the PCIe slots.
   

       

1. Place the bracket back to its original position. 
   

       

1. Once the motherboard assembly completes, place the top side PCB back to its original position and secure it with the locks. 
   

      

1. Next is to install network cards into the top layer PCIe expansion Bracket, Remove the brackets from the top layer PCB and find the PCIe slots.

       

1. Place the PCIe adaptors into the brackets on by one and secure it with the locks.

       

1. Place the brackets back to its original position.

      

1. Secure the brackets with the screws.

      

1. Insert the rows one by one back to the server Chassis by sliding carefully, secure it with its screws.

      

1. Prepare the 2.5 inch SSD trays and the bundled screws for to fix the SSDs,
   
2. Place the 2.5inch storage device into the tray and secure it with 4 Screws

       

1. Insert the SSD trays into the server and Turn on the system.
   

       

1. It will take 20 minutes for this server to boot up. After initializing, ensure that all peripherals are detected.
2. It is necessary to check the BIOS and Firmware Versions, and if new versions are available, flash those with the new versions.