HP ProLiant DL380 G6 GPU installation

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I have a Proliant DL380 G6 and I want to build a Graphics card into it. To be specific, it is a GTX 960 from Asus. The card When I now want to build it in, I am pretty shure I need a pcie slot riser, which one would you recommend? And also, can I just plug the card in on the SAS Connector A or B on the motherboard? If no, how would I get power to the card? I post a picture of my server below.the server

Best Answer

Your server is missing the entire PCIe riser assembly. It occupies the area outlined in pink below. You didn't notice that the rear part of the server is missing?

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In order to use this system with PCIe cards, including your graphics card, you need the system's plastic air baffle (496061-001) and the entire DL380 G6 PCIe cage (496060-001).

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This is the PCIe riser cage which holds modular PCIe riser boards. enter image description here

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The cage takes one or two PCIe riser cards. enter image description here

Risers can supply auxiliary power for some GPUs (see this guide), but it looks like your server is incomplete and missing other critical components.

Edit:

Here are the HP PCIe riser options from DL380 G6 quickspecs:

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