Thunderbolt Add-In-Cards Setup Guide

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

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