Nvidia Quadro Plex S4 Visualization System Guide

Quadro Plex S4 
Visualization System 

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Table of Contents
Introduction 1
About This Guide  1
Features 2
Minimum System Requirements  4
Unpacking 5
Unpacking 5
Equipment 6
Hardware Installation and Connections  9
Safety Instructions  9
Before You Begin  9
Optional Low Profi le Bracket  10
Installation Instructions  11
Mounting the Quadro Plex  System in a Rack  11
Connecting to the Host System  15
Installing the NVIDIA Interface Card  16
Connecting the Quadro Plex  System  16
Connecting the Power Cord  17
Driver Installation  19
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U.S. Federal Communications Commission Compliance  50
Canada Compliance  51
Australia and New Zealand Compliance  51
Japan Compliance  52
Korea Compliance  52
Taiwan Compliance  53
European Union Compliance  54
Important Safety Information  55
Symbols on Equipment  56
General Precautions  57
Precautions for Installation, Maintaining and Servicing  58
Precautions for Power Connection  60
Precautions for Communication Cable  61
Precautions for Installing System Unit in Racks  62 

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Introduction
The NVIDIA Quadro® Plex S4 GPU visualization system contains 
more Quadro®  graphics processing power in less space than has ever 
been achieved before, enabling interactive visualization of  extremely 
large-scale data sets by multiple users with a minimal footprint. 
The Quadro Plex Model S4 is designed to serve high-quality 
interactive visualization of  large models to multiple users. Its 6 
GB frame buffer (1.5 GB per GPU) can process large textures 
with full-screen antialiasing...

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Features
Visual Computing System Features
Breakthrough Visual Compute Density  „
Unmatched graphics compute per cubic centimeter provides 
highest visual compute density enabling breakthrough levels of 
capability and productivity for applications such as offl ine rendering, 
remote graphics serving, and embedded visual computing.
Dedicated Visual Computing System
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Enables NVIDIA SLI™ multi-GPU capability on any 
NVIDIA Quadro Plex certifi ed PCI...

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128-Bit Precision Graphics Pipeline  „
Enables sophisticated mathematical computations to maintain high 
accuracy, resulting in unmatched visual quality. Full IEEE 32-bit 
fl oating-point precision per color component (RGBA) delivers 
millions of color variations with the broadest dynamic range.
32-Bit Floating Point Precision
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Sets new standards for image clarity and quality through 
32-bit fl oating point capabilities in shading, fi ltering, 
texturing, and blending. Enables unprecedented rendered...

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Minimum System 
Requirements
The Quadro Plex S4 is designed to connect to an NVIDIA-tested PCI Express 
host system. The specifi c motherboard and SBIOS of  your system may affect 
the functionality of  the Quadro Plex S4. Refer to the NVIDIA web site 
(www.nvidia.com/quadroplex) for a list of  NVIDIA-tested host systems.
The Quadro Plex S4 minimum system requirements include:
System and Platform
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NVIDIA-tested system or platform  à
Operating...

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Unpacking
Unpacking
The Quadro Plex S4 is shipped as a 1U rack-mount chassis 
confi guration for connection to a host system.
Be sure to inspect each piece of  equipment shipped in the packing 
box. If  anything is missing or damaged, contact your supplier. 

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Equipment
The following equipment is included in the Quadro Plex S4 box.
Quadro Plex S4 
Chassis includes four (4) Quadro Plex S4 GPU 
visualization processors.
Two (2) NVIDIA Inter face Cards (Quadro Plex 
S4)
Installs into the PCI Express x16 slot in the host 
system. The card comes with the standard ATX 
height bracket attached. A low profi le bracket 
is also provided and can replace the standard 
bracket on the card.
Two (2) Low Profi le...