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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
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