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<p>CMP 170HX in a Dell PowerEdge R730 (and the Precision Rack 7910 twin) under Proxmox, from Discord (ElectroHobo, Petri Krohn, Froggo) and Dell BIOS notes from @darkmaniac7 (Ivan)</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Platform<br /> |board=Dell PowerEdge R730 (2U; the Dell Precision Rack 7910 is the same server with a different label)<br /> |cpu=Dual Intel Xeon E5 v3/v4<br /> |bios_version=<br /> |settings=<br /> |gen2_result=<br /> |rebar_result=<br /> |p2p_result=<br /> |os_driver=Proxmox (version not given)<br /> |virtualization=VM<br /> |cards=<br /> |status=Reported<br /> |tested_by=nathang6866<br /> |source=https://discord.com/channels/1518634379604136178/1518692084729511967/1563727993896177735<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ElectroHobo had 170HX cards and V100s in the same Dell R730 under Proxmox while first testing the 170HX, in separate VMs rather than one model across both kinds of card. {{Source|handle=nathang6866|date=2026-10-25|link=https://discord.com/channels/1518634379604136178/1518692084729511967/1563727993896177735}}<br /> <br /> == Notes ==<br /> * Petri Krohn ordered a Dell Precision Rack 7910 (&quot;a Dell PowerEdge R730 2U Rack Server with a different label&quot;) for a 170HX build and asked about display output; the answer was to run headless. {{Source|handle=petrikrohn_26497|date=2026-10-12|link=https://discord.com/channels/1518634379604136178/1534370835220004885/1559215143550722209}} See [[Consumer motherboards#Display output]].<br /> * Froggo used to have an R730 and found it very loud. {{Source|handle=froggao|date=2026-10-16|link=https://discord.com/channels/1518634379604136178/1534370835220004885/1560681468458438677}}<br /> * djpandaman was unsure how easy GPUs are in 2U PowerEdge servers. {{Source|handle=djpandaman|date=2026-10-09|link=https://discord.com/channels/1518634379604136178/1518692084729511967/1557968748948881501}}<br /> * BIOS: the 64 GB BAR1 needs &quot;Memory Mapped I/O above 4GB&quot; and enough 64-bit MMIO space; on PowerEdge, dump the attributes with &lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;racadm get BIOS.IntegratedDevices&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt; and check the names on your generation. See [[Server BIOS setup#Dell PowerEdge: dump the BIOS PCI settings]]. {{Source|handle=darkmaniac7|date=2026-10-29|note=lab notes}}<br /> * Power: Dell&#039;s GPU power cables and PSUs are their own ecosystem; endsjeremy warns that Dell locks you into Dell parts. {{Source|handle=endsjeremy|date=2026-10-07|link=https://discord.com/channels/1518634379604136178/1518692084729511967/1557500011212963873}} See [[Cooling and power]].<br /> <br /> == Related ==<br /> [[Platforms]], [[Dell PowerEdge R740]], [[Dell PowerEdge R720]], [[Virtual machines and passthrough]].<br /> <br /> {{ImportFooter}}</div>

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