Installation

Follow these instructions to install your Tenstorrent Grayskull™ e75/e150 Tensix Processor add-in board.

  1. Pre-Installation

  2. System Installation

  3. Connecting Power

  4. Software Setup

Pre-Installation

  1. Disconnect power to the host computer prior to installation.

  2. Verify that the system provides the following:

    1. PCI Express 4.0 x16 slot (For optimal performance, the card requires a x16 configuration without bifurcation. The e150 is a dual-width card and requires the adjacent expansion slot to be vacant.)

    2. One (1) PCIe 6-pin power connector

    3. One (1) PCIe 6+2-pin power connector (e150 only)

  3. Discharge your body’s static electricity by wearing an ESD wrist strap (recommended) or touching a grounded surface before touching system components or the add-in card.

Desktop Workstation Installation

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Physical Installation

Insert the card into the PCIe x16 slot and secure with necessary screws.

Server Installation

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1. Attach Housing

House the card in the casing.

2. Card Installation

Lower the encased card into the chassis and secure with the required screws.

Connecting Power

e75

Connect a 6-pin PCIe power cable to the 6-pin plug attached to the blower fan.

e150 (No Active Cooling Kit)

Connect an 6+2-pin PCIe power cable to the 8-pin plug and a 6-pin PCIe power cable to the 6-pin plug on the e150 card. (NOTE: Do not connect an 8-pin EPS12V power cable to the 8-pin port on the card.)

e150 (With Active Cooling Kit)

Connect a 6+2pin PCIe power cable to the 8-pin plug on the e150 card. (NOTE: Do not connect an 8-pin EPS12V power cable to the 8-pin port on the card.) Connect a 6-pin PCIe power cable to the female 6-pin plug of the fan harness, then connect the male 6-pin plug of the fan harness to the 6-pin plug of the e150 card.

Software Setup

Instructions on how to set up software on your e75/e150 are available here.