Project Blackwell: It Will Work, Eventually — Making an RTX Pro 6000 Run in a Dell R730 at 650K Context
A user detailed their complex process of integrating an RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell GPU into a 2016 Dell R730 server. The project, dubbed "Blackwell-R730," involved overcoming significant hardware and firmware incompatibilities. Despite initial assumptions of straightforward compatibility, the user had to resort to extensive troubleshooting and modifications, including firmware archaeology and physical adjustments to the server's components, to achieve a functional 650k-context AI system. AI
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