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DIGITS DEVBOX
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Nvidia DIGITS DEVBOX User Manual

DU-07635-001_v01 | May 2015
User Guide
DIGITS DEVBOX
Introduction to NVIDIA DIGITS DevBox ................................................. 4
Background .................................................................................................... 4
DIGITS DevBox Overview ................................................................................... 5
DIGITS DevBox Specification ................................................................ 6
Features and Architecture Summary ...................................................................... 6
Component Specifications ................................................................................... 7
Components ................................................................................................ 7
Mechanical .................................................................................................. 7
Power ........................................................................................................ 7
Connections ................................................................................................ 8
Setup and Maintenance ...................................................................... 10
Setting Up the DIGITS DevBox ............................................................................ 11
What’s in the Box ......................................................................................... 11
QuickStart Setup .......................................................................................... 11
Software Updates ............................................................................................ 16
Configuring Multiple Displays .............................................................................. 17
Accessing DIGITS Remotely ............................................................................... 18
Performing a Factory Reset ................................................................................ 18
Rebuilding the RAID 5 Array ............................................................................... 19
Safety ............................................................................................. 25
Preface ........................................................................................................ 25
Important Safety Information ............................................................................. 27
Symbols on Equipment .................................................................................. 27
General Precautions ...................................................................................... 28
Precautions for Power Connection ..................................................................... 29
Precaution for Communication Cable .................................................................. 30
Power Rating of NVIDIA DIGITS DevBoxTM .......................................................... 30
Compliance ...................................................................................... 31
UNITED STATES .......................................................................................... 31
CANADA .................................................................................................... 32
EUROPEAN UNION ....................................................................................... 32
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INTRODUCTION TO NVIDIA DIGITS DEVBOX

BACKGROUND

Deep learning is one of the fastest growing segments in the machine learning/artificial intelligence field. It uses algorithms to model high-level abstractions of data in order to gain meaningful insight for practical application. Such data manipulation has application in various fields, such as computer vision, speech recognition and language processing, and audio recognition.
It takes tremendous processing power to efficiently process such huge amounts of data using deep learning algorithms. To that end, NVIDIA has developed an all-in-one, powerful, energy-efficient, cool, and quiet deskside solution, called the NVIDIA® DIGITSTM DevBox.
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DIGITS DevBox Specification

DIGITS DEVBOX OVERVIEW

The DIGITS DevBox combines the world’s best hardware, software, and systems
engineering for deep learning in a powerful solution that can fit under your desk. It is a single deskside machine comprised of:
Four NVIDIA GeForce TITAN X GPUs NVIDIA DIGITS software: Interactive Deep Learning GPU Training System Pre-installed Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS Pre-installed deep learning frameworks – Caffe, Torch, Theano, and BIDMach NVIDIA CUDA Deep Learning Neural Network library (cuDNN) v2 NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit 7.0
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DIGITS DEVBOX SPECIFICATION

FEATURES AND ARCHITECTURE SUMMARY

CPU
Intel Core i7 processor on an ASUS x99E-WS motherboard with 64 GB DDR4 memory
GPU
Four NVIDIA GeForce TITAN X GPUs, installed with NVIDIA qualified drivers

Operating System and Software

The system comes with the following software and OS pre-installed on the SATA3 SSD:
Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS NVIDIA DIGITS® Software Caffe, Torch, Theano, and BIDMach deep learning frameworks NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit 7.0, including the CUDA Deep Learning Neural Network
library (cuDNN) v2.

Storage

3x3 TB RAID 5 hard disk drives with separate PCIe SSD cache
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COMPONENT SPECIFICATIONS

Component
Qty
Description
Motherboard
1
ASUS X99-E WS 4xPCIe x16 slots For the full motherboard spec, see
http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/server/e9552_x99_e_ws_ug_ for_web_only.pdf
CPU
1
Intel 6-core i7-5930K
RAM
2
2x32 GB DDR4 (Vengeance LPX 32GB (4x8GB) DDR4 DRAM 2133MHz)
GPU
4
GeForce TITAN X, featuring
- 7 teraflops of single-precision computing power,
- 336.5 GB/s of memory bandwidth, and
- 12 GB of memory
RAID 5 Storage (Data)
3
Western Digital RE 3TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Storage (cache)
1
SSD M.2 SATA MODULE SAMSUNG XP941 M.2 512GB PCI EXPRESS
Storage (OS)
1
Samsung 850 EVO 250GB 2.5in SATA III Internal SSD
Power Supply
1
EVGA SuperNOVA 1600 T2 Power Supply
Component
Description
Height
18” (458mm)
Width
13” (332mm)
Depth
16.3” (415mm)
Gross Weight
48 lbs
Input
Comments
115 - 240 VAC, 17-10A, (50 - 60 Hz)
The DIGITS DevBox power consumption can reach 1350W (ambient
temperature 30◦ C) with all system resources under a heavy load. Be aware of your electrical source’s power capability to avoid overloading the circuit.

Components

DIGITS DevBox Specification

Mechanical

Power

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Connections

Type
Qty
Description
DisplayPort
4
1 per GeForce TITAN X card
HDMI
4
1 per GeForce TITAN X card
Ethernet
2
RJ45 LAN port- 1 Gbps
Audio
5
Mini stereo jack audio output
Audio
1
Optical S/PDIF output
USB
10
USB 3.0
eSATA
2
6 Gbps eSATA port
Port Color
2-channel
4-channel
6-channel
8-channel
Light Blue
Line In
Line In
Line In
Side Speaker
Lime Green
Line Out
Front Speaker
Front Speaker
Front Speaker
Pink
Mic In
Mic In
Mic In
Mic In
Orange
N/A
N.A
Center/ Subwoofer
Center/ Subwoofer
Black
N/A
Rear Speaker
Rear Speaker
Rear Speaker
Ports
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Audio Port Definitions
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DIGITS DevBox Specification
Activity/Link LED
Status
Description
Off
No link
Orange
Linked
Orange (blinking)
Data activity
Orange (blinking then steady)
Ready to wake
Speed LED
Status
Description
Off
10 Mbps connection
Orange
100 Mbps connection
Green
1 Gbps connection
LAN Port Indicator
LEDs on each ethernet port indicate the connection status as described in the following tables.
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SETUP AND MAINTENANCE

This section explains how to set up and maintain the DIGITS Devbox. It contains the following topics:
Setting Up the DIGITS DevBox Software Updates Configuring Multiple Displays Connecting Remotely Performing a Factory Reset Rebuilding the RAID 5 Array
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