Hardware and OS installation

Before installing the Ascend NPU driver and firmware and CANN, ensure that the hardware and OS have been properly installed. For details, see Table 1.

**Table 1** Hardware and OS installation
Hardware Model	Task	Reference Document
Atlas 800 inference server (model 3000)	Hardware Installation	See "Installation and Configuration" in the Atlas 800 Inference Server User Guide (Model 3000).
Atlas 800 inference server (model 3000)	OS installation	See the OS Installation Guide of the corresponding OS.
Atlas 800 inference server (model 3010)	Hardware installation	See "Installation and Configuration" in the Atlas 800 Inference Server User Guide (Model 3010).
Atlas 800 inference server (model 3010)	OS installation	See the OS Installation Guide of the corresponding OS.
Atlas 300I Pro inference card Atlas 300V Pro video analysis card Atlas 300I Duo inference card Atlas 300I inference card (model 3000) Atlas 300I inference card (model 3010)	Hardware installation	Inference cards must be inserted into servers. For details about how to install the hardware and OS, see the corresponding server documentation.
	OS installation