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This clause restricts both the software and firmware to specific hardware, preventing their use outside the designated DGX System environment.
Interpretive note: The excerpt contains two independent legal propositions. The canonical claim states the primary one (DGX Software limited to DGX Systems) and the firmware restriction is noted in omitted_material, though both are recorded in what_this_means for completeness.
Customers may only run NVIDIA DGX Software on DGX Systems and may not use DGX-specific firmware in any other products.
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This clause restricts both the software and firmware to specific hardware, preventing their use outside the designated DGX System environment.
Customers may only run NVIDIA DGX Software on DGX Systems and may not use DGX-specific firmware in any other products.
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