HP Visualize b1000 User manual

fx Graphics Card Installation

and Conﬁguration Guide

HP VISUALIZE fxe,fx5and fx10 Graphics

Family

HP Part No. A1299-90001

Edition: E1000

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Contents

1. Introduction

Related Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Making Software and Device-Speciﬁc Changes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

System Conﬁguration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Special Considerations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Checklist For Making Software Changes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

General Hardware Installation Instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Supported Graphics Slot Conﬁgurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

B1000 and C3x00 Graphics Slots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

B2000 Graphics Slots. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

J6x00 Graphics Slots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

J5x00 and J7000 Graphics Slots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Fixing Common Installation Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Monitor Does Not Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

System’s X-server or CDE Does Not Come Up

or Recognize the Graphics Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

A. Monitor Timing

1280 x1924 75 Hz VESA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

1024 x768 75 Hz VESA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

1280 x1024 60 Hz Digital Flat Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

1600 x1200 75 Hz VESA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

1600 x 1024 76 Hz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

1920 X 1200 60 Hz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

1920 x 1080 68 Hz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

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1280 x 1024 100 Hz Stereo in a Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

1024 x 768 120 Hz Stereo in a Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

1280 x 1024 85 Hz VESA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

1280 x 1024 75 Hz VESA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

1024 x 768 85 Hz VESA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

1024 x 768 85 Hz VESA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

B. Regulatory Information

FCC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

VCCI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Declaration of Conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Chapter 1 7

1 Introduction

This manual covers the installation and conﬁguration of the HP

Visualize fx family of graphics cards (fxe,fx5,fx10a and fx10b) into HP

Workstations released after September1999. These workstations include

the B1000, B2000, C3x00, J5x00, J6x00 and J7000.

Introduction

Chapter 18

The HP Visualize fxe card is an entry level, 2D/3D graphics card (32-bit,

33 MHz) with 16 Mbytes of SGRAM. It provides analog video only

through a standard 15-pin miniature D-sub connector.

The HP Visualize fx52D/3D graphics accelerator card is a mid-level

graphics card. The fx5Pro features 64MB of SDRAM, a single geometry

accelerator ASIC and a single ASIC for rastering and texturing.

The HP Visualize fx10a 2D/3D graphics accelerator card is an high-end

graphics card. The fx10a Pro features dual geometry accelerator ASIC's,

and a single rastering and texturing ASIC

The HP Visualize fx10b 2D/3D graphics accelerator card is also an

high-end graphics card. The fx10b Pro features 128 Mbytes of DDR RAM,

dual geometry accelerator ASIC's, and a single rastering and texturing

ASIC.

All fx family graphics cards require a PCI 2X interface to the HP-UX

workstation backplane.

This manual also describes the basic prerequisites for installing HP

Visualize fx graphics cards into the supported workstations. The table

below lists the various graphics products covered by this manual, and

their respective product numbers.

Table 1-1 Supported Graphics Products

Product Number Product Description

A4982A HP Visualize fxe

A1262A HP Visualize fx5

A1299A HP Visualize fx10a

A1299B HP Visualize fx10b

Introduction

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