HP Visualize b1000 User manual

fx Graphics Card Installation
and Configuration Guide
HP VISUALIZE fxe,fx5and fx10 Graphics
Family
HP Part No. A1299-90001
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Contents
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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
Related Documents
Chapter 1 9
Related Documents
See the following documents for more information on graphics and on
your particular workstation.
• the Owner's Guide for your workstation
•Common Desktop Environment User's Guide
•HP Visual User Environment User's Guide
•Using HP-UX
•Using the X Window System
•Graphics Administration Guide
•http://www.hp.com/visualize is the general website for
workstation information
•http://www.software.hp.com is the software depot website for
HP-UX
•http://www.docs.hp.com is the website for documents regarding
HP-UX systems
•http://www.hp.com/visualize/support is the website for
software and firmware patches

Introduction
Prerequisites
Chapter 110
Prerequisites
To support the HP Visualize fx family of graphics cards, your workstation
must meet the following prerequisites:
1. Your workstation must be running one of the following versions of the
HP-UX operating system and have the appropriate Additional Core
Enhancement (ACE) software bundle and Workstation Quality Pack
installed:
• HP-UX revision 10.20 with the ACE software bundle (December
1999 or later) and the B6825AA graphics bundle or
• HP-UX revision 11.00 with the ACE software bundle (November
1999 or later) and the B6268 graphics bundle plus
• an HP Visualize fx family graphics card installed.
2. To verify that the proper ACE software bundle is installed on your
workstation:
At a command prompt, type:
/usr/sbin/swlist -l bundle | grep ACE
Scan the output for the following ACE software bundles:
• The HP-UX 10.20 B6193EA ACE software bundle with the
description:
Workstation ACE for HP-UX 10.20 (December 1999)
B6825AA Graphics Enablement Bundle
This line indicates that the December 1999 ACE software bundle
and the B6825AA graphics bundle are installed.
• Or the HP-UX 11.00 B3782FA ACE software bundle with the
description
Workstation ACE for HP-UX 11.00 (November 1999)
B6268AA Graphics Technical Computing Environment
This line indicates that the November 1999 Workstation ACE
software and the B6268AA graphics bundle are installed.
NOTE Because the ACE software bundles are updated occasionally, the ACE

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revision date that is listed in the output may be later than the one
shown above. For example, if the ACE revision date listed for HP-UX
10.20 is later than December 1999, then the proper ACE software
bundle is installed on your workstation for Visualize fx products.
If you are not running HP-UX, revision 10.20 or 11.0 with these ACE
bundles or a later release, you need to update your software before
installing your graphics card. Contact your designated service
representative for information on receiving an update. The ACE
software bundles and Quality Packs are also available for
downloading from the http://software.hp.com website. The
bundles will require approximately 133 Mb of disk space.
3. You must have an HP-supported monitor running at 75Hz with a
1280X1024 resolution, or a full multimode color monitor.
For fxe, fx5and fx10 graphics cards, monitors with Enhanced Video
Connector (EVC), D-Sub connectors or 5 BNC connectors (RGB,
vertical sync, horizontal sync) will work.The HP Visualize fx family
graphics card will not function with older HP monitor types that use
a sync on green signal. This includes monitors such as the HP
1097A/B/ C/D, A2088A, and A2828A/B which only have 3 RGB
connectors.
The fxe graphics card supports the following monitor resolutions:
Table 1-2 Visualize fxe Supported Resolutions
Width x Height Frequency Font Description
1280x1024 75Hz 10x20 VESA
1024x768 75Hz 8x16 VESA
1600x1200 75Hz 10x20 VESA
1600x1024 76Hz 10x20

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The fx5and fx10 graphics card supports the following monitor
resolutions:
You may also need one of the following adapters to use on a monitor with
Enhanced Video Connector (EVC):
Table 1-3 Visualize fx5and fx10 Supported Resolutions
Width x Height Frequency Font Description
1280x1024 75Hz 10x20 VESA
1024x768 75Hz 8x16 VESA
1280x1024 60Hz 10x20 Digital Flat Panel
1600x1200 75Hz 10x20 VESA
1600x1024 76Hz 10x20
1920x1200 60Hz 10x20
1920x1080 68Hz 10x20
1280x1024 100Hz 10x20 Stereo in a Window
1024x768 120Hz 8x16 Stereo in a Window
1280x1024 85Hz 10x20 VESA
1024x768 85 Hz 8x16 VESA
Table 1-4 EVC Adapters
Product Number Description
A4167A (for fxe) EVC receptacle to 15-pin Miniature D-Sub Plug Adapter
A4168A EVC Male to 15-Pin Miniature D-Sub Female Adapter

Introduction
Making Software and Device-Specific Changes
Chapter 1 13
Making Software and Device-Specific Changes
System Configuration
For important information on configuring your system for your graphics
option (for example, creating a device file with mknod), refer to your
workstation and HP-UX documentation. If you are installing a
multiple-display system and you will be using the Common Desktop
Environment (CDE), you will need to refer to the Common Desktop
Environment User's Guide for important configuration information. If
you will be using HP VUE, see the HP Visual User Environment User's
Guide.
If you are adding a new graphics card or moving a current one to a new
slot location, you will need to reconfigure some HP-UX device files. Begin
by deleting the old device files for the old card location and create new
ones for the new slot location. Follow these steps in order for HP-UX to
recognize the new card location or graphics card:
1. Place the new card in the new slot location and boot to HP-UX. It will
not boot into CDE or VUE, but will allow you to login at the command
line level as root.
2. Delete the old graphics card files as the super user by typing
rm /dev/crt*
3. Create the new device files by typing
insf -ev
4. Type init 3 to finish booting to CDE or VUE.
Special Considerations
To make sure that your system has the most up-to-date core software, it
is recommended that the most recent release of the Workstation
Additional Core Enhancements (ACE) starting from December 1999 be
installed. The graphics bundles containing the fx5and fx10 drivers must
also be installed; B6825A for HP-UX 10.20 ACE5 or B6268AA for HP-UX
11.X. In addition, if your applications are based on HP’s implementation
of OpenGL Runtime Libraries, it is highly recommended that you update
these Libraries from the June 200 (or later) Application Release from the
HP website.

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If you do not have the CD-ROM's that contain the latest Workstation
ACE release or HP's implementation of the OpenGL runtime libraries,
you can download them from the Hewlett-Packard website using this
URL:
http://www.software.hp.com/
For information on installing Workstation ACE and HP's
implementation of the OpenGL runtime libraries, read the documents
provided with those products or go to:
http://www.hp.com/visualize/support

Introduction
Checklist For Making Software Changes
Chapter 1 15
Checklist For Making Software Changes
1. Read this Entire Document
It contains information for product installation configuration.
2. Check the Available File System Space
Before installing this product, make sure there is enough available
space in your file system in /opt/graphics. Your workstation needs
at least 133 megabytes of available disk space for all file sets and
patches.
3. Install the Latest Version of the Workstation ACE Software
Bundle and Graphics Bundle
Once you have installed the December 1999 (or later) Workstation
ACE bundle (B6825AA) for HP-UX 10.20 or November 1999 for
HP-UX 11.X; plus the graphics bundle (B6268A), you will have all the
necessary software to support the fx family product.
To install the ACE software or graphics bundle, execute the following
command as root:
/usr/sbin/swinstall
Choose the ACE software or graphics bundle and select Match What
Target Has in the Actions menu. Follow the standard procedure to
load that software.
4. Install 3D Graphics Application Programming Interfaces
(APIs)
If you are using or planning to use any of the following products, you
must install what you need from the HP-UX Developer’s CD. prior to
installing the Texture Accelerator Kit software.
• Starbase Dev. Kit
• HP PEX lib Dev. Kit
• OpenGL Dev. Kit
• OpenGL Runtime
The OpenGL runtime libraries are available from the latest DART
Release or by searching for OpenGL at the
http://www.software.hp.com website

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Checklist For Making Software Changes
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To determine whether these products are properly installed, try
compiling and running an application on your system that uses
one of the above Application Programming Interfaces (APIs).
• Check: /var/adm/sw/swinstall.log
Once you have completed the API installation process, look at the
contents of the file /var/adm/sw/swinstall.log. This file
identifies the filesets loaded, identifies the customize scripts that
ran during the installation process, and includes informative
messages. Error messages that resulted from attempts to write
across an NFS mount point will appear in this file and may be
ignored.
5. Verify that the Product Installation is Complete
An easy way to verify that your installation is complete, is to compile,
link and run one of your existing Application Programming Interface
(API) programs (that is, programs created using HP's implementation
of OpenGL, Starbase, or HP PEX). If you do not have an existing
program, then make sure that you install the demonstration filesets
that comes with your API. When you or your system administrator
have properly installed these filesets, one or more of the following
demo directories will be created:
•/opt/graphics/OpenGL/demos
•/opt/graphics/PEX5/demos
•/opt/graphics/Starbase/demos
You can run any of the texture-mapping programs in these directories
to verify that the installation is complete. When running the texture
demos, notice the performance prior to installing the texture-memory
hardware. You will see a noticeable performance improvement in
textured rendering after your texture-memory hardware has been
installed.

Introduction
General Hardware Installation Instructions
Chapter 1 17
General Hardware Installation Instructions
NOTE Before you install your graphics card, you must read the workstation
documentation for important system configuration information.
CAUTION Graphics boards are susceptible to electrostatic shock. When handling
your graphics board, always wear a properly grounded wrist strap and
handle the board carefully. Always unplug the AC power cord from the
workstation before opening the cabinet and performing any installation
inside the workstation
1. Per your workstation documentation, install the graphics board(s)
into the appropriate slot(s) (see supported slot information in the
Supported Graphics Slot Configurations section of this guide). Slide
the board(s) into the appropriate slot(s), ensuring that you align
Bulkhead Pin(s), Board Connector(s) and Board Guide Extender(s).
Note that you will need to have a PCI Extension Clip attached to the
corresponding slot on the PCI Retainer for an HP Visualize graphics
card. The location of the PCI Extension Clip is shown in the figure
below. This Clip bridges the gap between the graphics card and the
PCI Retainer.
PCI Extension Clip (shown w/ B2000 I/O Cards)

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2. After installing your graphics hardware, before turning on your
workstation, you must refer to your workstation documentation for
information on defining the boot console and monitor type.
3. Refer to your workstation documentation for instructions on using
SAM to verify your graphics configuration.
4. Plug the AC power cord into the workstation and power on the
workstation.
5. Refer to your workstation documentation for instructions on using
the HP-UX System Administration Manager (SAM) utility to verify
your graphics configuration.

Introduction
Supported Graphics Slot Configurations
Chapter 1 19
Supported Graphics Slot Configurations
See the figures below for supported graphics slot configurations, based on
your workstation model.
B1000 and C3x00 Graphics Slots
Use the Primary Graphics Slot for the highest performance graphics
card. Use the Secondary Graphics Slot for the second graphics card and
then the remaining 64 bit wide slots for any additional supported
graphics cards.
Supported B1000 and C3x00 Graphics Configurations:
• 4 Visualize EG cards or
• 4 Visualize fxe or
• 1 Visualize fx5or
• 1 Visualize fx10
PCI slot 1 64 bits wide/33Mhz
PCI slot 2 64 bits wide/66Mhz - Primary Graphics Slot
PCI slot 3 h64 bits wide/33 Mhz
PCI slot 4 64 bits wide/33Mhz - Secondary Graphics Slot
PCI slot 5 32 bits wide/33Mhz
PCI slot 6 32 bits wide/33Mhz

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B2000 Graphics Slots
Use the Secondary Graphics Slot for the highest performance graphics
card. Use the Tertiary Graphics Slot for the second graphics card
Supported B2000 Graphics Configurations:
• 1 Visualize fx5and built-in Visualize fxe or
• up to 3 Visualize fxe and built-in Visualize fxe
J6x00 Graphics Slots
Supported J6000 Graphics Configurations:
• 1 Visualize fx5Pro
• 1 Visualize fx10 Pro
PCI slot 1 64 bits wide/33Mhz - Secondary Graphics Slot
PCI slot 2 64 bits wide/33Mhz - Tertiary Graphics Slot
PCI slot 3 32 bits wide/33Mhz
PCI slot 4 32bits wide/33MHz
PCI slot 1 64 bits wide/66Mhz
PCI slot 2 64 bits wide/66Mhz
PCI slot 3 64 bits wide/66Mhz