Sun Microsystems PGX64 User manual

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Sun PGX64 Graphics Card
Installation Guide
Part No. 806-6548-10
July 2001, Revision A

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Regulatory Compliance Statements
Your Sun product is marked to indicate its compliance class:
• Federal Communications Commission (FCC) — USA
• Industry Canada Equipment Standard for Digital Equipment (ICES-003) - Canada
• Voluntary Control Council for Interference (VCCI) — Japan
• Bureau of Standards Metrology and Inspection (BSMI) — Taiwan
Please read the appropriate section that corresponds to the marking on your Sun product before attempting to install the
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FCC Class A Notice
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
1. This device may not cause harmful interference.
2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of
the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment
is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy, and if it is
not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, it may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference, in which case the user will be required
to correct the interference at his own expense.
Shielded Cables: Connections between the workstation and peripherals must be made using shielded cables to comply with
FCC radio frequency emission limits. Networking connections can be made using unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) cables.
Modifications: Any modifications made to this device that are not approved by Sun Microsystems, Inc. may void the
authority granted to the user by the FCC to operate this equipment.
FCC Class B Notice
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
1. This device may not cause harmful interference.
2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of
the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential
installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in
accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee
that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or
television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the
interference by one or more of the following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/television technician for help.
Shielded Cables: Connections between the workstation and peripherals must be made using shielded cables in order to
maintain compliance with FCC radio frequency emission limits. Networking connections can be made using unshielded
twisted pair (UTP) cables.
Modifications: Any modifications made to this device that are not approved by Sun Microsystems, Inc. may void the
authority granted to the user by the FCC to operate this equipment.

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ICES-003 Class A Notice - Avis NMB-003, Classe A
This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
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ICES-003 Class B Notice - Avis NMB-003, Classe B
This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
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BSMI Class A Notice
The following statement is applicable to products shipped to Taiwan and marked as Class A on the product compliance
label.

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Contents
Preface xiii
1. Sun PGX64 Graphics Card Overview 1
Installation Kit 1
Features 2
Sun PGX64 Screen Resolutions and Video Formats 3
2. Installing the PGX64 Hardware and Software 5
Before Installation 5
Installing the Hardware 5
System PCI Slots 5
Video Adapter Cable 6
Installing the PGX64 Software 7
Sun PGX64 Software Packages 8
Sun PGX64 Software Patches 9
Installing the Software 9
Patching Network Installation Image 11
Removing Sun PGX64 Software 12
Sun PGX64 Default Console Display 13
Accessing the English and Localized Documentation 14

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Figures
FIGURE 1-1 Sun PGX64 Graphics Card 2
FIGURE 1-2 Sun PGX64 Backplate 2

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Tables
TABLE 1-1 Sun PGX64 Monitor Screen Resolutions 3
TABLE 2-1 Maximum Number of PGX64 Cards Supported on Sun Systems 6
TABLE 2-2 Sun PGX64 CD Directories 7
TABLE 2-3 Location of Sun PGX64 Software Packages 8
TABLE 2-4 Solaris 2.5.1, Solaris 2.6, Solaris 7, and Solaris 8 Software Package Names 8
TABLE 2-5 Sun PGX64 for Solaris Software Patches 9
TABLE 2-6 Directories for Localized Documents 14

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Preface
This guide describes how to install the SunTM PGX64 PCI graphics card hardware
and software in a Sun system.
How This Book Is Organized
Chapter 1 provides an overview of the Sun PGX64 graphics card.
Chapter 2 provides hardware and software installation instructions.
Using UNIX Commands
This document may not contain information on basic UNIX®commands and
procedures such as shutting down the system, booting the system, and configuring
devices.
See one or more of the following for this information:
■Solaris Handbook for Sun Peripherals
■AnswerBook2™ online documentation for the Solaris™ operating environment
■Other software documentation that you received with your system

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Typographic Conventions
Shell Prompts
Typeface Meaning Examples
AaBbCc123 The names of commands, files,
and directories; on-screen
computer output
Edit your.login file.
Use ls -a to list all files.
% You have mail.
AaBbCc123 What you type, when
contrasted with on-screen
computer output
%su
Password:
AaBbCc123 Book titles, new words or terms,
words to be emphasized
Read Chapter 6 in the User’s Guide.
These are called class options.
You must be superuser to do this.
Command-line variable; replace
with a real name or value
To delete a file, type rm filename.
Shell Prompt
C shell machine_name%
C shell superuser machine_name#
Bourne shell and Korn shell $
Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser #

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documentation on the Web. You can browse the docs.sun.com archive or search
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CHAPTER 1
Sun PGX64 Graphics Card
Overview
The Sun PGX64 graphics card (FIGURE 1-1) is a 24-bit high-resolution
PCI-based graphics frame buffer. The Sun PGX64 graphics card runs on all Sun
PCI-based system platforms.
Installation Kit
The PGX64 graphics card installation kit includes:
■Sun PGX64 graphics card
■Antistatic wrist strap
■Sun PGX64 software on CD-ROM
■HD15 to 13W3 adapter cable
■Sun PGX64 Graphics Card Installation Guide, this document

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Features
The PGX64 graphics card (FIGURE 1-1) offers the following features:
■2D 24-bit graphics
■Flexible 8- and 24-bit color application support
■24-bit color, high resolution for multihead displays in supported systems
■HD15 monitor connector for a wide range of Sun and third party monitors
■3D support through the software
FIGURE 1-1 Sun PGX64 Graphics Card
FIGURE 1-2 shows the Sun PGX64 graphics card backplate and HD15 monitor
connector.
FIGURE 1-2 Sun PGX64 Backplate
PGX64 graphics card
PGX64 backplate
Video port

Chapter 1 Sun PGX64 Graphics Card Overview 3
Sun PGX64 Screen Resolutions and
Video Formats
TABLE 1-1 lists the monitor screen resolutions and video formats supported by the
Sun PGX64 graphics card:
Note – For assistance and information not found in this document concerning the
Sun PGX64 card, see SunServiceSM at http://www.sun.com/service/online/.
TABLE 1-1 Sun PGX64 Monitor Screen Resolutions
Display
Resolution Vertical Refresh Rate Sync Standard
Aspect Ratio
Format Color Depth
1920 x 1200 70 Hz Sun 16:10 8-bit
1920 x 1080 72 Hz Sun 16:9 8-bit
1600 x 1280 76 Hz Sun 5:4 8-bit
1600 x 1200 75 Hz VESA 4:3 24-bit
1600 x 1000 66, 76 Hz Sun 16:10 24-bit
1440 x 900 76 Hz Sun 16:10 24-bit
1280 x 1024 60, 75, 85 Hz VESA 5:4 24-bit
1280 x 1024 67, 76 Hz Sun 5:4 24-bit
1280 x 800 76 Hz Sun 16:10 24-bit
1152 x 900 66, 76 Hz Sun 5:4 24-bit
1152 x 864 75 Hz VESA 4:3 24-bit
1024 x 768 60, 70, 75, 85 Hz VESA 4:3 24-bit
800 x 600 56, 60, 72, 75, 85 Hz VESA 4:3 24-bit
720 x 400 85 Hz VESA 9:5 24-bit
640 x 480 60, 72, 75, 85 Hz VESA 4:3 24-bit

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