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Sun™Expert3D Graphics Card
Installation Guide
Part No. 806-1859-11
September 2000, Revision B

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• Federal Communications Commission (FCC) — USA
• Industry Canada Equipment Standard for Digital Equipment (ICES-003) - Canada
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• 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
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1. This device may not cause harmful interference.
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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:
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• 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
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Contents
Preface xiii
1. Sun Expert3D Graphics Card Overview 1
Installation Kit 2
2. Installing the Sun Expert3D Graphics Card 3
Before Installation 3
Installing the Hardware 3
Installing the Sun Expert3D Card in an Ultra 60 System 4
Installing the Sun Expert3D Card in an Ultra 80 System 6
Installing the Sun Expert3D Card in an Sun Blade 1000 System 8
Installing the Sun Expert3D Card in a Sun Enterprise 450 Server 10
Installing the Sun Expert3D Card in a Sun Enterprise 420R System 13
3. Installing the Sun Expert3D Software 15
Software Requirements 15
Sun Expert3D Software Package 16
Software Package Locations 16
Sun Expert3D Software Package Names 16
Sun Expert3D Patches 17
Sun OpenGL for Solaris Software 17

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Software Package Locations 17
Sun OpenGL for Solaris Software Package Names 18
Sun OpenGL for Solaris Patches 19
Installing Sun Expert3D Software 20
Removing Sun Expert3D Software 24
Multiple Frame Buffer Configuration 25
Sun Expert3D as Default Console 25
Sun Expert3D Man Pages 27
Changing the Monitor Screen Resolution 27
A. Sun Expert3D Graphics Card Features and Specifications 29
Sun Expert3D Graphics Card Features 29
Sun Expert3D Specifications 32
Sun Expert3D Multiview Ports 35
Sun Expert3D Screen Resolutions and Video Formats 38

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Figures
FIGURE 1-1 Sun Expert3D Graphics Accelerator 1
FIGURE 1-2 Sun Expert3D External I/O Port Connectors 2
FIGURE 2-1 Ultra 60 PCI 66-Mhz and 33-Mhz Connector Locations 4
FIGURE 2-2 Installing Sun Expert3D Graphics Card in an Ultra 60 System 5
FIGURE 2-3 Ultra 80 PCI 66-Mhz and 33-Mhz Connector Locations 6
FIGURE 2-4 Installing Sun Expert3D Graphics Card in an Ultra 80 System 7
FIGURE 2-5 Installing Sun Expert3D Graphics Card in a Sun Blade 1000 System 9
FIGURE 2-6 Installing Sun Expert3D Graphics Card in an Enterprise 450 System 11
FIGURE 2-7 Securing the Sun Expert3D Card Faceplate 11
FIGURE 2-8 Installing Sun Expert3D Graphics Card in a Sun Enterprise 450 Server 12
FIGURE 2-9 Removing a Sun Enterprise 420R Filler Panel 13
FIGURE 2-10 Installing Sun Expert3D Graphics Card in a Sun Enterprise 420R 14
FIGURE A-1 Sun Expert3D Connectors 32
FIGURE A-2 Sun Expert3D 7-Pin DIN Female Stereo Connector 34
FIGURE A-3 Sun Expert3D Multiview-In and Multiview-Out Connectors 37

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Tables
TABLE 2-1 Sun Expert3D and Fan Card PCI Slot Configuration for Sun Enterprise 450 10
TABLE 3-1 Location of Sun Expert3D Software Packages 16
TABLE 3-2 Solaris 2.6, Solaris 7, and Solaris 8 Software Package Names 16
TABLE 3-3 Sun Expert3D Patches 17
TABLE 3-4 Location of Sun OpenGL for Solaris Software Packages 18
TABLE 3-5 Sun OpenGL Version 1.2 and 1.1.2 for Solaris Package Names for Solaris 2.6, Solaris 7, and
Solaris 8 Software 18
TABLE 3-6 Sun OpenGL Version 1.2.1 for Solaris Patches 19
TABLE 3-7 Sun OpenGL Version 1.2 for Solaris Patches 19
TABLE 3-8 Sun OpenGL Version 1.1.2 for Solaris Patches 20
TABLE A-1 Sun Expert3D Video Output Port 33
TABLE A-2 Sun Expert3D Stereo Output Port 34
TABLE A-3 Sun Expert3D Multiview-In Port and Multiview-Out Port Pinout 35
TABLE A-4 Sun Expert3D Monitor Resolutions 38

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Preface
This guide describes how to install the Sun™ Expert3D graphics accelerator
hardware and software in a Sun system.
How This Book Is Organized
Chapter 1 provides an overview of the Sun Expert3D product and lists the
supported Sun systems.
Chapter 2 describes how to install the Sun Expert3D graphics card.
Chapter 3 describes how to install Sun Expert3D software.
Appendix A provides Sun Expert3D features, specifications, and multiview
configuration.

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Using UNIX Commands
This document does 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 2.x Handbook for SMCC Peripherals
■AnswerBook2™ online documentation for the Solaris™ 2.x operating
environment
■Other software documentation that you received with your system
Typographic Conventions
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;
command-line variable: replace
with a real name or value.
Read Chapter 6 in the User’s Guide.
These are called class options.
You must be root to do this.
To delete a file, type rm filename.

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Shell Prompts
Accessing Sun Documentation Online
The docs.sun.comsm web site enables you to access a select group of Sun technical
documentation on the Web. You can browse the docs.sun.com archive or search
for a specific book title or subject at:
http://docs.sun.com
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documentation from Sun Microsystems, Inc.
For a list of documents and how to order them, visit the Sun Documentation Center
on Fatbrain.com at:
http://www.fatbrain.com/documentation/sun
Shell Prompt
C shell %
C shell superuser #
Bourne shell and Korn shell $
Bourne shell and Korn shell
superuser #

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CHAPTER 1
Sun Expert3D Graphics Card
Overview
The Sun Expert3D graphics accelerator (FIGURE 1-1) is a high-resolution, high-
performance graphics frame buffer that provides hardware texture mapping. The
Sun Expert3D graphics card supports screen resolutions that include 1920 x 1200
double-buffered, z-buffered, and 1280 x 1024 stereo displays.
This document provides Sun Expert3D graphics card installation instructions for the
following Sun workstations:
■Sun Ultra™ 60 system
■Sun Ultra 80 system
■Sun Blade™ 1000 system
■Sun Enterprise™ 450 server
■Sun Enterprise 420R system
FIGURE 1-1 Sun Expert3D Graphics Accelerator

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For assistance and other information not found in this document concerning the Sun
Expert3D card, see SunServiceSM at http://www.sun.com/service/online/.
FIGURE 1-2 shows the Sun Expert3D graphics card external I/O ports, which are
described in Appendix A, “Sun Expert3D Graphics Card Features and
Specifications.”
FIGURE 1-2 Sun Expert3D External I/O Port Connectors
Installation Kit
The Expert3D graphics card installation kit includes:
■Sun Expert3D graphics card
■Antistatic wrist strap
■Sun Expert3D software (CD-ROM)
■Sun Expert3D multiview cable
■Sun Expert3D Graphics Card Installation Guide, this document
Updated versions of Sun™ OpenGL®for Solaris™ and the latest graphics system
software patches for the Sun Expert3D graphics card are available at:
http://www.sun.com/software/graphics/OpenGL/
Stereo port
External video synchronization port
Video port

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CHAPTER 2
Installing the Sun Expert3D
Graphics Card
This chapter provides Sun Expert3D hardware installation information.
■“Installing the Sun Expert3D Card in an Ultra 60 System” on page 4
■“Installing the Sun Expert3D Card in an Ultra 80 System” on page 6
■“Installing the Sun Expert3D Card in an Sun Blade 1000 System” on page 8
■“Installing the Sun Expert3D Card in a Sun Enterprise 450 Server” on page 10
■“Installing the Sun Expert3D Card in a Sun Enterprise 420R System” on page 13
Before Installation
Refer to the Solaris Handbook for Sun Peripherals that corresponds to your operating
environment. The handbook describes how to shut down the system safely before
installing any internal cards, and rebooting your system after installation.
Installing the Hardware
Refer to the hardware installation documentation provided with your Sun
workstation for general instructions on accessing your system internal modules, and
handling Sun PCI graphics cards.

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Installing the Sun Expert3D Card in an
Ultra 60 System
The Sun Expert3D graphics card connects into the 66-Mhz or 33-Mhz PCI connector
on the Sun Ultra 60 motherboard. Best performance is achieved by putting the Sun
Expert3D card into the Ultra 60 66-Mhz PCI slot. The Sun Ultra 60 supports up to
two Sun Expert3D cards.
1. Shut down your workstation and remove the Ultra 60 enclosure.
2. Attach the antistatic wrist strap to your wrist and to the power supply.
3. Locate the Ultra 60 PCI 66-Mhz and 33-Mhz connectors (FIGURE 2-1).
FIGURE 2-1 Ultra 60 PCI 66-Mhz and 33-Mhz Connector Locations
4. Using a No. 2 Phillips screwdriver, remove the screw that secures the PCI slot
filler panel and remove the filler panel.
5. Install the Sun Expert3D graphics card.
a. Position the Sun Expert3D card into the chassis (FIGURE 2-2).
System
front
System top
System
rear
Bank 3
Bank 2
Bank 1
Bank 0
CPU Module
CPU Module
Monitor 0
Monitor 1
PCI 66 slot 1
PCI 33 slot 2
PCI 33 slot 3
PCI 33 slot 4
66-Mhz slot
33-Mhz slot