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2-3 Setup Mode Setup Mode is very similar to Admin Mode-the ATI video controller first generates the boot console and then generates the Windows desktop (see Table 2-2 and Figure 2-4). In Setup Mode, however, the NVIDIA graphics adapter, although it isn't used, is visible to Windows. Table 2-2 Use of the video controllers in Setup Mode ATI video controller NVIDIA graphics adapter Usage during POST Boot console Not used Usage after booting Windows desktop Not used but is visible to Windows Visibility of the NVIDIA graphics adapter allows the Windows operating system to install the NVIDIA graphics adapter driver the first time the blade workstation boots. For more information about the initial blade workstation boot, see Chapter 3, "Installing, powering on, booting, and validating the blade workstation solution." Figure 2-4 Setup Mode Windows desktop Boot console video USB x 2 serial Local I/O Connector NVIDIA Quadro FX graphics adapter Setup Mode ATI RN50 video controller (1280 x 1024) NVIDIA graphics adapter is visible to the operating system Dual Broadcom 5708 Ethernet controllers iLO 2 management processor NIC 1 NIC 2 iLO 2 Windows desktop First the boot console and then the Windows desktop are generated by the ATI video controller Boot console In Setup Mode, as with Admin Mode, the Windows desktop can be viewed in two ways: • Using a monitor connected to the Local I/O Connector video signal • Using the iLO 2 Remote Console by pointing your browser to the iLO 2 IP address Blade workstation video subsystem 18

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Blade workstation video subsystem
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2-3 Setup Mode
Setup Mode is very similar to Admin Mode—the ATI video controller first generates the boot console and then
generates the Windows desktop (see Table 2-2 and Figure 2-4). In Setup Mode, however, the NVIDIA graphics
adapter, although it isn’t used,
is
visible to Windows.
Table 2-2
Use of the video controllers in Setup Mode
Usage during POST
Usage after booting
ATI video controller
Boot console
Windows desktop
NVIDIA graphics adapter
Not used
Not used but is
visible to Windows
Visibility of the NVIDIA graphics adapter allows the Windows operating system to install the NVIDIA graphics
adapter driver the first time the blade workstation boots. For more information about the initial blade workstation
boot, see Chapter 3, “
Installing, powering on, booting, and validating the blade workstation solution
.”
Figure 2-4
Setup Mode
In Setup Mode, as with Admin Mode, the Windows desktop can be viewed in two ways:
•
Using a monitor connected to the Local I/O Connector video signal
•
Using the iLO 2 Remote Console by pointing your browser to the iLO 2 IP address
NVIDIA Quadro
FX graphics
adapter
Dual Broadcom
5708 Ethernet
controllers
iLO 2
management
processor
ATI RN50
video controller
(1280 x 1024)
NIC 1
NIC 2
iLO 2
NVIDIA graphics
adapter is visible
to the operating
system
Setup Mode
video
USB x 2
serial
Local I/O Connector
Windows desktop
Boot console
First the boot console
and then the Windows
desktop are generated
by the ATI video
controller
Windows desktop
Boot console