HP BladeSystem bc2500 Setup and Installation Guide HP BladeSystem bc2000 and b - Page 16

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Video The bc2000/bc2500 blade PC utilizes the AMD M690T chipset which integrates a graphics core and system controller in a single chip. Local video can be accessed through the diagnostic adapter. Video features include: ● DirectX 9.0 compliant 2D/3D ● Shared memory architecture ◦ 32-MB minimum graphics memory ◦ 384-MB maximum graphics memory ◦ Graphics memory size is selectable from F10 setup. For more information see Computer Setup-Advanced Menu on page 41. ● Supports a maximum resolution of 2048x1536 @ 32bpp for a maximum pixel clock speed of 400MHz ROM Blade PC ROM features include: ● 1-MB ROM to support system and video ● Flashbin utility used to upgrade the system ROM ● Hardware boot block protection ● Remote ROM flash support ● Bootable USB diskette drive support ● Bootable USB optical drive (limited support) NICs The two embedded NICs on the blade PC have the following features: ● Embedded 10/100-Mbps Broadcom 5906M Fast Ethernet NICs ● Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE) support (first NIC only) ● Auto-negotiation of 10/100-Mbps link speeds ● Full-duplex Ethernet support ● Teaming for network fault tolerance or load balancing (also known as port bonding or trunking) 8 Chapter 2 HP PC BladeSystem PC Blade Technology ENWW

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Video
The bc2000/bc2500 blade PC utilizes the AMD M690T chipset which integrates a graphics core and
system controller in a single chip. Local video can be accessed through the diagnostic adapter. Video
features include:
●
DirectX 9.0 compliant 2D/3D
●
Shared memory architecture
◦
32-MB minimum graphics memory
◦
384-MB maximum graphics memory
◦
Graphics memory size is selectable from F10 setup. For more information see
Computer
Setup—Advanced Menu
on page
41
.
●
Supports a maximum resolution of 2048x1536 @ 32bpp for a maximum pixel clock speed of
400MHz
ROM
Blade PC ROM features include:
●
1-MB ROM to support system and video
●
Flashbin utility used to upgrade the system ROM
●
Hardware boot block protection
●
Remote ROM flash support
●
Bootable USB diskette drive support
●
Bootable USB optical drive (limited support)
NICs
The two embedded NICs on the blade PC have the following features:
●
Embedded 10/100-Mbps Broadcom 5906M Fast Ethernet NICs
●
Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE) support (first NIC only)
●
Auto-negotiation of 10/100-Mbps link speeds
●
Full-duplex Ethernet support
●
Teaming for network fault tolerance or load balancing (also known as port bonding or trunking)
8
Chapter 2
HP PC BladeSystem PC Blade Technology
ENWW