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ATI RADEON 7500 PCI Graphics Controller Installation Guide First Edition Revision A Manufacturing Part Number: AB551-96002 - Revision A April 2005 © Copyright 2004-2005 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. - HP Integrity rx1600 | ATI RADEON 7500 PCI Graphics Controller Installation Guide - Page 2
Notices Copyright Notices. © Copyright 2004-2005 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express limited warranty statements accompanying such products and - HP Integrity rx1600 | ATI RADEON 7500 PCI Graphics Controller Installation Guide - Page 3
...5 Introduction...5 Unpacking ...5 Installation Procedure...5 3 HP OPENVMS I64 - GRAPHICS SOFTWARE INSTALLATION AND CUSTOMIZATION ...7 Video Resolutions Supported ...7 Restrictions, Limitations and Defaults ...8 Minimum Console Revision...8 No VGA Console Support ...8 HP Integrity Platform Slot - HP Integrity rx1600 | ATI RADEON 7500 PCI Graphics Controller Installation Guide - Page 4
ATI RADEON 7500 PCI Graphics Controller Installation Guide Default Visual Information ...18 Configuring Graphics Resolution or Vertical Refresh Rate for HP-UX 19 Current Graphics Resolution ...19 How to Change the Resolution and Refresh Rate 19 Multihead Support...20 Dual-screen...20 XF86Config - HP Integrity rx1600 | ATI RADEON 7500 PCI Graphics Controller Installation Guide - Page 5
with the ATI RADEON 7500 PCI graphics controllers under the HP OpenVMS I64 operating system. Chapter 4, HP-UX - Graphics Software Installation and Customization, provides information for installing and modifying the software required to support 2D (two-dimensional) graphics with the ATI RADEON 7500 - HP Integrity rx1600 | ATI RADEON 7500 PCI Graphics Controller Installation Guide - Page 6
menu selection you can perform. Example: "Select Server Hardware Information: http://docs.hp.com/hpux/hw/ The http://docs.hp.com/hpux/hw/ Web site is the systems hardware portion of the docs.hp.com and provides HP nPartition server hardware management details, including site preparation, installation - HP Integrity rx1600 | ATI RADEON 7500 PCI Graphics Controller Installation Guide - Page 7
Controller Installation Guide Diagnostics and Event Monitoring: Hardware Support Tools Complete information about HP's hardware support tools, including online and offline diagnostics and event monitoring tools, is at the http://docs.hp.com/hpux/diag/ Web site. This site has manuals, tutorials - HP Integrity rx1600 | ATI RADEON 7500 PCI Graphics Controller Installation Guide - Page 8
AB551A Description ATI RADEON 7500 PCI graphics controller with 64 MB of DDR SDRAM memory. For current minimum operating system and firmware revision information supported for the ATI RADEON 7500 graphics controllers, refer to the system QuickSpecs located at http://www.hp.com. Chapter 1 1 - HP Integrity rx1600 | ATI RADEON 7500 PCI Graphics Controller Installation Guide - Page 9
an S-Video connector. The S-Video functionality is not supported by either OpenVMS or HP-UX. There is no VGA switch; VGA functions are automatically configured through the console firmware and software. DVI-I to VGA Connector Adaptor OpenVMS does not support direct DVI to DVI operation on the ATI - HP Integrity rx1600 | ATI RADEON 7500 PCI Graphics Controller Installation Guide - Page 10
Overview ATI RADEON 7500 PCI Graphics Controller Installation Guide Connector Pinouts Table 1-2 contains a listing of the pins and signals found on the standard 15-pin VGA connector and the DVI-I to VGA adaptor (part - HP Integrity rx1600 | ATI RADEON 7500 PCI Graphics Controller Installation Guide - Page 11
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compatibility and supported features offered by the ATI RADEON 7500 PCI graphics controllers. The following section describes how to install the ATI RADEON 7500 PCI graphics controller. To install the module, perform the following steps: 1. Perform a normal power-down of your computer system and - HP Integrity rx1600 | ATI RADEON 7500 PCI Graphics Controller Installation Guide - Page 13
RADEON 7500 PCI Graphics Controller Installation Guide 7. Grasp the top edge system) to restore power to the system. 12. Perform a normal power-up of your computer system. 13. If the system is an HP-UX system, you must switch the system console over to a serial console. See "Changing the Boot Console - HP Integrity rx1600 | ATI RADEON 7500 PCI Graphics Controller Installation Guide - Page 14
installing and modifying the software required to support 2D and 3D graphics with the ATI RADEON 7500 PCI graphics controller under the HP OpenVMS I64 operating system. The ATI RADEON 7500 PCI graphics controller is directly supported and surrounding equipment. Flat Panel displays generally prefer a - HP Integrity rx1600 | ATI RADEON 7500 PCI Graphics Controller Installation Guide - Page 15
is expected to be allowed in a subsequent release. A serial line console, or other Management Processor attached device is required. HP Integrity Platform Slot Restrictions The Version V8.2 release of OpenVMS supports three HP Itanium platform types: The RX1600, RX2600 and RX4640 (along with speed - HP Integrity rx1600 | ATI RADEON 7500 PCI Graphics Controller Installation Guide - Page 16
performance (typically 3D performance). To reduce the DMA fetch size, modify DECW$PRIVATE_SERVER_SETUP.COM to include the line: $ DEFINE/SYSTEM DECW$RADEON_FAST_DMA 0 This can be set to the values 0-2, where 0 is the lowest DMA fetch size. The default on Itanium systems is fast (2). Open3D Support - HP Integrity rx1600 | ATI RADEON 7500 PCI Graphics Controller Installation Guide - Page 17
, Clipping and Lighting Support The Mesa3D driver for the RADEON 7500 contains support for the on-board transformation, clipping, and lighting (TCL) hardware of the RADEON 7500 for increased primitive rendering performance. The embedded graphics typically found on HP Integrity systems is based on - HP Integrity rx1600 | ATI RADEON 7500 PCI Graphics Controller Installation Guide - Page 18
documentation for many of the default X11 server settings that may be changed. For more information on making changes to the default settings, symbols, and system-wide logical names, refer to the manual titled Managing DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS Systems. An online version of this document is - HP Integrity rx1600 | ATI RADEON 7500 PCI Graphics Controller Installation Guide - Page 19
HP OpenVMS I64 - Graphics Software Installation & Customization ATI RADEON 7500 PCI Graphics Controller Installation Guide you will enable multi-head operation. Many HP Integrity servers provide an embedded graphics option (currently based card specific, and are modified by defining system logical - HP Integrity rx1600 | ATI RADEON 7500 PCI Graphics Controller Installation Guide - Page 20
Installation Guide More extensive logging of server events can be enabled by modifying the DECW$PRIVATE_SERVER_SETUP.COM DCL procedure and setting: $ DECW$SERVER_AUDIT_LEVEL == "n" Where n is a value between 0 and 4 (with 0 being none, and 4 being high). Troubleshooting Table 3-2 Troubleshooting - HP Integrity rx1600 | ATI RADEON 7500 PCI Graphics Controller Installation Guide - Page 21
PCI Graphics Controller Installation Guide Problem Visual noise or anomalies on the screen Description Flashes of dots, or other random artifacts on the screen Solution resolution and refresh rate being used? Some monitors may need to be manually adjusted using their front panel controls. Are you - HP Integrity rx1600 | ATI RADEON 7500 PCI Graphics Controller Installation Guide - Page 22
manual show version numbers applicable at publication. To determine the most recent version of the operating system or video driver, refer to the Release Notes on the CD-ROM or on the Web at www.hp.com. Verification of Software Installation a new screen. 5. Choose the server to use and the format of - HP Integrity rx1600 | ATI RADEON 7500 PCI Graphics Controller Installation Guide - Page 23
HP-UX Configuration ATI RADEON 7500 PCI Graphics Controller Installation Guide Changing the Boot Console When an ATI RADEON 7500 is installed in the system, the only supported console is the serial console. Use the following instructions to switch the console to the serial device. NOTE: Before - HP Integrity rx1600 | ATI RADEON 7500 PCI Graphics Controller Installation Guide - Page 24
HP-UX Configuration ATI RADEON 7500 PCI Graphics Controller Installation Guide Verification of Hardware Installation After the ATI RADEON 7500 graphics controller has been installed and the system has rebooted, verify the graphics card was correctly installed , see "Multihead Support" on page 20 - HP Integrity rx1600 | ATI RADEON 7500 PCI Graphics Controller Installation Guide - Page 25
OpenGL). Minimum Console Revision The minimum firmware version for ATI RADEON 7500 graphics controller single head support is V1.0 on HP Itanium Integrity systems. Multiple Colormaps Multiple colormaps are not supported. The ATI RADEON 7500 graphics controllers support only one installed colormap at - HP Integrity rx1600 | ATI RADEON 7500 PCI Graphics Controller Installation Guide - Page 26
HP-UX Configuration ATI RADEON 7500 PCI Graphics Controller Installation Guide Section "Screen" current graphics resolution and refresh rate of a running system can be obtained by executing the command /opt/graphics supported resolutions and refresh rates. 3. Restart the Xserver. Chapter 4 19 - HP Integrity rx1600 | ATI RADEON 7500 PCI Graphics Controller Installation Guide - Page 27
HP-UX Configuration ATI RADEON 7500 PCI Graphics Controller Installation Guide Multihead Support Multihead support is provided through the signal of the second screen (:0.1) coming out the DVI-I port. Configuring your system for two screens on the single ATI RADEON 7500 board is referred to as dual - HP Integrity rx1600 | ATI RADEON 7500 PCI Graphics Controller Installation Guide - Page 28
HP-UX Configuration ATI RADEON 7500 PCI Graphics Controller Installation Guide Section Screen Identifier "Screen 0-1" Device "ATI Radeon 7500 QW(0) Connector 1" Monitor shows how to build up a ServerLayout that uses a specific Screen which in turn uses a specific physical device. Chapter 4 21 - HP Integrity rx1600 | ATI RADEON 7500 PCI Graphics Controller Installation Guide - Page 29
screen. Visual noise is present on the monitor. Description The EFI console has the ability to display output to any of the VGA devices. Console output is only supported on the serial console for systems with ATI Radeon 7500 cards installed. After booting CDE does not come up on the ATI Radeon
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ATI RADEON 7500 PCI Graphics Controller
Installation Guide
First Edition
Revision A
Manufacturing Part Number: AB551-96002 –
Revision A
April 2005
© Copyright 2004-2005 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.