HP Xw460c NVIDIA Quadro FX 1600M installation

HP Xw460c - ProLiant - Blade Workstation Manual

HP Xw460c manual content summary:

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    1600M installation instructions HP ProLiant xw460c Blade Workstation These instructions describe how to install the NVIDIA Quadro FX 1600M graphics card (HP product GT504AA) and driver on the HP ProLiant xw460c Blade Workstation. Driver support is provided for both Microsoft Windows XP Professional
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    Guide. It describes proper workstation, setup, posture, and health and work habits for computer users, and provides important electrical and mechanical safety information. This guide is located on the Web at http://www.hp.com/ ergo and/or on the documentation CD if one is included with the product
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    NOTE: HP accessories are for use in HP workstation products. They have been extensively tested for reliability and are manufactured to high quality standards. HP, therefore, warrants only those accessories that are manufactured or sold by HP. ENWW Observe warnings and cautions 3
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    the Windows XP or RHEL4 graphics driver The first step is to obtain the graphics driver for your operating system, either Microsoft Windows XP Professional or RHEL4. Windows XP The Quadro FX 1600M requires an NVIDIA driver revision of 160.02 or later. Your HP ProLiant xw460c Blade Workstation may
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    the following steps, either directly on the blade workstation or on another computer: 1. Go to http://www.hp.com/support/xw460c 2. Click on Download drivers and software 3. Select the operating system Microsoft Windows XP Professional 4. Select Driver - Graphics - Nvidia 5. Locate version 160.02 or
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    graphics card by unscrewing the three captive retaining screws as shown below. Step 4 - Install the Quadro FX 1600M Install the Quadro FX 1600M, pressing down on the connector area to seat the card. Tighten the retaining screws as shown below. 6 NVIDIA Quadro FX 1600M installation instructions
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    system. Setup Mode is selected during booting of the blade workstation. 3. Power up the blade workstation, and select Setup Mode during the boot process. On Linux, Setup Mode may already be selected. Step 6 - Install the graphics driver ● Windows XP: To install the graphics driver, use Windows
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NVIDIA Quadro FX 1600M installation
instructions
HP ProLiant xw460c Blade Workstation
These instructions describe how to install the NVIDIA Quadro FX 1600M graphics card (HP product
GT504AA) and driver on the HP ProLiant xw460c Blade Workstation. Driver support is provided for both
Microsoft Windows XP Professional and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (RHEL4).
WARNING!
The NVIDIA Quadro FX 1600M graphics card can only be installed in the HP ProLiant
xw460c Blade Workstation. The card is not compatible with the HP ProLiant BL460c Server Blade nor
any other server blade—installing this card in a server blade will cause the server blade to malfunction.
NOTE:
For a version of these instructions that may be more current than this document, see the HP
website
support/xw460c_manuals
. On this website, you will also find these two
documents:
1. Administrator’s Guide for Microsoft Windows XP on the HP Blade Workstation Solution: HP ProLiant
xw460c Blade Workstation.
2. Administrator’s Guide for Linux on the HP Blade Workstation Solution: HP ProLiant xw460c Blade
Workstation.
HP recommends that you refer to the
Administrator’s Guide
appropriate for your operating system as
you install the graphics card and its driver.
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