HP Xw460c NVIDIA Quadro FX 560M installation - Page 5

Step 2-Determine what graphics board is installed in the blade, workstation

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5. To update the NVIDIA graphics driver, scroll further down the page to Driver - Graphics - Nvidia, and find the NVIDIA Quadro Professional Driver for Blade Workstations, specifically version 162.xx or later. Click Download, save the softpaq on the blade workstation, and then double-click on the softpaq to begin the NVIDIA driver installation process. Step 2-Determine what graphics board is installed in the blade workstation To determine what graphics board is installed in your blade workstation, select the following from the start menu: Control Panel>Display>Settings>Advanced. This brings up the dialog shown below. The dialog title bar for this particular blade workstation shows that a Quadro FX 560M board is installed in the blade workstation. If a Quadro FX 560M is installed in your blade workstation, continue with Step 3 to determine if the Quadro FX 560M board is a low-profile board or a high-profile board. If the dialog title bar indicates that another graphics board is installed, such as the Quadro FX 540M or Quadro FX 1600M graphics board, you'll need to remove this board in preparation for installing two low-profile Quadro FX 560M boards. Continue with Step 4B to remove this graphics board. - 5 -

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5.
To update the NVIDIA graphics driver, scroll further down the page to
Driver – Graphics – Nvidia
, and find
the NVIDIA Quadro Professional Driver for Blade Workstations, specifically version
162.xx
or later. Click
Download
, save the softpaq on the blade workstation, and then double-click on the softpaq to begin the
NVIDIA driver installation process.
Step 2—Determine what graphics board is installed in the blade
workstation
To determine what graphics board is installed in your blade workstation, select the following from the
start
menu:
Control Panel>Display>Settings>Advanced.
This brings up the dialog shown below. The dialog title bar for this
particular blade workstation shows that a Quadro FX 560M board is installed in the blade workstation.
If a Quadro FX 560M is installed in your blade workstation, continue with
Step 3
to determine if the Quadro FX
560M board is a low-profile board or a high-profile board.
If the dialog title bar indicates that another graphics board is installed, such as the Quadro FX 540M or Quadro FX
1600M graphics board, you’ll need to remove this board in preparation for installing two low-profile Quadro FX
560M boards. Continue with
Step 4B
to remove this graphics board.