HP hp a4552-90016 User's Manual
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1. m Appendix A 23 Regulatory Information Declaration of Conformity Declaration of Conformity according to ISO IEC Guide 22 and EN 45014 Manufacturer H ewlett Packard Company 3404 East Harmony Road Fort Collins CO 80528 USA Declares that the Product Name HP VISUALIZE fxe Graphics Card Model Number A4982A Product Cards all conforms to the following specifications Safety IEC 950 1991 A1 A2 A3 A4 EN 60950 1992 A14A2 A344A4 EMC CISPR 22 1995 EN 55022 1998 Class B EN 50082 1 1992 IEC 1000 4 2 1995 EN 61000 4 2 1995 4kV CD 8 kV AD IEC 1000 4 3 1995 EN 61000 4 3 1996 10 v m IEC 1000 4 4 1995 EN 61000 4 4 1995 2 kV Signal 4 kV Power Lines US FCC Part 15 Level B J apan VCCI Class B and is certified by HP FC HTC TCOM report 99 40E S 021 TUV Certified to EN 60950 Certificate AL 990824148018 Australia New Zealand AS NZS 3548 1995 Supplementary information The product herewith complies with the requirements of the following Directives and carries the CE marking accordingly the EMC directive 89 336 EEC and 92 31 EEC and 93 68 EEC the Low Voltage Directive 73 23 EEC and 93 68 EEC This product was tested in a typi2. example if the ACE revision date listed for HP UX 10 20 is later than September 1999 then the proper ACE software bundle is installed on your workstation If your workstation is not running HP UX revision 10 20 or 11 0 with the appropriate 8 Chapter1 Introduction Prerequisites ACE software bundle you need to update your operating system software before installing your graphics card Contact your designated service representative for information on receiving an update The ACE software bundles and Quality Packs are also available for downloading from the http softwarehp com website The bundles will require approximately 133 Mb of disk space Your workstation must have either an HP supported monitor running at 75 Hz with a 1280 X 1024 resolution or a full multi mode color monitor Monitors with Enhanced Video Connector EVC D Sub connector or 5 BNC connectors RGB vertical sync horizontal sync will work The HP VISUALIZE fxe graphics card will not function with older HP monitor types that use a sync on green signal This includes monitors such as the HP 1097A B C D A2088A and A2828A B which only have 3 RGB connectors See your workstation Owner s Guidefor information on using the opt graphics common bin setmon command to produce a list of supported monitors for your workstation such as the following sample list Table 1 2 HP VISUALIZE fxe Supported Monitors Type Resolution 1 1280x1024 75Hz VESA 2 1024x768 7
3. 5Hz VESA 3 1600x1200 75Hz VESA 4 1600x1024 76Hz VESA NOTE Your list of monitors may differ fromthelist shown above depending on your workstation s setup You may also need the following adapter to connect your graphics card s D Sub connector to an Enhanced Video Connector EVC monitor s receptacle connection Table 1 3 EVC Adapter HP A4167A EVC receptacle to 15 pin Miniature D Sub Plug Adapter Chapter 1 9 Introduction Prerequisites Making Software and Device Specific Changes System Configuration For important information on configuring your system for your HP VISUALIZE fxe graphics card refer to your workstation Owner s Guideand your HP UX documentation If you are installing a multiple display system and you will be using the Common Desktop Environment CDE refer to the Common Desktop Environment User s Guide for important configuration information If you will be using HP VUE instead refer to the HP Visual User Environment U ser s Guide Special Considerations To ensure that your workstation has the most up to date core operating system software it is recommended that the most recent release of the Additional Core Enhancement ACE software bundle be installed In addition if your applications are based on HP s implementation of OpenGL runtime libraries it is highly recommended that you update your HP implementation of the OpenGL runtime libraries from the September 1999 or later ap
4. HP VISUALIZE fxe Graphics Card Installation Guide HP VISUALIZE Workstations LA Packard HP Part No A4552 90016 Edition E 1099 Legal Notices The information in this document is subject to change without notice Hewlett Packard makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this manual including but not limited to theimplied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose Hewlett Packard shall not be held liable for errors contained herein or direct indirect special incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing performance or use of this material Werranty A copy of the specific warranty terms applicable to your Hewlett Packard product and replacement parts can be obtained from your local Sales and Service Office Restricted Rights legends Use duplication or disclosure by the U S Government is subject to restrictions as set forth in subparagraph c 1 ii of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at DFARS 252 227 7013 for DOD agencies and subparagraphs c 1 and c 2 of the Commercial Computer Software Restricted Rights clause at FAR 52 227 19 for other agencies HEWLETT PACKARD COMPANY 3000 Hanover Street Palo Alto California 94304 U S A Use of this manual and flexible disk s or tape cartridge s supplied for this pack is restricted to this product only Additional copies of the programs may be made for security and back up purposes only Resale
5. cal Hewlett Packard workstation configuration Original signed copy available on file Ruth Lutes Site Quality Manager Fort Collins CO USA For Compliance Information ONLY contact 24 Appendix A Regulatory Information Declaration of Conformity European Contact Your local Hewlett Packard Sales and Service Office or Hewlett Packard GmbH Department HQ TRE Standards Europe Herrenberger Stra e 130 D 71034 B blingen FAX 49 7031 14 3143 Americas Contact Hewlett Packard Fort Collins Site Quality Manager mail stop 46 3404 E Harmony Rd Ft Collins CO 80525 USA Appendix A 25
6. e e 1 Visualize fx4 with Texture Mapping and built in Visualize fxe 16 Chapter 1 Introduction Installing the Hardware J 5000 and J 7000 Graphics Slots PCI slot 1 64 bits wide 33Mhz PCI slot 2 64 bits wide 33Mhz Tertiary Graphics Slot PCI clot 3 64 bits wide 33Mhz PCI slot 4 64 bits wide 66Mhz Secondary Graphics Slot PCI slot 5 64 bits wide 33Mhz PCI slot 6 64 bits wide 33Mhz PCI slot 7 64 bits wide 66Mhz Primary Graphics Slot PCI slot 8 64 bits wide 33Mhz Use the Primary Graphics Slot for the highest performance graphics card Use the Secondary Graphics Slot for the second graphics card and then the remaining slots for any additional supported graphics card Do not use Slot 1 for any other I O card except as a source of power only Supported J 5000 and J 7000 Graphics Configurations 4Visualize EG s or 4Visualize fxe or 1Visualize fx2 or 1Visualize fx6 with Texture M apping or e 2 Visualize fx6 with texture mapping or e 3 Visualize fx6 without Texture Mapping Chapter 1 17 Introduction Fixing Common Installation Problems Fixing Common Installation Problems This section describes how to fix some common problems you may encounter while installing the HP VISUALIZE fxe graphics card Note that there are several system utilities that you can use to display or set the graphics configuration for your workstation e opt graphics commo
7. e graphics cards into workstations released after September of 1999 including the B180 B1000 B2000 C3000 J 5000 and J 7000 workstation models Introduction It describes the basic prerequisites and procedures for installing the HP VISUALIZE fxe HP product number A4982A graphics card into the supported workstations The HP VISUALIZE fxe 2D 3D graphics accelerator card is an entry level graphics card It installs in a PCI 2X 64 bits wide 33M hz 66M hz slot in an HP UX workstation backplane It uses a standard 15 pin miniature D Sub receptacle connector to connect to a video monitor cable It supports resolutions of Table 1 1 Type Resolution 1 1280x1024 75Hz VESA 2 1024x768 75Hz VESA 3 1600x1200 75Hz VESA 4 1600x1024 76Hz VESA See your workstation Owner s Guide for specific installation instructions for your particular workstation 6 Chapter 1 Introduction Related Documentation Related Documentation For more information refer to the following related documentation Owner s Guide for your workstation Common Desktop Environment User s Guide HP Visual User Environment User s Guide Using the X Window Systen Graphics Administration Guide http www hp com visualizeis the general website for workstation information http www softwarehp com is the software depot website for HP UX http www docs hp com is the website for documents regarding HP UX systems http us support exter
8. g program then make sure that you install the demonstration filesets that come with your API When these filesets have been properly installed by you or your system administrator one or more of the following demo directories will be created e opt graphics OpenGL demos e opt graphics PEX5 demos e opt graphics Starbase demos You can run any of the texture mapping programs in these directories to verify that the installation is complete Chapter 1 Introduction Installing the Hardware Installing the Hardware NOTE Before you install an HP VISUALIZE fxe graphics card you must read the Graphics Administration Guide and workstation Owner s Guide for important system configuration information CAUTION Unplug the AC power cord from the workstation before opening the cabinet and performing any installation inside the workstation CAUTION Graphics cards are susceptible to electrostatic shock When handling your graphics card always wear a properly grounded wrist strap and handle the card carefully Toinstall the HP VISUALIZE fxe graphics card hardware do the following 1 Power off the workstation and unplug the AC power cord from the workstation 2 Follow the instructions in your workstation Owner s Guideto open the workstation s cabinet 3 Follow the instructions in your workstation Owner s Guideto install the graphics card in the appropriate PCI slot To determine which is the appropriate PCI slot see
9. may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Operation of this device is subject to the following conditions This device may not cause harmful interference This device must accept interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Cables used with this device must be properly shielded to comply with the requirement of the FCC 22 Appendix A Regulatory Information VCCI WARNING You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment VCCI VCCI DEI B gt
10. n bin graphinfo allows you to display the current graphics configuration and the graphics drivers that are being used e opt graphics common bin setmon allows you to reconfigure the monitor type e The Display menu of the HP UX System Administration Manager SAM utility allows you to configure the X server and set the monitor type Monitor Does Not Display NOTE Older monitors that have only 3 RGB connectors will not function with the HP VISUALIZE fxe graphics card because these monitors have no sync input except by sync on green For more information see the Prerequisites section earlier in this manual If the monitor is not displaying on powering up the system console may not yet recognize the new graphics card Perform the following steps to reconfigure the system console so that it recognizes the new card 1 Force the system to set the default console to a serial terminal on com1 by disconnecting the keyboard from the system and recycling power 2 Interrupt the boot up sequence and wait until the Boot Console Handler prompt is displayed then move to the configuration menu by typing co 3 Display what graphics cards the system console recognizes by typing mo graphics list 4 Select the monitor type by typing mo graphics N type 18 Chapter 1 Introduction Fixing Common Installation Problems where N card slot and monitor type 5 Set the console path to the graphics card by typing pa co graphics N 6 Rec
11. nal hp com is the website for software and firmware patches Chapter 1 7 Introduction Prerequisites Prerequisites To support the HP VISUALIZE fxe graphics card your workstation must meet the following prerequisites e Your workstation must be running one of the following revisions of the HP UX operating system and have the appropriate Additional Core Enhancement ACE software bundle and Workstation Quality Pack installed HP UX revision 10 20 with the 9909 ACE software bundle September 1999 HP UX revision 11 00 with the 9911 ACE software bundle November 1999 To verify that the proper ACE software bundle is installed on your workstation perform the following steps 1 At a command prompt type the following i usr sbin swlist 1 bundle grep ACE 2 Scan the output for either of the following as appropriate for your workstation s HP UX operating system revision e The HP UX 10 20 B6193DA ACE software bundle with the description Workstation ACE for HP UX 10 20 September 1999 This line indicates that the September 1999 ACE software bundle is installed e The HP UX 11 00 B3782FA ACE software bundle with the description Workstation ACE for HP UX 11 00 November 1999 This line indicates that the November 1999 ACE software bundle is installed NOTE Because the ACE software bundles are updated occasionally the ACE revision date that is listed in the output may be later than the one shown above For
12. of the programs in their present form or with alterations is expressly prohibited Copyright Notices copyright 1983 2000 Hewlett Packard Company all rights reserved Reproduction adaptation or translation of this document without prior written permission is prohibited except as allowed under the copyright laws copyright 1979 1980 1983 1985 93 Regents of the University of California This software is based in part on the Fourth Berkeley Software Distribution under license from the Regents of the University of California copyright 1980 1984 1986 Novell Inc copyright 1986 1992 Sun Microsystems Inc copyright 1985 86 1988 Massachusetts Institute of Technology copyright 1989 93 The Open Software Foundation I nc copyright 1986 Digital Equipment Corporation copyright 1990 Motorola Inc copyright 1990 1991 1992 Cornell University copyright 1989 1991 The University of Maryland copyright 1988 Carnegie Mellon University Trademark Notices UNIX is a registered trademark in the United States and other countries licensed exclusively through X Open Company Limited X Window System is a trademark of the Massachusetts I nstitute of Technology MS DOS and Microsoft are U S registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation OSF Motif is a trademark of the Open Software Foundation Inc in the U S and other countries 1 Introduction This manual covers the installation of HP VISUALIZE fx
13. onnect the keyboard to the system and cycle the system s power The system console should now display System s X server or CDE Does Not Come Up or Recognize the Graphics Card If the system s X server or CDE will not come up or recognize the new graphics card the HP UX device files may not yet be set up If you added a new graphics card or moved a current one toa new slot location you may need to reconfigure some device files Follow these steps in order for HP U X to recognize the new graphics card or new card location 1 Place the new card in the new slot location and boot to HP UX It will not boot into CDE or HP VUE but it will allow you to login at the command line level as root 2 Delete the old device files by typing rm dev crt 3 Create the new device files by typing insf ev 4 Finish booting to CDE or HP VUE by typing init 3 Chapter 1 19 Introduction Fixing Common Installation Problems 20 Chapter 1 A Regulatory Information 21 Regulatory Information FCC FCC This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules and the Canadian Department of Communications These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions
14. ons menu Follow the standard procedure to load that software 5 Install 3D Graphics APIs If you are using or planning to use any of the following 3D Graphics Application Programming Interface API products you must install what you need from the HP UX Developer s CD Starbase Developer s Kit HP PEX lib Developer s Kit OpenGL Developer s Kit The OpenGL runtime libraries are available from the latest DART Release or by searching for OpenGL at the http www software hp com website To determine whether these products are properly installed try compiling and running an application on your system that uses one of the above APIs Check var adm sw swinstall log Once you have completed the installation process look at the contents of the file var adm sw swinstall log This file identifies the filesets loaded identifies the customize scripts that ran during the installation process and includes informative messages Error messages that resulted from attempts to write across an NFS mount point will appear in this file and may be ignored 6 Verify that the Software Installation is Complete An easy way to verify that your installation is complete is to compile link and run one of your existing Application Programming Interface API programs that is Chapter 1 11 Introduction Prerequisites 12 programs created using HP s implementation of OpenGL Starbase or HP PEX If you do not have an existin
15. plication release or from the Hewlett Packard web site If you do not have the CD ROMs that contain the latest release of ACE and the Quality Pack or HP s implementation of the OpenGL runtime libraries you can download them from the Hewlett Packard website at this URL http www softwarehp com For information on installing ACE and HP s implementation of the OpenGL runtime libraries read the documents provided with those products Steps for Making Software Changes Each step is described below 1 Read this Entire Document Read all of this document It contains information for product installation 2 Check the Available File System Space Before installing this product make sure there is enough available space in your filesystem in opt graphics Your workstation needs at least 133 MB of available disk space for all filesets and patches 10 Chapter 1 Introduction Prerequisites 3 Install the Latest Version of the Workstation ACE Software Bundle To install the ACE software bundle execute the following command as root usr sbin swinstall Choose the ACE software bundle and select Match What Target Has in the Actions menu Follow the standard procedure to load that software 4 Install the Latest Version of the Workstation Software Quality Pack To install the Workstation Quality Pack execute the following command as roct usr sbin swinstall Choose the Quality Pack bundle and select Match What Target Has in the Acti
16. the following subsection Supported Graphics Slot Configurations Ensure that you align the Bulkhead Pin Board Connector and Board Guide E xtender when installing the graphics card in the PCI slot Note that you will need to havea PCI Extension Clip attached to the corresponding slot on the PCI Retainer for an HP VISUALIZE fxe graphics card The location of the PCI Extension Clip is shown in Figure 1 on the next page The PCI Extension Clip will bridge the gap between the graphics card and the PCI Retainer Chapter 1 13 Introduction Installing the Hardware PCI Extension Clip 4 Follow the instructions in your workstation Owner s Guideto reinstall the workstation s cabinet 5 Refer to your workstation Owner s Guide for important information on defining the boot console and monitor type Note that you must do this step before powering on your workstation 6 Plug the AC power cord into the workstation and power on the workstation 7 Refer to your workstation Owner s Guide for instructions on using the HP UX System Administration Manager SAM utility to verify your graphics configuration Supported Graphics Slot Configurations The following four figures show the supported graphics slot configurations for the workstation models that support the HP VISUALIZE fxe graphics card Refer tothe appropriate figure for your particular workstation model 14 Chapter 1 Introduction Installing the Hardware B180 Graphics Slo
17. ts PCI slot 1 32 bits wide 33Mhz PCI slot 2 32 bits wide 33Mhz Supported B180 Configurations e 1 built in Visualize EG and Visualize fxe e 1 built in Visualize EG and Visualize fx2 e 1 built in Visualize EG and Visualize fx4 B 1000 and C3000 Graphics Slots PCI slot 1 64 bits wide 33Mhz PCI slot 2 64 bits wide 66Mhz Primary Graphics Slot PCI slot 3 64 bits wide 33 Mhz PCI slot 4 64 bits wide 33Mhz Secondary Graphics Slot PCI slot 5 32 bits wide 33Mhz PCI slot 6 32 bits wide 33Mhz Use the Primary Graphics Slot for the highest performance graphics card Use the Secondary Graphics Slot for the second graphics card and then the remaining 64 bit wide slots for any additional supported graphics cards Chapter 1 15 Introduction Installing the Hardware Supported B 1000 and C3000 Graphics Configurations 4Visualize EG cards or e 4 Visualize fxe or e 1 Visualize fx2 or e 1 Visualize fx4 with texture Mapping B2000 Graphics Slots PCI slot 1 64 bits wide 33Mhz Secondary Graphics Slot PCI slot 2 64 bits wide 33Mhz Tertiary Graphics Slot PCI slot 3 32 bits wide 33Mhz PCI slot 4 32bits wide 33MHz Use the Secondary Graphics Slot for the highest performance graphics card Use the Tertiary Graphics Slot for the second graphics card and then any of the remaining 32 bit slots for the third PCI graphics card Supported B 2000 Graphics Configurations e 3 Visualize fxe and built in Visualize fx
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